Small sheet grass

Small sheet grass

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] taijicao, gouduozi, shuijinggu, gaoguoguoniao, chengjinsan, xiaojiugu, dajingdancao and dahejiancai.

[source] it is the whole plant of Dianthus Caryophyllaceae.

[plant morphology] dogbane vine

Herbs perennial, hairy throughout. The stem is more branched, ascending or prostrate, 1-2m long. Leaves opposite, ovate lanceolate or oblong, entire; shortly stipitate. Flowers bisexual, 2-3 clustered or solitary on forks of branches, slightly pendulous; calyx broad campanulate, 5-toothed, 10 veined; petals 5, white, apex concave, wing base with scales 2; stamens 10; disk extended into short stalks; ovary. The ovules are mostly: Style 3. The fruit is berrylike, globose, black when heated, and finally irregularly dehiscent. Seeds reniform, glossy. The flowering period is summer and autumn.

It is found in forest, shrub, wetland or riverside. It is distributed in southwest, Taiwan and northeast of China.

The root of this plant (Achyranthes bidentata) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, washed, fresh or dried.

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "sweet, light, warm. "

[function indications] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "Jiegu Shengji, Quyu Zhitong. Treatment of fractures, injuries, rheumatoid arthritis pain. "

[usage and dosage] take orally: soak in wine, 2-5 yuan. External use: ramming with fresh grass.