Flax grass

Flax grass

(selected Chinese herbal medicine of Yunnan ensmao)

[source] it is the whole plant of Kenaf of Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] flax grass

Erect herb, 20-30 cm high, tomentose. The fibrous roots are rusty yellow. The leaves are lanceolate, 0.5 "- 2.5 cm in length and 0.3-0.5 cm in width. Flowers small, axillary, arranged in spikes; calyx spatulate, one side dehiscent, ca. 1.2 cm long; corolla tubular, elongated and curved, purplish blue; stamens 4, anthers spurred. The fruit is a capsule. The flowering period is from October to November.

Born in ridge, water, wasteland. It is distributed from southwest to southeast of China.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the sun.

[nature and taste] it is warm, sour and slightly numb.

[function indications] it can eliminate swelling, disperse blood stasis, stop bleeding and relieve pain. It is used to treat hemoptysis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, internal injury, blood stasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.

Chinese PinYin : Hu Ma Cao