Thrush grass

Thrush grass

(a textual research on the names and facts of plants)

[synonyms] Torreya grandis (a textual research on the name of plant), Stellaria (a collection of plant names), and mosquito grass (name of seed plant).

[source] it is the whole grass of thrush grass.

[plant morphology] thrush

Annual herb, 10-60 cm high. Leaf sheath glabrous or sparsely pilose at sheath mouth; ligule degenerated into a ring of cilia; leaf blade narrowly linear, 3-30 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, rough above. The panicle is about 1 / 3 of the plant, with long hairs in the axils; the spikelets are dark green or purplish black after maturity, 2-7mm long; the glume apex is blunt or the second glume is slightly pointed, the first glume is 0.5-0.8mm long, often without veins, the second glume is 1-1.2mm long, with 1 vein; the lateral veins of lemma are not obvious, and the second lemma is 1.5-2mm long. Palea arcuate, slightly short, two ridges rough to ciliate. Caryopsis oblong, 0.6-1 mm long. The flowering and fruiting period is from August to November.

Most of them live in barren fields. It is distributed in Northeast, North China, East China and South China.

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

[functions and indications] ① textual research on the names and facts of plants: "treating traumatic injury. "

② "Northeast commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual": "indications of urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: calcined, preserved, processed and mixed.

[selection] for the treatment of impetigo: stir fry the inflorescence of Puccinellia tenuiflora, keep it black, grind it fine, and rub the affected area with fragrant oil once a day for three to five days. (selected works of the whole exhibition: Dermatology)

Chinese PinYin : Hua Mei Cao