Nicknames: Fire Grass, Flame Grass, Buddha Nail
Harvesting and processing: Fresh and ready to use; During the summer and autumn seasons, pull out the whole plant, wash it thoroughly, blanch it in water, remove it, and dry it in the sun or on a kang.
Medicinal parts: whole plant
Origin: Central South and Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, etc
Subject: Sedum
Original plant: Buddha's armor grass
Plant condition: Perennial fleshy herb
10-20cm high. The whole plant is hairless. The roots are multi branched and fibrous. The stem is slender and inclined, and the grounded part takes root step by step.
3-4 leaves in rotation, with a few opposite or mutual growth; Near no handle; The leaves are linear to lanceolate in shape, with a thick texture, measuring 2-2.5cm in length and approximately 2mm in width. The tips are blunt and pointed, and the bases are short in length.
Umbrella inflorescence, terminal, with 2-3 branches; Small flowers, sparse, without stems; Sepals 5, linear lanceolate, unequal in length, 1.5-7mm in length; Petals 5, yellow, oblong lanceolate, 4-6mm long, apex acute, base gradually narrowed; Stamens 10, 2 whorls, both shorter than petals; Scale 5, wide wedge-shaped to square, upper end truncated or slightly notched; Heart skin 5, developed, measuring 4-6mm in length.
Follicles, mature in a pentagram shape. The seeds are small, oval shaped, with small milky protrusions. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from July to August.
Characteristics of Buddha's Armor Grass: Small roots. The stem is curved, measuring 7-12cm in length and approximately 1mm in diameter; The surface is light brown to brown, with obvious nodes and occasional residual adventitious roots. Leaf wheel growth, without stem; The leaves are wrinkled and curled, often shedding, and flattened to form a strip or lanceolate shape, with a length of 1-2cm and a width of about 1mm. Apiform inflorescence at the top; The flowers are small and light brown in color. The fruit is a follicle fruit. The air is faint and the taste is light.
High quality products with more leaves are preferred.
The medicinal properties of Buddha's armor grass:
【 Taste 】 Sweet; Light; cold
[Returning to the Classic] Heart; Lung; Liver; Spleen meridian
【 Indications 】 Clearing heat and detoxifying; Lishi; Stop bleeding. Main sore throat; Meguro toxin; Heat toxin abscess; malignant furuncle; Dan poison; Entangled waist fire pill; Scalding injury; Snakebite; Jaundice; Damp heat diarrhea; Rectal bleeding; Collapse and leakage; External bleeding; Flat Wart
【 Usage and Dosage 】 For external use: appropriate amount, fresh product is pounded and applied; Or rinse with mashed juice and apply eye drops. Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g, fresh product 20-30g; Or mash the juice.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Rotten and ground like paste, used to apply soup, fire, and ulcer toxins.
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica Collection": Treatment of carbuncle, rectal toxin, jaundice, and laryngeal ringworm.
3. "Lingnan Medicinal Collection Record": Used to treat red and white dysentery, boiled in water and taken orally; Crush and apply sores to disperse toxins.
4. "Flora of Guangzhou": Eating mashed juice can reduce fever, quench thirst, and stop red and white diarrhea; Using mouthwash can alleviate swelling in the throat and tongue; Eye drops can reduce swelling and cause corneal opacities.
5. "Guizhou Folk Herbs": Clear dampness and heat, relieve fire and poison. Apply corns externally.
6. "Bencao Jianchen": It has the function of first aid detoxification for various suppurative diseases such as fever and depression, sepsis (sores turning yellow), venomous snake injuries, blood poisoning, and drinking a large amount of fresh grass juice. "
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① Treating throat fire: Five yuan dog tooth cloves, mashed, mixed with egg white and boiled in water. (Guizhou Folk Herbs)
② Treating sore throat: Two liang of fresh Buddha's armor grass. Mash the juice, add a little rice vinegar, and rinse your throat with a large cup of boiling water several times a day. (Min Dong Materia Medica)
③ Treating Tinea of the Throat: Mash half of the dog's teeth with water, add Chen Jingmo grinding juice, and mix well to rinse the throat. Swallow four to five times a day. (Life Saving Bitter Sea)
④ Treating breast abscess redness and swelling: dog tooth flaps, dandelion, honeysuckle. Crush sweet wine and apply externally. (Guizhou Folk Herbs)
⑤ Treating unnamed swelling and toxin: Crush the Buddha's armor grass with salt and apply it to the affected area. (Zhejiang Folk Herbal Medicine)
⑥ Treating the unbearable pain of the snake head: Crush half a lotus root with a fragrant pot, add less salt, and wrap around the affected area. (Compilation of Medical Classics)
⑦ To treat various boils and toxins, use fire pills and swelling on the head and face. For those at risk, use iron nails and reduce skin penetration. (Li's Grass Secret)
⑧ Boil soup and burn over fire: burn the grass over fire in small amounts, dry it in the sun, grind it into fine powder, use a small amount each time, and apply cold water to the affected area. (From "Lu Yan Ben Cao")
⑨ Treat snake bite: Crush the opening of the Buddha's armor grass and bite the injured area. (Zhejiang Folk Herbal Medicine)
⑩ Treating jaundice: One or two dog tooth flaps (raw), stewed lean meat four liang, taken orally. (Guizhou Folk Herbs)
(11) Treatment of chronic hepatitis: one or two pieces of bergamot, three pieces of angelica, and ten red dates. Boil in water and take one dose daily. (Selected Exhibition: Infectious Diseases)
12. Treating toothache: Use iron nail powder and apply it. (Wang Anqing's "Caiyao Zhi")
(13) Treating redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes that lead to burning a fire: pounding fresh dog teeth with juice, adding human milk and eye drops. (Guizhou Folk Herbs)
(14) Treatment of lacquer sores: Crush fresh dog dental flaps and apply them externally. (Guizhou Folk Herbs)“