Nicknames: Air breathing grass, Pen tube grass, Earth ephedra, Pen head grass, Wild ephedra, File grass
Harvesting and processing: Harvesting and digging in summer and autumn, washing, fresh use or drying in a well ventilated place.
Medicinal parts: whole plant
Origin: National
Subject: Wooden Thief
Original plant: Chinese knotweed
Plant condition: Perennial herb
The rhizome is black brown, with a few yellow fibrous roots. Stem upright, solitary or clustered, up to 70cm tall, 1-2mm in diameter, gray green, ribbed
6-20 edges, rough, with 1 row of small wart like protrusions; 1-4 rows of pore lines in the ditch; Multiple branches below the middle, often with 2-5 branches
Small branches.
The impeller grows and degenerates into a cylindrical sheath, resembling a funnel with edges; The opening of the sheath splits into sharp triangular teeth along with the ridges
Short, the outer center and base are black brown in color, and the tip and margin gradually become membranous, often shedding.
Spore sacs are tightly packed, rectangular in shape, sessile, about 0.5-2cm long, with small pointed tips, apical, spore like, with 2 filamentous filaments
Silk grows in a cross shape around spores and bounces open when exposed to water for reproduction.
Characteristics of Penholder Grass: The stem is gray green in color, with multiple branches at the base, varying in length, with a diameter of 1-2mm, and 2-5 at the middle and lower nodes
Branchlets, rough surface, with 6-20 ribs and 1 row of small wart like protrusions on the ribs. The leaf sheath tube is funnel-shaped, with a length of 2 diameters
On the back of the leaf sheath, there are no ridges, and the tip has sharp triangular serrations, black in color, with membranous edges that often fall off. Crispy, easily breakable, broken
There is a small hole in the center of the face. The air is mild and the taste is light and slightly astringent.
Herbal nature of pen holder:
【 Taste 】 Sweet; Suffering; Flat; non-toxic; be of humble origins
[Returning to the Classic] Heart; Liver; Stomach; Bladder meridian
【 Indications 】 Clear liver and improve vision; Hemostasis; Diuretic and gonococcal;. Main wind heat cold; cough Red and swollen eyes; Clouds and shadows; Nasal bleeding;
Urine blood; Blood under intestinal wind; Linzheng; Jaundice; Take it down; fracture
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction, 9-30g, fresh 30-60g. External use: appropriate amount, massage and apply; Or research and scatter.
[Attachment]
① Fire eye treatment: Pen holder grass, gold money grass, four leaf grass, pearl grass, and valley essence grass each cost five coins. Boil water and take orally. (Chongqing Herbal Medicine)
② Treating eye fog: Pen holder grass, decoct and wash with water, and take orally. (Chongqing Herbal Medicine)
③ Treatment for acute diarrhea: one or two pieces of grass and half a liang of rock sugar. Boil in water and take. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
④ Treat intestinal bleeding caused by wind, red and white discharge, and injuries from falls and blows: pay two coins per section of grass. Boil it in water. (Hunan Pharmaceutical Journal)
⑤ Treatment of persistent infectious hepatitis: Three taels each of Jiejiecao, Luoshiteng, and Chuanzhenzi, and four taels each of Huangzhigen and Xiangchacai. Boil it in water.
⑥ Treatment for hematuria: Five taels each of grass, sheep hooves, and snakehead intestines, one or two taels of honeysuckle flowers, and four taels of white fescue roots. Boil it in water.
⑦ Treatment for pyelonephritis: Five taels each of Jiejiecao, a pack of needles, Plantago asiatica, Horseshoe gold, and one or two taels each of Huangmao Ear Grass and Huoxue Dan. Boil in water
Clothing. (Below is the article "Common Herbs Used in Zhejiang Folk Medicine")
⑧ Malaria treatment: pay a penny for every blade of grass. Boil it in water, or crush it and apply it to the Dazhui acupoint. (Hunan Pharmaceutical Journal)
⑨ Treating injuries and fractures: After repair, use fresh knotweed to grip and mix brown sugar to crush and apply externally. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)“
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
1. "Herbal Formula": Ventilate, improve vision, benefit the nine orifices, treat falls, eliminate stagnation, stop coughing and phlegm.
2. "Classification of Herbal Properties": Men calm stomach fire, women replenish blood and qi.
3. "Tianbao Bencao": Treat red and white clouds, remove wind, clear fire, dehumidify, and drain.
4. "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine": Brightens the eyes, benefits the mind, clears heat, and promotes diuresis.
5. "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicles": Clearing the heart fire, removing dampness and heat, dispersing clouds and shadows. Treat the symptoms of sudden eye fire, astringency, excessive tears, and redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes, and provide treatment
Nasal bleeding.
6. "Hunan Medicinal Chronicles": Treating women with blood clots, muscle and bone pain, and toothache caused by fire. "