Dogtail grass, also known as bright grass, is an annual herb with an erect, slender stem, more than a foot tall, slender leaves, and a sheathed lower part that surrounds the stem.
And in the season, the dogtail grass will also flower, but its flowers are different from the general flowers, the dog tail grass is also green after flowering, is a cylindrical flower, at the top of the stem, there are thorns, shaped like a dog tail, and thus has the name of dog tail grass.
Dog tail grass tastes sweet and cool, has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, dispelling wind and eyesight, detoxification, insecticidal and other effects, and can be used for a variety of diseases, such as wind fever cold, jaundice, pediatric chancre, dysentery, urinary astringent pain, eye red astringent pain, eye red swelling pain, carbuncle, common warts, sores and so on.
The role of dog tail grass has also been recorded in many pharmaceutical works, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" describes dog tail grass as "curing warts, running through the hair, and drying it when worn." Those who have red eyes and cracked eyelashes, flip their faces, and dip one or two stems in water to remove the evil blood", and there is also a record in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that the dog's tail grass can "cure boils and carbuncles, have ringworm on the face, take a few stems of grass and knead them softly, and rub it from time to time".
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Dog tail grass is a treasure, and using it to boil water to drink may help solve these problems! Hope to know
Dog tail grass is an annual late spring weed, native to the temperate and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, and is now widely distributed in temperate and subtropical regions of the world, its stalks and leaves can be used as feed, can also be medicated, the whole grass boiled with water for 20 minutes, the filtrate can spray rape insects, spikelets can be refined furfural.
1, clear liver and eyesight: after soaking water with dog tail grass, it has the effect of raising liver with blind eyes, which can help drain the liver fire in the body, for people with decreased vision and blurred vision, soaking water with dog tail grass can reduce liver fire and eyesight, which is often too tired of the eyes, and the same applies to students and office workers with eyes.
2, clear heat and humidity: dog tail grass sweet cool can clear heat and dampness, has a good effect on removing moisture in the body, if the body moisture is heavier, it will affect the spleen and stomach leading to a decrease in spleen function, after boiling water with dog tail grass, it can also play a role in clearing heat and diuresis.
3, the treatment of eye diseases: with the increase of age, after age, the eyes are more likely to have blurred vision, vision decline problems, presbyopia, glaucoma, wind and tears are also more serious, then the dog tail grass can be ground into powder, with sheep liver to take, can treat eye diseases, usually can also use dog tail grass boiled water to drink.
4, dampness and swelling: dog tail grass can also play a role in dispelling dampness and swelling, this effect is widely used in the folk, for patients with serious humidity in the body, you can choose to use dog tail grass to boil water, which can accelerate the discharge of urine, but also help to discharge moisture, alleviate the phenomenon of serious moisture.
5, tonic qi and stomach: dog tail grass is called "civilian doctor", it has what is the effect of tonic, conditioning the spleen and stomach, spleen and stomach disharmony patients, with dog tail grass boiled water to drink, can strengthen the spleen and stomach.
6, the role of stasis: sometimes the reason why the wound will not recover quickly, is that the wound has bruising, these stasis is actually the blood left in the tissue gap after the blood vessels are squeezed, they can not be discharged in time, so it will always be so stored, and at this time the dog tail grass can be used, because it can activate the blood, and at the same time have the effect of stasis.
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Although the dog tail grass is good, but these taboos, you also need to do a good job of understanding!
1, allergy people: although the dog tail grass has a certain positive effect on human health, but also a very serious allergen, often allergic people are best to stay away from reducing the probability of allergies, pay special attention to the pollen away from the dog tail grass.
2, pregnant women: although the dog tail grass has the effect of reducing fire and promoting wound healing, it is not very good for pregnant women, because pregnant women belong to a special group, they must pay more attention when eating food, and dog tail grass is a cool laxative, which may affect the development of the fetus and cause maternal discomfort.
3, wet cold physique people: for the wet cold physique spleen and stomach weak people, it is not recommended to take, itself dog tail grass belongs to the cold, although there is a health effect, but eating too much will also aggravate the body's wet cold, resulting in adverse health.
4, pay attention to the cleaning method of dog tail grass: it should be noted here that the dog tail grass must be thoroughly cleaned before use, if it can not be cleaned, it may lead to the residue of small insects, so that health is affected to a certain extent, so it must be thoroughly cleaned up before doing medicinal use.
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"Dog's tail grass" can relieve synovitis, but it is too common and often overlooked
Synovitis is a disease that occurs in the knee joint, because the structure of the knee joint is extremely complex, the lesion area is generally larger, it is difficult to find out the cause of synovitis, because most of the elderly people are very susceptible to synovitis, resulting in home synovitis and age relationship.
Many people do not get the correct treatment in time after suffering from synovitis, and over time, the knee joint gradually deforms, resulting in severe pain and even fluid accumulation.
For those patients who are troubled by synovitis, fresh dog tail grass can be mashed and then applied to the sore area of the knee joint, twice a day, for 2 consecutive weeks, the knee joint swelling and pain will be alleviated.
This is because the juice of dog tail grass can also drive out the moisture in the body, and the patient's pain can be relieved naturally, this party varies from person to person, and it needs to be used under the guidance of a professional, do not use it yourself.