Hello everyone, I'm nutritionist He Haizhen. The author is a native of the countryside and a lover of Chinese herbal medicine. Follow me and share with you all kinds of wild grasses common in the countryside every day to learn more about herbal medicine.
Today, the name of this weed shared by the author is quite special, and it is only one word different from "Huo Xiang". Speaking of Huo Xiang, everyone knows that the raw material of Huo Xiang Zhengqi Water is it, which is indispensable in summer every year, and is good for heat stroke, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
But not all Huoxiang plants can be made into Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, such as the "Huoxiang Thistle" that we are going to share today that is only one word different from "Huoxiang". Although there is only one more "thistle" in the thistle, they are two completely different plants, and the effects are also different.
The thistle is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, which is an invasive species that cannot be ignored, native to Central and South America, and later widely distributed worldwide as a weed. Because the thistle is not strict with the soil, it grows quite vigorously, and it is a veritable weed for farmers.
We can see it on the roadside, valley, forest edge, hillside, understory, riverside, grassland, field edge, wasteland, corner of the wall, etc., it is a very common weed in the countryside, because its leaves smell a stinky smell, so we all call it "stinky grass".
In addition, the blood seal grass, the victory red thistle, a stick of incense, etc. are its aliases. People who know Huo Xiang thistle know that although its leaves smell bad, it is a good medicine to stop bleeding, and many older generations use it when they accidentally get injured when they work, so they are called "blood seal grass" by the older generation.
The stems of the thistle are erect and relatively stout, up to about one meter high, and the whole plant has short hairs. The leaves are mostly opposite, sometimes alternate in the upper part, often with axillary, undeveloped leaf buds. The leaves are ovate or oblong-ovate, with serrated edges and are not prickly to the touch.
The leaves of the thistle are emerald green, but the flowers are very peculiar, its umbel-shaped inflorescence is composed of more than 10 capitate inflorescences, the peduncle is about one centimeter long, and it is a total bract bell or hemispherical shape, these peduncles are light purple, the flowering period is very long, and it looks very dazzling.
Now in this season, the thistle is still in the last bloom, but its young leaves grow very luxuriantly, and extremely green, and will only bloom lilac flowers in autumn and winter, the flowers are gorgeous, which can be used to decorate flower beds, courtyards, rocks, flower glasses, etc.
Although Huo Xiang thistle smells stinky, it is a good medicinal material, which not only has the effect of stopping bleeding, but also can be used for cold and fever, rheumatic pain, sore throat, otitis media, gastritis, milk moth, diarrhea, kidney stones, eczema, thrush, lower limb ulcers, carbuncle swelling and poison and other diseases.
You must not have imagined that this kind of "stinky grass" common on the roadside has so many functions. In fact, every kind of wild grass that grows in the countryside has its value, and the thistle is no exception, but many people don't know about it.
Dear friends, do you have this kind of thistle in your hometown? It is the "blood-sealed grass" in the mouth of the elderly, and there are many of them on the roadside, and it smells stinky, but it has a great effect. If you meet it in your hometown, please pay attention to it in time, and don't dislike it.
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