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Anemarrhena asphodeloides is a famous traditional Chinese medicine, which is bitter and cold in nature, and has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing fire, moistening dryness and smoothing intestines, and promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels. It belongs to clearing away heat and purging fire, and is mainly used for treating fever, high fever, polydipsia, cough, asthma, dry cough, constipation, bone steaming, hot flashes, fatigue, insomnia and turbid thirst. There are "Anemarrhena asphodeloides" and "Anemarrhena asphodeloides". The main producing area is in Hebei. Chinese medicine alias: rabbit oil grass, big reed water, mother grass, garlic clove grass, sheep fibrous root, ginseng, etc.

Morphological characteristics Anemarrhena asphodeloides, also known as Anemarrhena asphodeloides, is a perennial herb with roots and leaves clustered from the base, slender and lanceolate, and stems grow on the leaves, which are cylindrical, upright, clustered and clustered at the top. Flowers pink, lavender to white; The fruit is oval, with most black seeds in it, and the flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

Growth Habits Growth Habits: Sprouting and growing in spring, branches and leaves wither and underground roots are excavated in beginning of winter.

Annual or perennial herbaceous wild plants, native to the humid sandy land above 2000 meters above sea level in Jianchuan, are called "roots" in indigenous white language, with a plant height of about 120 ~ 160cm, a four-spindle trunk with a node spacing of about 2 cm, and four leaves per node, which are opposite in cross shape and the leaf base surrounds the plant.

Geographical distribution Anemarrhena asphodeloides has strong adaptability, shade-loving, humidity-resistant, cold-resistant, barren-resistant and strong vitality. Mostly born in sunny and dry hillside, hilly grassland or grassland areas, often growing in groups.

Cultivation: The two planting bases of Anemarrhena asphodeloides in anguo city, Hebei Province (anguo city and Boye County) quickly spread to surrounding counties, Dingzhou City, Shenze County, Anping County and Lili County, with Dugezhuang, Xu Ying and Tunzhuang in Boye, Hebei Province being the most concentrated. ), Bozhou City, Anhui Province (Bozhou Anemarrhena asphodeloides is mainly planted in the area of Ma Laojia, Shijiuli Town, Qiaocheng District, and is also planted in towns and villages such as Zhaoqiao, Shili, Wuma and Qiaodong. ), forming two famous planting bases in China.

Wild: The main producing areas of Anemarrhena asphodeloides are Zhangbei, Yixian, Chicheng, Yuanyuan and Fuping in Hebei; Yushe, Wutai, Daixian and Shouyang in Shanxi; Zhalute Banner in Inner Mongolia, West Mount Qomolangma, Mount Qomolangma in Dongtai, Linxi, Kezuozhong Banner and Arong Banner; Liaoning Tieling, Fuxin and other places are also distributed.

Main value edible value

The rhizome of Rehmannia glutinosa, such as Cordyceps sinensis, is sweet and cool, and has the functions of tonifying deficiency, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Can be cooked with chicken, fried at the temperature of cooked oil, and the volume can expand rapidly. Ginseng strips are white inside and yellow outside, crisp and delicious, with a fragrant aftertaste. It is a good tonic for food and wine.

Ginseng can pick tender stems and leaves in spring and summer, and can be cold, fried or made into soup. Mainly eat white, crisp and tender ring-shaped fleshy ginseng excavated after late autumn. The concept of roots and rhizomes of ginseng is white as jade and crisp and tender to eat. It can be fried, steamed, made into soup, pickled, soaked in vinegar, soaked in sugar, pickled and made into kimchi. Stewed with meat such as chicken or ribs, it is a delicious food with excellent nutrition, and can also be made into vegetable gift boxes, preserved fruits, canned foods, beverages, buccal tablets and various nutritional additives, with great processing potential.

Medicinal value

Sexual taste: bitter, cold.

Meridian tropism: entering lung, stomach and kidney meridians.

Indications: nourishing yin to reduce fire, moistening dryness and smoothing intestines. Treat vexation and heat to quench thirst, bone steaming fatigue, cough due to lung heat, dry stool and unfavorable urination.

① It is used for syndrome of excess heat in lung and stomach, such as fever, pathogenic heat, excess heat, polydipsia, and heavy pulse. Anemarrhena asphodeloides has the functions of clearing away heat, purging fire and relieving annoyance. Compatibility with gypsum has synergistic effect, such as Baihu decoction.

② Used for cough due to lung heat or phlegm dryness due to yin deficiency. This product has the effects of clearing away lung fire, nourishing yin and moistening lung. It is often used with Fritillaria to clear lung-heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, that is, Ermu Powder.

③ It is used for joint steaming, hot flashes, night sweats, upset and other symptoms caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire, lung and kidney deficiency. Anemarrhena asphodeloides has the function of nourishing yin and reducing fire. It is often combined with Cortex Phellodendri for nourishing yin, such as Baizhi Dihuang Pill.