What are the benefits, effects and contraindications of Lalang grass rhizome?

Lalang grass rhizome, a plant whose name immediately sounds like a traditional Chinese medicine, is also called mao gen and ru gen. It is taken from the dried rhizome of Lalang grass. It is mainly produced in northern regions such as Xinjiang, Henan and Hebei. Presumably everyone does not know much about the benefits and effects of Lalang grass rhizome, or its side effects. So next, let the editor take you through it.

1. The benefits and effects of Lalang grass rhizome

1. Stopping bleeding

This does not refer to stopping bleeding after you have torn your skin and flesh. It refers to internal bleeding in the human body, such as nosebleeds, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, etc. Lalang grass rhizome is cold in nature and can cool the blood to stop bleeding. It can shorten the recalcification time of rabbit plasma. Of course, for bleeding from cuts where you have torn your skin and flesh, you can also give it a try. Experiments have shown that Lalang grass rhizome can stop arterial bleeding

2. Diuresis

Lalang grass rhizome is rich in potassium salts and can clear heat and promote urination. For difficult urination, edema and jaundice, etc., Lalang grass rhizome can be used for treatment. Lalang grass rhizome can remove dampness and reduce jaundice. One might say, for frequent urination, urgency to urinate and incomplete urination, quickly use Lalang grass rhizome~

3. Relieving cough and stopping vomiting

Lalang grass rhizome is cold in nature and can clear lung heat. It can calm coughs caused by lung heat. It lowers the qi of the lung and stomach, and at the same time can descend rebellious qi and stop vomiting. It is an excellent remedy for relieving cough and stopping vomiting

4. Enhancing immunity

Lalang grass rhizome can improve the phagocytic ability of macrophages. This is equivalent to strengthening the body's immunity

5. Clearing heat and promoting fluid production

Lalang grass rhizome is very juicy. It is cold in nature and sweet in taste, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst. It can be used to treat wasting-thirst disease.

6. Lowering blood pressure

Lalang grass rhizome also has a certain effect on treating high blood pressure. Those with slightly high blood pressure may want to give it a try

2. Contraindications of Lalang grass rhizome

1. It is cold in nature and easily harms the spleen and stomach. Therefore, people with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach should not take it

2. Do not use iron vessels to hold Lalang grass rhizome decoction

3. Lalang grass rhizome should not be cut and then soaked in water, as potassium salts will be lost

Alright. The above are the benefits, effects and contraindications of Lalang grass rhizome compiled by the Tudiu website editor. Did everyone remember them~