What are the effects and functions of Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus is a Chinese medicinal herb with extremely high medicinal value in the traditional Chinese medicine industry. What are its effects and functions? Today we will take a detailed look.
Understanding the morphological characteristics of Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus, a perennial herb, 40-100cm tall. Rhizome creeping horizontally, densely covered with fibrous roots. Stems clustered, upright, slender cylindrical, 1.5-4mm in diameter, filled inside with milky white pith that occupies most of the stem. Leaf sheaths reddish-brown or pale yellow, the longer ones reaching 15cm; leaves reduced to spine-like awns. Inflorescence pseudolateral, cymose, many-flowered, dense or loose; the bract continuous with the stem is 5-20cm long; flowers pale green, with short stalks, 2-2.5mm long; tepals 6, linear-lanceolate, arranged in 2 whorls, the outer whorl slightly longer, margins membranous, covered with soft hairs on the back; stamens 3 or very rarely 6, about 2/3 the length of the tepals, anthers slightly shorter than the filaments; pistil 1, ovary superior, 3-locular, style very short, stigmas 3. Capsule oblong, apex blunt or slightly concave, about as long as or slightly longer than the tepals, containing 3 complete septa. Seeds numerous, ovate-oblong, brown, about 0.4mm long. Flowering period June-July, fruiting period July-October.
Efficacy classification: diuretic medicine; heat-clearing medicine; diuretic and strangury-relieving medicine
Nature, flavor and meridian tropism: slightly cold; sweet, bland; enters the Heart, Lung, Small Intestine and Bladder meridians.
Efficacy and indications: promotes urination and relieves strangury; clears the heart and reduces fire. Indications: gonorrhea; edema; difficult urination, scanty painful urination; damp-heat jaundice; restlessness and insomnia; night crying in children; throat obstruction; mouth and tongue sores; trauma.
Effects and functions of Juncus effusus - treating difficult urination
Let us now look at one of the effects and functions of Juncus effusus: it has the effect of treating difficult urination with dripping, painful urination. Juncus effusus is a Chinese medicinal herb with extremely high medicinal value in the traditional Chinese medicine industry, mainly used to treat strangury disorders, which are what we commonly call the five stranguries: qi strangury, stone strangury, fatigue strangury, ointment strangury and blood strangury. Juncus effusus can not only effectively relieve the symptoms of the five stranguries, but also regulate the body.
Effects and functions of Juncus effusus - treating restlessness and insomnia, and convulsions in children
Crying in the middle of the night in children is a disorder. Generally speaking, the main causes are heart heat and spleen cold. If it is caused by heart heat, the baby will have a red complexion, hot breath, warm and hot hands and abdomen, restlessness, dislike of light, and will often cry while arching the body backward. If it is caused by cold in the spleen and stomach, you can see that the baby has a pale complexion, dislikes breastfeeding, has cold hands and abdomen, refuses complementary foods even more, and often curls up. If you find that your baby has the above symptoms, then mothers can boil Juncus effusus in water to bathe the baby, which can effectively relieve the symptoms. The effects and functions of Juncus effusus can effectively relieve the symptoms of babies crying at night. Mothers, have you remembered this?
Effects and functions of Juncus effusus - treating insomnia and restlessness
Besides the above, the effects and functions of Juncus effusus also include treating insomnia and restlessness. Friends who are often troubled by insomnia and restlessness, here is a simple and practical method for you that can relieve the troubles brought by insomnia. Use Juncus effusus to boil water or use Juncus effusus to steep in water and drink, which can effectively relieve insomnia symptoms, and it is very convenient; the preparation method is also relatively simple, and it can be consumed at home.
The above is the relevant introduction to the effects and functions of Juncus effusus. We hope you will enjoy today's article.