The difference between Evening Grass and Longevity Grass

Longevity grass, also known as tomorrow grass, tomorrow leaf, Bazhang grass, immortal grass and so on, is the legendary longevity grass that Qin Shihuang ordered Xu Fu to find. There is only an one-word difference between bright moon grass and tomorrow grass. What's the difference between them? The following is to introduce the difference between Evening Grass and Longevity Grass.

Differences 1. Different families and genera

Bright moon grass, also known as white back vegetables, white vegetables, chicken hair vegetables, white back Panax notoginseng and so on, is the Compositae Chrysanthemum Panax notoginseng perennial herb, 30-60 cm high. Longevity grass is a perennial herb of Umbelliferae with a height of 80-120 cm.

Difference 2. Different appearance

Stem erect, or base ±obliquely ascending, woody, angled when dry, unbranched or sometimes upper with inflorescence branches, glabrous or pubescent, slightly purplish; leaves stipitate or subsessile, leaf blade ovate, elliptic or oblanceolate, green above, purplish below, pubescent on both surfaces, apex obtuse or acute, margin coarsely dentate, sometimes violinately lobed, sparsely entire. Longevity grass looks like celery, the stem is erect, much branched, and the stems and leaves contain yellow sap; the leaves are long-stalked, the leaves are ovate or broadly ovate, both sides are smooth glabrous, the apex is pointed, and the margin is serrulate.

Difference 3. Flowers and fruits are different

The flowering and fruiting stage of evening grass is from August to October, the florets are orange, fragrant, achene cylindrical, brown, puberulent, crown hair white, sericeous. The florescence of longevity grass is from May to October and the fruiting period is from September to December. The floret is milky yellow and the fruit is long oval and slightly flattened.

Difference 4, the effect is different

Bright moon grass can be eaten or used medicinally. The edible parts are its tender stems and leaves, stir-fried, Naoshui cold, and can also be used as ingredients such as stew, fish, meat and eggs. It has biological activities such as lowering "three high", treating scurvy and anemia, detoxification, anti-cancer, anti-oxidation, anti-mutagenesis, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-tumor, protecting liver and gallbladder and regulating immune function. The medicinal part is its whole grass, which can be used freshly or dried in the sun, with the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, relaxing muscles and bones, cooling blood and hemostasis, for bronchopneumonia, children with high fever, pertussis, eye swelling, rheumatic arthralgia, avalanche and leakage. external use to treat injuries, fractures, traumatic bleeding, mastitis, sores and sores, burns and scalds.

Longevity grass can be eaten, can also be used medicinally, but also can be used as feed. The edible parts are its tender stems and leaves, with unique aroma, which can relieve the fishy smell of fish and meat, and can be fried, cold, juiced, fried, hot pot, stewed soup, stewed meat or made into tea juice, which has the effect of anti-cancer, preventing cell aging and conditioning chronic diseases. The medicinal part is its whole grass, which has the functions of clearing heat, diuresis, strength, lactation, inhibiting central nervous system, lowering blood pressure, regulating endocrine, strengthening pancreas, purifying blood, promoting insulin secretion, removing excess cholesterol, relieving rheumatism pain, lightening liver burden and so on. The leaves of tomorrow are old and inedible and can be harvested as fodder for both chickens and cows.