The difference between Dichondra repens and Artemisia angustifolia

Dichondra, also known as small money grass, gold key, is a common folk medicine of the Miao nationality, with the effect of treating hepatitis, what is the difference between Dichondra repens and Dichondra?

First, the appearance is different.

The stems of Dichondra repens are slender, gray pubescent, and take root at nodes. Leaves reniform to orbicular, 4-25 mm in diam., apex broadly rounded or emarginate, base broadly cordate, leaf surface puberulent, abaxially Adnate pubescent, entire; petiole long, petiole (1.5) 3-5 (6) cm long.

The erect part of Artemisia angustifolia is 8-37 cm high. Except for stipules, bracts and flower stalks, the rest are sparse or densely retrorse pilose, the hairs are white or purple, sometimes with purple verrucous hairs on the back of the leaves, and the stem nodes are easy to give birth to fibrous roots after touching the soil. Leaf blade thin, reniform, 2.5-7 cm long and 3-8 cm wide, surface dark green, abaxially light green, palmately 5-7-lobed; lobes broadly ovate or subtriangular, margin irregularly sharply serrate or obtusely toothed, base cordate; petiole 4-23 cm long; stipules membranous, ovoid or broadly ovate.

Second, the leaves are different.

The leaves of Dichondra repens are notched and look like horseshoes; the leaves of Artemisia mandshurica are round, and they are used as ornamental plants, also known as mushroom grass. Its blade is a full circle without notch. Ornamental plants, very clever and elegant, suitable for half-water and half-soil culture.

Third, the medicinal properties are different.

Dichondra also has many medicinal properties. It also has many pharmacological effects, and its pharmacological effects are different according to the rules of its dosage. First of all, Dichondra is extracted and used to relieve pain, and you will find that it has an analgesic effect. In addition, if you mix the extract of Dichondra and its petroleum ether extract together, it can inhibit inflammation, edema and so on, so you can see that it has a certain anti-inflammatory effect.

If you extract a small dose of Dichondra for immune organs, you will also find that Dichondra increases the weight of immune organs and improves the immune system.

Finally, the greatest use of Dichondra is its anti-cancer effect, which can help people reduce the risk of cancer, so Dichondra is of great benefit to human beings. To love such a plant is to love ourselves.

And Artemisia angustifolia is also a common traditional Chinese medicine, its medicinal function is to prevent stone and cholagogic expelling stone, it can be said that it has a very good treatment and prevention effect on stones. And it clears heat and detoxification, and has a therapeutic effect on swelling and bruising. The whole plant can be used as medicine.

Money grass is mainly used for internal administration. It can be drunk after suffering and can be used to treat internal injuries.