Introduction and growth habits of Stripe Grass

The genus Orchidaceae. Also known as Panlongshen, Longbao column, double coral grass, pig whip grass. Lu Shenglan, 15-50 cm high. Fleshy root, with 2-4 leaves at the base, striped lanceolate or strip-shaped, 10-20 cm long. Perianth is light pink, lip saccate, with glandular hairs inside. Flowering about February-April, inflorescence terminal, 10-20 cm long, with numerous dense florets, spike-like, spirally arranged, white or reddish, like a small dragon plate on the column. Monoecious. Capsule ca. 5 mm.

Shou Cao is one of the most common wild orchids. When you hear about orchids, the images of orchids such as grass orchids, sword orchids and Phalaenopsis must come to mind. Like ordinary orchids, grass is treated in the same way as ordinary orchids. In the past, it should be quite common in rural areas, but now it is rare. So its maintenance method is not difficult, according to sword orchid, Phalaenopsis can be treated like. The lower lip of the grass is saccular and with lace edges, the appearance is delicate and beautiful, and the flower pattern also has the characteristics that it is difficult to distinguish the calyx petals of orchids, but its flowers are ridiculously small. If you want to see them clearly, you can only observe this small flower of less than 1 centimeter on the ground. Grass flowers, although the flowers are small, there is no lack of the delicate beauty of orchids!

Shengcao whole grass can be used as medicine, is a blindly rare herbal medicine, with the effect of tonifying yin and clearing heat, moistening lung and relieving cough, detumescence and pain, and hemostasis. Indications: 1, neurasthenia, chronic tonsillitis, chronic pharyngitis, hemoptysis: Panlongshen, Polygonatum odoratum each three coins, water decoction. 2. Furuncle, gangrene, carbuncle, furuncle: proper amount of Panax paniculata, mashed external application.

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