The difference between evening grass and apocynum venetum

Bright moon grass and apocynum venetum are two common Chinese herbal medicines, and they both have the effect of clearing away heat. So, what is the difference between evening grass and apocynum venetum?

What is the difference between evening grass and apocynum venetum?

Apocynum venetum is a herb of Compositae, which can be used for clearing heat and detoxification, relaxing tendons and bones, cooling blood and hemostasis, bronchopneumonia, children with high fever, eye red swelling pain, rheumatic joint pain, burns and so on. Apocynum venetum is the whole grass of Apocynum venetum, which has the functions of clearing fire, reducing blood pressure, strengthening heart, diuresis, treating heart disease and so on.

Second, the propagation method of Evening Grass.

Evening grass is mainly propagated by split-plant method or cutting method, which is mostly carried out from March to May every year. It is easy to cultivate, keep the cultivated soil moist, and root in about 1-2 weeks. The sowing method can also be used to raise seedlings. The mixed matrix composed of rotten leaves, river mud and garden soil can be used to cultivate soil, and the proportion of them is 0.5 by volume. The potted plant can be operated after the seedlings of evening primrose are formed. Medium-sized flowerpots without drainage holes are often used as planting containers. In order to obtain a better ornamental effect, one human seedling can be put in each pot and irrigated at the end of the operation. In order to slow down the seedlings, the colonization operation is best carried out on a cloudy day.

3. Propagation methods of Apocynum venetum

1. Seed propagation: Apocynum venetum seeds are small and not easy to emerge after direct sowing. The seeds should be treated first. After sowing, the mulch should be removed in the evening or cloudy weather when the seedlings are about to be unearthed, and they can be transplanted after one year of cultivation.

2. Rhizome propagation: the rhizome of more than 2 years old was cut into small segments 10-15 cm long, covered with soil and watered. It was cultivated in mid-March in North China and mid-April in Northeast China, and seedlings emerged one after another in about 30 days.

3. Split propagation: after the plant withered or before sprouting in spring, the rhizome and root were dug out from the plant cluster for transplanting.