This kind of grass is called Green Spine in our hometown, and it is also called Magnetic Head Mang in Guangdong. The real scientific name is Xanthium sibiricum, which is panicum miliaceum, and its fruit is spindle-shaped or oval. Xanthium sibiricum generally grows in plains, hills, low mountains, wilderness roadsides and fields, and is mainly distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and Hebei in China.
Xanthium sibiricum is poisonous, and improper use will cause poisoning. The stems and leaves of Xanthium sibiricum contain substances that are toxic to nerves and muscles, especially the seedlings are highly toxic, so do not eat them; The fruit of Xanthium sibiricum is the most poisonous part of the whole plant, but the fried Xanthium sibiricum is not poisonous, so you can use it with confidence.
Xanthium sibiricum is a herb often used in traditional Chinese medicine. It tastes bitter, sweet, pungent and warm, and has the effects of dispersing cold, dredging nasal orifices, expelling wind and dampness and relieving pain. Modern research has found that Xanthium sibiricum contains sterols, sesquiterpene lactones, water-soluble glycosides and other substances, which also have corresponding pharmacological effects on blood sugar content, cardiovascular system, respiratory system and immune system.
Xanthium sibiricum can diminish inflammation, and its decoction has certain antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro, and its acetone or ethanol extract also has antibacterial effect on Trichophyton rubrum in vitro. Xanthium sibiricum can still have toothache. When you encounter toothache, you can fry the fried Xanthium sibiricum with water, take out the liquid medicine after frying, put it in your mouth while it is hot, spit it out later, and then put it in. This can obviously relieve your toothache repeatedly.