This weed is distributed throughout the country, growing in the fields, roadsides, wasteland and riverside, etc. Every year, small department time to take the stem and leaves, drying can be used for medicinal purposes.
This grass is called flat storage. Listen to the old man said, when I was small, upset stomach. They will take fresh Bianzhu made into a decoction to take, the effect is very good.
Bianzhu medicinal value is very high, not only can cure diarrhea, but also can lower blood pressure, diuretic, purging, insecticide. For the treatment of women's pubic erosion, hemorrhoids, wet sores have a magical effect.
But it should be noted that this grass can not be fed to livestock, as pasture, then it is poisonous, can make the horse, sheep dermatitis and gastrointestinal disorders, pigeons are most sensitive to the toxic effects of this plant.
If you want to plant the flat storage, to cuttings method of reproduction, take the young stem 2-3 sections, the length of 10cm or so of the stem, in the shade to dry to the wilted state, inserted into the sand or vermiculite. Keep in a low-temperature greenhouse in winter, and in the shade when it warms up. It grows well in a shaded, ventilated environment with high air humidity.