Sage grass, called Qingming Cai in our area, has medicinal value. The stems and leaves are used as medicine. It is a common medicine for antitussive, expectorant, treatment of asthma and bronchitis, as well as non-infectious ulcers and wounds. It is taken orally. It also lowers blood pressure and uric acid. In some areas, it is also a delicacy.
The following plant can be said to be common in rural areas, but it should also be developed as a small ornamental plant now. Its sister name is Centella asiatica. It is cold in nature, has the effect of clearing away heat, and also has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Centella asiatica is also called Dengzhancai. The whole plant is used as medicine to clear away heat and dampness, reduce swelling and detoxify. It can treat abdominal pain, summer diarrhea, dysentery, damp-heat jaundice, sandy stranguria, bloody stranguria, vomiting, blood, coughing up blood, red eyes and throat. Swelling, rubella, scabies, boils, bruises, etc.
It can be seen everywhere in the countryside. We call it goose grass. We heard that it can be eaten, but we have never eaten it. Among herbal medicines, it is the Chinese herbal medicine "Goose does not eat grass", which can clear the body, dispel cold, and relieve pain. It dispels wind and dampness, dissipates blood stasis and reduces swelling, and is mainly used to treat rhinitis, bruises and other diseases.
The last one is more expensive and can be sold for 500 yuan per pound. According to folklore, it has the effect of curing all kinds of diseases and is known as the "King of Medicines". Quantity is very rare. What's so great about it? The whole plant of Anomatis can be used as medicine, and its taste is flat and sweet. Anoectochilus also has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, dispelling wind and dampness, detoxifying, analgesic, and antitussive. It is mainly used to treat difficult diseases such as hemoptysis, bronchitis, nephritis, cystitis, diabetes, hematuria, rheumatoid arthritis, and tumors.