What is Potamogeton acuminata?

POTAMOGETON acuminatum is a submerged herb of POTAMOGETON in POTAMOGETON family.

The stem of POTAMOGETON acuminata is elliptical or nearly cylindrical, with a diameter of .5 1 mm and branches. The base often crawls on the ground, and there are sparse fibrous roots at the nodes, which can reach about 1 cm long, light yellow and slender. Internodes are 2 5 cm long. The leaves of POTAMOGETON acuminatum are linear, without petiole, 3.1 cm long and 1.5 3 mm wide, often slightly curved and sickle-shaped, with the apex gradually tapering, the base gradually narrowing and the edge smooth.

POTAMOGETON acuminata is boiled in water until the water is half, filtered to get juice, then added with rice wine to boil, and taken when the temperature is suitable. Potamogeton acuminatum has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating dampness and promoting diuresis, and is often used to treat damp-heat dysentery, jaundice, leukorrhagia, epistaxis, hemorrhoid bleeding, sore and carbuncle.

This content was reviewed by Jiang Zhichao, deputy chief physician of the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan Brain Hospital

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