Longbud

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Longbud grass (scientific name: Agrimonia pilosa? Ldb.) is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae, genus Longbud grass. The roots are mostly tuberous, with short rhizomes and stems up to 120 cm tall, the leaves are interrupted odd-pinnate, the petioles are sparsely pilose or pubescent; the leaflets are sessile or shortly stalked, with acute to rounded apices, the margins acutely to rounded-obtusely serrate, the upper ones sparsely pilose, sparsely deciduous and a few glabrous, the stipules herbaceous, green, falcate, and the lower stipules of the stem are sometimes ovate-lanceolate, and the inflorescence spikes racemose-terminal, with a pilose axle, and the pedicels are pedicels pilose; lobes strap-shaped, bracteoles opposite, ovate, sepals triangular-ovate; petals yellow, style filiform, stigma capitate. Fruit obovoid-conic, flowering and fruiting from May to December.

Distributed in China, Europe, Russia, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Vietnam. It is often found along streams, roadsides, grasslands, thickets, forest margins, and under sparse forests, at 100-3800 m above sea level.

The young stems and leaves of this species are edible, not only rich in nutrients, but also has a strong anti-cancer effect, which is really a delicacy of wild food.? [1]? Dragon bud grass whole grass, roots and winter buds into medicine. Sexual flavor: bitter, astringent, dry. Into the lung, liver, spleen meridian. It has the functions of astringent and stopping bleeding, anti-inflammatory, stopping dysentery, detoxification, killing worms, benefiting qi and strengthening the heart. It is mainly used in treating hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, blood in urine, functional uterine bleeding, dysentery, gastroenteritis, vaginal trichomoniasis, weakness from labor, back pain from flashing and contusion, and externally for treating carbuncle and healing sores.

Chinese Name

Long Bud Grass

Latin Name

Agrimonia pilosa?Ldb.

Alias

Old Crane's Beak, Hairy Feet Inch, Shih Chou Long Bud Grass