Xiancao is a kind of beverage with Xiancao as the main raw material. Xiancao, also known as Xiancao and Xiancao, belongs to the genus Xiancao in Labiatae and is a perennial herb.

Where grass jelly grows.

Xiancao is an immortal grass, which likes to grow and develop in a warm and humid environment. Common in ditches and sandy grass. The main producing areas in China are Taiwan Province, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Guangxi and other provinces.

The appearance of grass jelly

The stem of Epimedium is erect or creeping, and the plant height is about 15- 100 cm. The stems and branches are quadrangular, with narrow leaves and oval shape, about 2-5 cm long. The edges of leaves are slightly or deeply serrated, with many cymes and white or red flowers.

Function and use of grass jelly

1 nutrition

Xiancao is rich in nutritional value, rich in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, dietary fiber and other components. Has the effects of preventing constipation, eliminating edema, invigorating spleen and stomach, and enhancing immunity.

2. Medicinal use

After taking medicine, it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, antiallergic, hypolipidemic and antibacterial. But people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more.