Maogan is the root of the plant
Maogan is not the root of the plant, it is a plant in itself, is a perennial herb of the genus Maogan, plant height 20-80 cm, strong roots and stems of white, underground straight long, dense, scaly nodes, the tip of the sweet taste.
What kind of plant is thatch root
Thatch root is a grass plant, thatch root is a traditional Chinese medicine, also known as leucaena root, thatch root is usually harvested in spring and fall every year, after harvesting, remove the above ground stems and leaves to be processed into medicines, thatch root is very common in China, shandong, hebei, and shaanxi are the important producing areas of thatch root.
Looks and pictures of maogan
The dried rhizome of maogan is slender, with the main stem in cylindrical shape, forked and jagged when long, usually 20-40 centimeters long, about 1.5 millimeters in diameter, with a creamy white or yellowish surface, slightly elevated, and a maximum length of 3 centimeters, lightweight, resilient, and not easily broken.
Maogong efficacy and function
Maogong has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, maogong is sweet and cold, mainly used for wind, heat, dryness and other external evil invasion of the human body, it can also be used to treat the symptoms of mouth ulcers caused by fire, drinking too much alcohol, the next day headache, you can use maogong decoction, take it there is also a very good effect of sobriety.