The root grass is also called viola yedoensis, viola yedoensis, viola viola, viola liaoensis, Yuruyi, Hedysarum japonicum, Scissors Flower, etc. Because the plants have the functions of treating carbuncle and furuncle after being used as medicine, they are also called swelling-relieving. In fact, Sanguisorba officinalis is a biennial herb belonging to Dicotyledonous Plants, Papaver, Papaveraceae and Corydalis. The dried whole herb can be used for medicine.

Another name of root grass

In fact, Sanguisorba officinalis is a biennial herb belonging to Dicotyledonous Plants, Papaver, Papaveraceae and Corydalis. The dried whole herb can be used for medicine.

Sanguisorba root is also called Viola viola, Viola viola, Viola liaoensis, Yuruyi, Crocodile Grass, Scissors Flower, etc. Because the plants have the functions of treating carbuncle and furuncle after being used as medicine, they are also called "seeing swelling disappear".

What does the root grass look like?

Sanguisorba is a gray-green herb, with a plant height of about 10-50 cm, spreading branches, many basal leaves, dense florets in racemes, pink or lavender flowers and oval capsules.

Where does the root grass grow?

Root grass is mostly distributed in hillside, ravine, stream, plain and other places below 1500 meters above sea level, and it likes to be warm and humid. The main producing areas in China are Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and other provinces.

Efficacy and function of root grass

Sanguisorba root is pungent and cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and antibacterial in vitro after being taken as medicine, and has certain curative effects on diseases such as carbuncle, furuncle, jaundice, hepatitis, scrofula and parotitis.