| Name (CN) | 鲜白茅根 (Xiān bái máo gēn) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | |
| Name (EN) | Lalang Grass Rhizome, Rhizome Of Lalang Grass |
| Scientific name(s) | Rhizoma Imperatae |
| Used section | |
| Taste | Sweet。 |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the lung, stomach and bladder meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Cold |
| Group | Plant [Vegetables And Products] |
| Origin | It is the fresh rhizome of Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees) C.E. Hubb. |
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| Function and treatment | Cooling the blood to stop bleeding, clearing heat and inducing diuresis. Used for blood fever and vomiting, epistaxis, blood in urine, fever and thirst, damp-heat jaundice, edema and dysuria, fever and astringent pain. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | It is produced in most parts of the country. It is harvested in spring and autumn. |