Prayer-Beads ("Chicken bone" grass) (scientific name: Abrus pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis, English name: Prayer-beads), also known as Guangzhou acacia, Guangdong acacia, rhubarb grass, yellow head grass,, pig kidney grass, red Hen grass, small leaf dragon scale grass, thin leaf dragon scale grass, false Niu Ganzi, Shanwandou, Shimeng and Dixiang root, etc., is a plant of the genus Acacia, commonly found in China In southern China, it has the functions of clearing away heat and removing dampness, benefiting the stomach and strengthening the spleen. Because this species was first discovered in Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou, it is called Guangzhou Acacia.
Dried whole herb for medicinal use. The traditional Chinese medicine is called Jigucao, which was first recorded in the "Lingnan Medicine Collection". Use with caution in those with deficient cold and infirm. The medicinal materials are mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. It has the functions of clearing away heat and removing dampness, soothing the liver and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis, etc. It is mainly used for stomach pain, rheumatism and bone pain, jaundice hepatitis, mammary carbuncle, bruises and blood stasis and other symptoms. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Chickweed has anti-inflammatory, liver-protecting, and immune-promoting effects, and it is clinically used in the treatment of liver cirrhosis, ascites, acute and chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, scrofula, exogenous wind-heat, and snake bites. Chicken bone grass is a commonly used herbal medicine in the Lingnan folk in China, and is often used as soup and herbal tea.
Identification of medicinal materials
This product is dry and whole grass, which can be harvested all year round. After removing the pods and impurities, it is dried in the sun; it is mostly wound into bundles; About 3-15 mm in diameter; rhizomes short, nodular; stems clustered, long rattan, gray-brown to purple-brown, about 1.5-2.5 mm in diameter, up to 1 m in length, young branches slender, brown-red, sparsely pubescent; The even-pinnate compound leaves are alternate, the leaflets are oblong, the back is strigose, about 8-12 mm long; the air is slightly, and the taste is slightly bitter This species was recorded in the 2005 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and was designated as the legal original plant source species of the traditional Chinese medicine Chickweed. It mainly controls the quality of the medicinal material through identification data such as traits and powder characteristics. According to traditional experience, it is better to use rhizome nodules and whole stems and leaves.