In Autumn And Winter, You Must Enjoy The Beauty Of The Manshua Sea! "Miscanthus" Is Not A Weed, Experts Teach You To Eat Miscanthus To Detoxify And Relieve Cough

Each year in autumn and winter, the endless sea of ​​mangos and flowers embellishes Taiwan's autumn fields brightly. Recently, there has been a trend of "Pink Miscanthus" on social media. The super-spectacular pink beauty of Nantou Jiji has attracted net beauty to take beautiful photos and has become the most popular place to check in.

Actually, the mountain of mangosteen is not just beautiful. Li Xingxiang, an expert in traditional green herbal medicine who has studied traditional Chinese medicine for more than 40 years, said,

According to "Compendium of Materia Medica" records,. The whole plant, root, underground stem and fruit can be used for medicinal purposes. It is sweet and mild in taste, neutral in nature or slightly cold and non-toxic. Rash and cough and other effects.

. The fruit and seeds can cure measles, urticaria, chicken pox, whooping cough, edema, prolapse of the anus, jaundice, hepatitis and other diseases. However,

Poaceae Miscanthus, perennial herb, alias Du Rong, Wujiemang, Bamang, Bamao, Miscanthus, Suga, Hanmang; Hakka name: Shacanezai, Wujiemang.

The underground stems of awns are very developed, and the wild flowers often form an endless sea of ​​awns. Their habitats are located in mountainous areas, ditch banks, deserted places, riverbeds and other places with sufficient sunshine.

The height of the awn plant is about 1-2 meters, the underground stem is well developed, and the stem nodes are often powdery, and the stem nodes are extremely hard, not as soft as grass. The leaves are long lanceolate, about 20 to 30 cm, and the leaf margins contain siliceous material, which can cut the skin.

Heading and flowering in May of the lunar calendar, the panicles are large, about 30-50 cm long, the spikelets are paired, but the stalks are not of equal length, there are bundles of purple-red hairs at the base, and the flowers are oval-shaped fruit.

Hokkien people often confuse "菅" and "mang" together and call it "菅mang". In fact, "菅" and "mang" are two different things. Refers to the five-section awn.

The characteristic of awn is that the leaves and flowers are the most special. The flower is red and white, unlike the purple of reeds, the white of thatch, and the white of glutinous rice, which is yellow.

◎ This article is excerpted from / "Taiwan Traditional Herbal Tea Plant Guide (including 113 commonly used herbal tea plants, and 24 solar terms exclusive herbal tea recipes)" by Li Xingxiang ◎ Image source/Provided by Owl Publishing

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