The Chinese Materia Medica says that it is acrid and bitter in flavor and slightly warm in nature. It goes to meridians of heart, liver, and spleen. Crucial functions are dissipating phlegm for resuscitation, resolving dampness to move qi, expelling wind to relieve limb pain or numbness, and relieve swelling and pain. Prime acorus gramineus uses and indications include coma caused by intense heat, coma due to blocking of the respiratory system, forgetfulness, tinnitus, deafness, abdominal pain and bloating, food-denying dysentery, arthralgia due to wind and dampness, traumatic injury, ulcer, and scabies. Recommended dosage is from 3 to 6 grams in decoction or 6 to 12 grams in fresh herb. In addition, it is often used in the forms of powder and pills too.

Acorus gramineus benefits

More than just a sedative medicine for the treatment of insomnia, in recent years acorus gramineus grass is used in a wide range of applications. Here are its top 5 health benefits.

1) Preferred sedative hypnotic drug that treats chronic sleeplessness. Thanks to its inhibition of certain central nervous system, it is not only sedative and hypnotic, but also aromatic and expectorant. That’s to say, it has a good effect on insomnia disorder caused by the interference of phlegm-heat. What’s more, it also has sedative and hypnotic effects for the mentally ill;

2) Joint pain relief by managing Qi and activating blood. It is of acrid nature and good at activating blood and managing Qi. Therefore, it treats blockage due to wind-damp, joint pain, and bruises. Clinically it is applied directly to the wound (topical) along with fresh ginger and gardenia in order to reduce swelling and pain;

3) Remedy of dampness obstructing spleen-stomach syndrome by arousing spleen and harmonizing stomach. Since the aromatic volatile oil contained can promote the secretion of digestive juice and inhibit the gastrointestinal abnormal fermentation, it arouses spleen and helps the transportation and transformation of stomach;

4) Treatment of epilepsy by eliminating phlegm for resuscitation. Since its aromatic nature can transform damp turbidity, open orifice, and dispelling phlegm-damp, it is applicable in the treatment of obnubilation, deafness, blurred vision, and mental retardation that are caused by phlegm dampness blocking and clear yang failing to ascend;

5) Disease prevention by eliminating turbid pathogen with aromatics. Thanks to its aromatic properties and the detoxicating and pathogen-expelling ability, it is often used as a common herb for the purpose of disease prevention in ancient time. No wonder ancient Chinese used to hang fresh mugwort and acorus leaves on the doors and windows in order to prevent plague.

✓  Direction for Herb tea:
1. Boil 200ml (6.76oz) of water.
2. Put in 1 pack of herbs in the water.
3. Wait for about 3 minutes for the herb to brew, take out the herbs, then drink.

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