What is a rat’s tail? Health benefits of rat’s tail

Although rat’s tail is a wild plant, often found in rural areas in Vietnam, it has extremely effective therapeutic uses. Learn more about this herb and their health benefits with Tnhelearning.edu.vn through the following article.

What is a rat’s tail?

Mouse tail tree is also known by other names such as: Kitchen chopsticks, eel-tail grass, sea fairy, boon, coherence, omens, pseudo-faerie. Is a plant of the verbena family (Verbenaceae), scientifically known as Stachytarpheta jamaicensis.

The tree originated in the Americas , was later introduced to our country and grows wild in many fields and countryside of Vietnam.

It is a herbaceous, perennial, purple-green plant with a height of about 2m . Leaves are symmetrical, 2 – 4 cm wide, 3 – 8 cm long, with serrated edges. Plants flower and fruit around April – June every year, flowers are purple-blue, grow in clusters about 20-40cm long, capsule, about 4-5mm long.

What is a rat’s tail tree?

Health benefits of rat’s tail

In rat’s tail plant contains active ingredient glucosidic, all leaves, stems, roots are used as medicine. Specifically, tannins and chlorogenic acid are found in the roots, and dopamine and tarphetamine in the leaves and stems of rat’s tail.

According to Oriental Medicine, rat’s tail has a bitter taste, has a welding property, has the effect of helping to clear heat, detoxify and diuretic, reduce inflammation, relieve pain,… Body:

• In Brazil, people use rat’s tail grass to treat dysentery, fever, rheumatism, skin ulcers caused by pus.
• Indians often use this plant to treat venereal diseases, cataracts, erysipelas, boils, sores, …
• The Chinese use rat’s tail in remedies for urinary stones, leukoplakia, pharyngitis, snakebites, etc.

In addition, in folklore, eating rat tail grass raw is also effective in treating heart-related diseases including heart valve regurgitation.

Health benefits of rat’s tail

According to modern medicine, the uses can be mentioned as:

• The rat’s tail has the effect of reducing pain, sedating, reducing body temperature and inhibiting movement;
• The extract contains the active ingredient ethyl acetate extracted from the leaves of the rat’s tail plant, which helps control and inhibit the activity of mite larvae and mosquito larvae.
• Extracted from fresh rat’s tail stems and leaves contains ethanol, which has vasodilating, antispasmodic effects, reducing symptoms of angina, fatigue, and shortness of breath.
• Rattan essential oil has the effect of lowering blood pressure, good for the heart and diabetes.
• Using rat’s tail also helps to support diarrhea.
• Thanks to the active ingredients such as saponins, tannins, flavonoids, rat’s tail has anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects, reducing inflammation, preventing the risk of cross-infection;
• Besides, it also has the ability to heal wounds, remove toxins for the liver, lower liver enzymes, …

Some common uses of rat’s tail include: Treatment of coughs, colds, diarrhea, pharyngitis, rheumatism, acute conjunctivitis, urinary tract infections, …

How to use: Sac 15 – 30gr/day of rat’s tail, drink daily. In addition, it can be crushed and applied to the skin to treat soft tissue injuries and skin diseases.

Notes when using rattail grass

Notes when using rattail grass

Although it is a precious herb with many good health benefits, there are some side effects of rat’s tail you need to be aware of while using:

• Subjects include people with high blood pressure, low blood sugar, infants and pregnant women absolutely should not use.
• Welding rat tail should be used with caution for a long time , especially for people who can damage solder.
• The treatment of cardiovascular diseases of rat’s tail grass has only been performed on animals, it needs to be studied and applied for further treatment in humans.
• Stop the drug and immediately go to the medical facility if the body shows symptoms such as: Nausea, hives, redness, …

To be safe, you should consult traditional medicine doctors before using to have a suitable method of use, to avoid affecting health.

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Source: Vinmec

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