The main species of Psoralen

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Featherleaf thorngrass

Willow leaf needle grass

White-flowered ghost grass


Pilanopsis is an annual herbaceous organism that is commonly used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat inflammation, clear away heat and detoxify. They like to grow in warm and humid areas and can be seen in many places in our country. There are several varieties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on the shape of their leaves and flowers. Let’s popularize the main varieties of ghost needle grass for everyone~


Main varieties of ghost needle grass
Featherleaf thorngrass

Pennatifolia

Pennatifolia is named after its leaves are divided into three compound leaves or pinnately divided leaves. Its stem is nearly cylindrical, slightly four-sided, and its petioles have extremely narrow wings. The leaves are usually strip-shaped or strip-lanceolate, with coarsely serrated edges. The fruit is 3-4.5 mm long and wide. It is 1.5-2 mm and belongs to achene. It is often found on roadsides and riverside wetlands. The whole plant can be used as medicine and has detoxifying and anti-inflammatory effects.

Ghost-Needle Grass

Willow-Leaf Ghost-Needle Grass

This kind of ghostgrass is different from the featherleaf ghostgrass. Its leaves are not divided and are needle-shaped. It is named because it looks like a willow leaf. The edges of its leaves are also sparsely serrated, the stems are nearly cylindrical, and the fruits are also achenes, narrowly wedge-shaped, with four edges, 5-6.5 mm long, and larger than the fruits of P. pinnata. Likewise, it can also be used as a herbal medicine to detoxify and remove blood clots.

Ghostgrass

White-flowered Ghostgrass

Pleurotus albicans has a blunt quadrangular stem with three-lobed or undivided leaflets at the lower part and pinnate compound leaves in the middle. The oval leaflets grow on both sides, and the leaflets at the top are oval. , three-split or not split. The fruit is also an achene, black and 7-13 mm long. What's special about it is that it has white tongue-shaped flowers that are 5-8mm long and 3.5-5mm wide. They can also be used as medicine, which is what distinguishes it from the other two types of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Ghostgrass

To sum up, Ghostgrass is a common Chinese herbal medicines are mainly divided into three types: Pseudomonas pinnata, Pseudomonas albicans, and Pseudomonas albicans. While they have something in common, they also have their own morphological characteristics. I hope that after clarifying the above points, you will be able to accurately identify its type when you encounter the ghost needle grass in your life.


Willow leaf needle grass

White-flowered ghost grass














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