Medicinal differences between Zizhu grass and Zizhu leaf

Zizhu grass, also known as Zizhu or hemostatic grass, is a plant of Zizhu in Verbenaceae. Its roots and leaves are used as medicine. The leaves are collected in summer and autumn, and the roots can be collected all year round. Purple Pearl tastes bitter, astringent and has flat medicinal properties. Purple Pearl leaf is the dry leaf of Verbenaceae plant duhonghua. Picking in summer and autumn, dry. Bitter, astringent and cool in nature. There is little difference between the two in medicinal efficacy

The shape difference between Zizhu grass and Zizhu leaves

The leaves of Zizhu grass are opposite, and the shape of the leaves is mostly long oval or lanceolate. In summer and autumn, purple flowers will bloom in the leaf axils of Zizhu grass, and then form small spherical fruits. When mature, the color is purplish red

Zizhu leaves mostly shrink, curl, and some are broken. The complete leaves of Zizhu are mostly oval. Petiole ca. 0.5-1.5 cm long, base broadly cuneate or obtuse, margin serrulate, nearly base entire