| Class and Class No. | 3E ( 9 ) |
| Name | Chiu Shun Lok |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 蘆根 |
| Family Name (科名): | 禾本科 Poaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Phragmitis Communis |
| Common name (俗名): | Reed Rhizome蘆茅根 葦根 蘆頭
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| 習性：
多年生高大草本
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Growth habit:
Live in wetlands and swamps
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| 葉：
叶2列式排列，具叶鞘；叶鞘抱茎无毛或具细毛；叶灰绿色或蓝绿色，较宽，线状披针形
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Leaf:
Leaves 2-arranged, with leaf sheaths ; leaf sheaths glabrous or with fine hairs; leaves gray-green or turquoise, broad, linear-lanceolate, 30-60 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, coarse
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| 花：
圆锥花序大形，顶生，直立，有时稍弯曲 暗紫色或褐紫色，稀淡黄色, 花期9～10月
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Flower:
Panicles large, terminal, erect, sometimes slightly curved Flowering from September to October.
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| 果：
颖果，椭圆形至长圆形，与内外稃分离
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Fruit:
Caryopsis , oval to oblong, separated from inside and outside
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| 性味功能
外皮疏松，可以剥离。气无，味甘。 甘，寒
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Properties
Thick, yellow and white, shiny, no roots, tender Sweet tasting, cold.
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| 主治
清热泻火药, 用于热病烦渴、胃热呕吐、肺热咳嗽、肺痈吐脓、热淋涩痛
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Treats
· Clears Heat and Promotes Fluids, Clears Lung Heat |
| 知多一點點：
本品功能清热利尿，可用治热淋涩痛，小便短赤，常配白茅根、车前子等用
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More to learn:
· Do not use in symptoms of cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach.
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Previous Scientific Research (if any):
| 1. 芦根多糖的提取及其抗氧化活性的研究
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Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| General Information on Lu Gen | https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%8A%A6%E6%A0%B9/399955#1
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| Gallery on Lu Gen | https://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/reed_rhizome.html?sti=ny9c82qplgb0tyszdy|
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| Plant Profile on Lu Gen | http://en.tcm-china.org/art/2012/12/19/art_3450_69363.html
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| Medicine of Lu Gen | https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/reed-rhizome_230117785.html
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Questions:
| (Beginner) | Q1. What kind of people should prevent using this type of plant as medicine?
· Answer: People with symptoms of cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach. |
| (Elementary) | Q2.How should you intake this plant?
Answer: Depends on type of disease. Normally with water another substances such as honey. |
| (Advanced) | Q3. What is the myth of this plant?
Answer: There was a myth about a poor man in China who was sick and went to a selfish and egotistical doctor who wouldn’t help him, so he went to a nearby pond to dig up some Lu Gen after a beggar told him that it could heal him. As a result, his disease was cured, and Lu Gen was known to many as a cheap medicine. |
