Phnom Penh grass is also called Phnom Penh tequila or Phnom Penh fake pineapple, also called Phnom Penh lotus. The stems of Phnom Penh grass will grow vertically, generally reaching 40 cm high. Leaves are alternate, and the shape is similar to that of the heart. It is about 4 cm long and about cm wide. There will be irregular small teeth on the edge of leaves.
What plant is Phnom Penh grass?
Plant category: Potamogeton marginata is a dicotyledonous plant of Agave in Orchidaceae, which is a perennial herb. Potamogeton marginata also blooms, with yellow-green flowers, and the flowering period is in summer.
Growth habit: Phnom Penh grass likes warm and sunny places and is suitable for growing in an environment of about 20 degrees. Phnom Penh grass has strong drought tolerance, suitable for planting in loose and permeable soil, and is generally widely distributed in the Yangtze River basin and southern regions.
Efficacy and use of Phnom Penh grass
Phnom Penh grass contains some chemical components of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and tonifying deficiency, promoting diuresis and detoxicating, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, nourishing blood and strengthening spleen, cooling blood, expelling wind and removing dampness, and can be used to treat cough due to lung heat, asthma, diarrhea, rheumatism, edema and traumatic injury.
Phnom Penh grass painting