【Harvest time, size, shape】Seed brownish yellow, thin and small, with 3 ridge angles 【Habitat】Growing along humid field edges, on ditch sides, roadsides and grasslands. 【Plant height】0.15-0.5M 【The herbal actual smell and taste】Light smell and bland taste. 【Blooming period】July to September 【Fruiting period】August to October 【Seeding time】In Spring or Autumn 【Sun/Shade】sun 【Moisture, soil, temperature】sufficient sunlight, avoid salt and alkali, clay and swamp, prefers fertile sandy loam 【Medicinal parts】entire plant with roots. Chinese name: Baihuasheshecao. 【Harvest & Processing】Collected in summer and autumn, sun-dried or used fresh. 【Main components】Contains asperuloside, organic acids and its esters, including asperulosidic acid, deacetylasperulosidicacid, scandoside, scandodide methyl ester, etc; anthraquinones: 2-methyl-3-methoxyanthraquinone, 2- methyl-3-hvdroxy-4-methoxyanthraquinone, etc; triterpenes: ursolic acid, β-sitosterol, oleanolic acid, and flavonoid compounds. 【Pharmacological effect】Anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory. 【Property】Bittersweet, cold, non-toxic. Clearing heat, detoxifying and inducing urination. Mark: As for all the herbs we supply here, all the medicinal information is only for your reference. Please consult with prefessional doctors for any application. Naturix-Seeds will not be responsible for any medicinal effects.