鸭跖草又名竹节菜,为鸭跖草科鸭跖草属植物。鸭跖草(Gommelina CommunisL)以全草入药,具有清热解毒、利尿消肿、润肺强心的作用,是治疗流行性感冒、急性扁桃体炎、咽炎、水肿、尿路感染、急性肠炎、痢疾等症疗效较强用途较广的一味草药。鸭跖草喜生于阴湿处,多野生于山坡湿地、山涧、路旁、田边、沟边湿地,以土壤肥沃的夹沙土和低湿地为好。用种子繁殖,十月份种子成熟时割下植株晒干打下种子,簸尽杂质贮藏待用。来年清明前后播种,播种前整地作畦,畦面宽4尺,条播,沟距8寸,沟要浅,沟底要平, Compositae also known as bamboo dishes, Commelinaceae Commelina. Commelina (Gommelina CommunisL) to the whole plant medicine, with detoxification, diuretic swelling, lungs and cardiac function, is the treatment of influenza, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, edema, urinary tract infections, acute enteritis, dysentery, etc. Efficacy of a broader purpose of a blind herb. Pampaetoma hi born in the wet place, more wild in the hillside wetlands, mountain streams, roadsides, Tanabe, Mizobe wetlands, soil fertile sand and low wetlands as well. Breeding with seeds, in October when the seeds mature, cut off the plants dried to lay the seeds, all the impurities storage aside. Before and after the Ching Ming sowing the next year, sowing before sowing, 畦 face wide 4 feet, broadcast, trench spacing 8 inches, ditch shallow, ditch to be flat,