在福建沿海中部各地,每当痢疾流行的季节,民间广泛应用“野麻草”治療痢疾,据筆者初步的观察,效果很好。为此,提出介绍,以供研究。野麻草是一年生草木植物,俗名玉碗捧珍珠。据福建師范学院生物系楊貽福先生等初步研究,認为该草属大戟科,榎草。形态:茎高約二尺許,葉互生,卵圆形,葉边成淺鋸齿状,葉面青綠色,葉背淡青色,葉面纹如麻。六月间, Everywhere in the central Fujian coast, whenever the dysentery epidemic season, folk use “wild herb” to treat diarrhea. According to the author’s preliminary observation, the effect is very good. To this end, an introduction was made for study. Wild grass is an annual vegetation plant, commonly known as jade bowl holding pearls. According to a preliminary study by Mr. Yang Yufu, a biological department of the Fujian Normal University, it is believed that the grass belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and Echinochloa crusgalli. Morphology: Stems about two feet high, leaves alternate, oval, leaf edge into a shallow jagged, leaves blue-green, pale blue back, leaf lines like linen. In June,