肾茶又名猫须草、猫须公、腰只草、化石草、大花直管草,由于其雄蕊酷似猫的胡须,故又有猫须草之名。肾茶为唇形科猫须属多年生草本植物,味凉、甘、微苦,以茎、叶入药。研究表明,肾茶中所含的主要活性成分有迷迭香酸、熊果酸、黄酮类及肌醇等,具有抗炎、调节免疫力、抗菌和利尿 Also known as cat mustard, cat whisker, waist grass, fossil grass, large flowers straight tube grass, because of its stamens cat-like beard, so there are cats and cats in the name. Kidney tea for Labiatae cats should be a perennial herb, taste cool, sweet, slightly bitter, stems and leaves into medicine. Studies have shown that the main active ingredients contained in the kidney tea rosmarinic acid, ursolic acid, flavonoids and inositol, etc., with anti-inflammatory, immune regulation, antibacterial and diuretic