In our understanding, these wild plants in rural mountains are all composed of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits . However, in the strange nature, there are also individual exceptions. There is a plant that does not leaf.
This is a very peculiar plant. It is distributed on mountains, roadsides, rivers, and ditches in rural areas. It is very widespread. It grows very straight. Friends in the countryside, after reading these introductions, do you know which plant I want to share with you today?
People in ancient times generally named plants based on their appearance and characteristics, and some named plants based on their value and function. The plant we are going to introduce today is named based on its shape, because It has no leaves and grows very straight. Its stems grow section by section, so people gave it a name: section grass .
Knotweed is a perennial herbaceous plant. This plant likes to grow in places with water, such as some small rivers, small ditches, deserted fields, etc. It can also grow in dry places, but it grows Not very good.
The stem of the knotweed is hollow inside after it is pulled out. This feature is the same as the pen holder we use for writing, so people also call this knotweed pen holder , Equisetum .
Children who grew up in rural areas should have played with this kind of knotweed when they were young. They would tear off its stems section by section, and then put them back section by section in the same order. Have you ever played it?
In rural areas, this kind of wild knotweed is a kind of weed that cattle and sheep like to eat very much. Especially in winter, the grass on the mountains has dried up, but this kind of knotweed is evergreen all year round. It won't freeze to death in the cold winter, but it doesn't grow very much. Therefore, when the cattle and sheep have no grass to eat in winter, friends in the countryside go to the mountains to cut this kind of knotty grass and feed it to the cattle and sheep.
Those who raise pigs and sheep in rural areas must have cut this kind of knotted grass. Like the neighbors in Xiao Wu’s hometown who raise cattle and sheep, in their free time, a few people will go to the small rivers to cut knotted grass. Grass.
The roots of Aesthesia grow very deep. If it grows in crop fields, farmers hate it very much. Because Aesthesia reproduces quickly and is buried deep, it has a great impact on crops. , so farmer friends also like this plant very much. If it grows in crop fields, they would like to dig it all up. But when it grows beside small ditches and rivers, people still like it because it can be cut in winter. It comes back to feed the cattle and sheep.
This kind of knot grass has a long history of use in our country. It was recorded as early as Li Shizhen 's "Compendium of Materia Medica". It is said that this kind of knot grass is used to polish furniture to be particularly smooth and beautiful.
is this kind of grass that farmers hate, but it has a lot of value, especially its medicinal value is very high. It has the effect of improving eyesight. It is of great help to friends with poor eyesight. Use it It works very well for boiling water.
The value of the herb:
Clears away heat, is a diuretic, improves eyesight, removes nebula, eliminates phlegm and relieves cough. Used for red and swollen eyes, hepatitis, cough, bronchitis, and urinary tract infections. Stop bleeding and reduce swelling, stranguria, dysentery, boils, external trauma bleeding, etc. It has various pharmacological activities such as liver protection, enzyme lowering, blood sugar lowering, antioxidant, and coagulation.
Friends, is there this kind of wild knotweed in the mountains of your hometown? Have you ever played with it when you were a child? Do you know its other functions and values? Everyone is welcome to leave a comment below. That’s all for today’s introduction to joint grass. See you next time.
