The "Three Treasures of Northeast China" refers to the three local specialties of Northeast China, and there are two theories: old and new.
New Three Treasures: Ginseng, Mink, Deer Antler Velvet.
The Old Three Treasures: Ginseng, Mink, Ula Grass.
In the past, poor people in the northeast filled ula grass in their shoes in winter to ensure that their feet were not frozen, so ula grass was a treasure for the poor.
Ulla grass [wù lɑ cǎo]
Ula grass, also known as as tarponica grass, is a plant of the sedge family, which grows mainly in the Changbai Mountains of northeast China and south of the Waixing'an Mountains.
Ula grass, with short rhizomes, forms a treadle. The stalks are tightly clustered, 20–50 cm high and 1–1.5 mm wide, slender, triform, hard, leafless at the base of the leaf sheath, tan, shiny, slightly lobed or fibrous. The leaves are shorter than or nearly equal to the length of the stalk, bristle-shaped, folded inwards, hard, and rough edges. The lowermost part of the bract is bristle-like, unsheathed, and the upper part is scaly.
On the surface, Ula grass looks very ordinary, with slender stems and leaves, green, clusters of bushes, and green-brown flower spikes. However, for hundreds of years, this ordinary grass, closely related to the lives of the people in the Changbai Mountains, has become an indispensable necessity. In the autumn, people go to the mountains to cut ula grass, dry it for storage, and put it in their shoes in winter to avoid frostbite on their feet.
After putting Ula grass in the shoes, not only does it not produce frostbite, but it also does not stink on the feet.
This is because Ula grass has the effect of warming winter and cooling summer, removing odor, activating meridians, eliminating fatigue, improving blood microcirculation, and improving immunity.
Ula grass itself is anacorrhizal and has a strong inhibitory effect on fungi and bacteria. Long-term close-fitting use can treat athlete's foot.
Ula grass has excellent corrosion absorption, absorbs moisture, automatically adjusts and maintains the degree of humidity, making it warm in winter and cool in summer, and works on the day of use.
Ula grass remains green for a long time, the smell is fragrant and long-lasting, and any odor is removed.
Now, mattresses and insoles made of ula grass are very popular with everyone!
Students, do you want a pair of ula grass insoles?
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