There are many wild plants in the countryside, they all have their own different medicinal value, because of the degree of medicinal use, so there are some plants that are valued by people, there are some plants, people are not so valued, such as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and other plants are sought after, but they are unattainable, generally wild very few. In fact, there are some herbs, they also have their own medicinal value, but because the value is not high, so people do not pay much attention to it, and even trample on it.
Today Xiaobian introduced you to the plant, its name is called Fat Sea, speaking of this name, probably most people have heard of it, because many people with sore throats like to use it to make tea to drink. Do you know why Fat Sea is called that name? In fact, it has a lot to do with its shape when it meets water, because it will become larger when it meets water.
Fat sea is also known as the sea seed, large hole fruit, it belongs to the sycamore family of plants, and when its fruit is ripe, it is spindle-shaped or oval, its length is about 2 to 3 cm, and the diameter is about 1 to 1.5 cm. Its apex is blunt and rounded, the base is slightly pointed, the surface is brown or dark brown, and it is shiny and has irregular wrinkles.
Its peel is relatively thin, and the texture is relatively fragile, it is easy to fall off, the middle layer of the peel is relatively thick, the color is black-brown, the texture is leathery, there are 2 pieces of hypertrophic endosperm inside, its shape is broadly ovate, its cotyledons have two, and close to the inside of the endosperm, its smell is not very large, its fruit is sticky to chew.
Fat Sea belongs to a relatively dry plant, it can live very well in drought conditions, but if it rains frequently, its roots will not be able to stand, it is still a deciduous tree, its origin is not actually in China. Originally, it was an invasive species, so many mainland friends didn't like it very much.
But later found that it has a relatively good medicinal value, for example, its effect on analgesic and anti-inflammatory is very good, and for those who often have diarrhea, diarrhea, it also has this effect of diarrhea, so now there are more and more people in the mainland are planting it, but they have also obtained a lot of income, and now 1 pound of fat sea on the market can be sold for about 30 yuan.