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April 28 of the lunar calendar is a special day, every time on this day, Lao Zu will hold a sacrifice ceremony, at that time I still have a look of doubt, this is not a traditional festival, in the end who to sacrifice? Later, after listening to grandpa, I learned that the sacrificial medicine king, Lao Zu was a well-known local herb doctor, at that time, if anyone in the village was bitten by a snake or a poisonous insect, he would let him grab some herbs to apply, you don't say, special work, tomorrow is the twenty-eighth of April of the lunar calendar? It is said that this day is the day of the birth of the medicine king, and the folk call it the "birth of the medicine king".
Tomorrow's medicine king birthday, the old man said "use 3 grass, solve a thousand sorrows", "3 grass" refers to what, how to use? According to folk sayings, there are actually many medicine kings, such as Fuxi, Shennong, The Yellow Emperor, Sun Simiao, Bian Que, Hua Tuo, etc., all of which are called medicine kings by later generations, but according to the birth date, Bian Que is more appropriate, because there is also Bian Que's birthday on this day, so it seems that Bian Que's statement is relatively reliable.
Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, hundreds of herbs are medicine, and the old man said "use 3 grasses to relieve a thousand sorrows", what is this "3 grasses" in the end, how to use it? I asked the elders in the village, who were quite familiar with these three grasses, and also told me that their wonderful use, these common folk weeds, were rare treasures in the past.
1st grass: Perilla
Perilla is a treasure all over the body, now the perilla is just in the tender time, it has the effect of clearing heat and cold, remember before, some people will also dry the perilla, if you encounter a child at home cold or the like, there will be sun-dried perilla water to help the child bathe, but also quite effective. However, the magic of perilla can be used not only once, but also an indispensable existence for eating snails, bullfrogs and the like.
Perilla is mainly used for cooking, some fishy seafood fish, you can put some perilla, it can play a role in increasing the fragrance and fishy, in addition to the detoxification effect.
How to eat it: After the perilla is washed, wait until the dish is about to come out of the pot, put it in, stir-fry evenly, and there will be a strong perilla flavor at this time.
Grass 2: Wormwood
Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, wormwood also grows better, this kind of grass end festival will arrive on the day, it can play a role in driving away evil spirits and dispelling diseases, in the Jingchu Chronicle: "Picking ai is a person, hanging on the door, to you poison gas." "Wormwood, which can make moxa to cure diseases, moxibustion, and insect repellent, belongs to a very practical weed with a strong smell.
After the weather is hot, there are more and more mosquitoes, if you use wormwood, you will not be affected by these insects, and your mood will naturally become better, so that you don't have to worry about being bitten by the big bags.
Specific eating method: The most common way for the elderly to eat is to cook it with eggs, that is, when boiling eggs, put in wormwood, although they do not eat wormwood after cooking, but the eggs will have a strong wormwood aroma.
3rd grass: Calamus
This grass, its status is actually not low, many people only know wormwood, but do not know calamus, if you are in the countryside, like the rural paddy field, ditch, stream can meet it, this calamus leaves also have a very strong fragrance, its role is actually similar to wormwood, are used to drive away poisonous insects, disease prevention and evil.
Calamus is also a medicinal and food homologous ingredient, and the elderly like to pluck its leaves and boil them to turn into herbal water, but it is rare to see people doing this now.
Specific usage: hanging on the door, the same as wormwood, but everyone does not eat much, may be too troublesome to deal with.
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April 28th Medicine King's birthday, as the saying goes, "with 3 grasses, no disease disturbance", 3 grasses refer to what? It is perilla, wormwood, calamus, the first two, not only a good medicinal material, but also a good raw material for cooking, friends, do you have the habit of using these three grasses? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.
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