Herbs that can be medicated are generally called "herbs", and the herbs can even be made into "Chinese herbs", at this time its value is relatively high, what are the common Chinese herbs? According to records, there are Su Ye, Qiu Sang, Pei Lan, Qing Dai, Ban Xia, Bai Zhi, Shiso, Bai Peony, Jing Mo, Jiang Hedge, Winter Sunflower, Zi Fu, Forsythia, Cranberry, Peony, Golden Thread Lotus, etc., I don't know how many flower friends know? These plants generally grow in the wild, and we can even see them by the river and down the slopes.
But there is another plant is quite special, its leaves are not beautiful, from a distance to look at the leaves of this plant, you will find that its leaves are like the skin of a toad, so in some areas will be called "toad leaves", in fact, it and most of the Chinese herbs, the value is relatively high. Some flower friends will dig this plant home to plant, a dig is 10 trees, and then put them in plastic pots to maintain, now they are growing vigorously, not only have ornamental value, but also valuable, let's take a look at this plant together.
1 kind of "toad leaf" is little known, but it has become a medicinal herb, dug home to plant, and it is worth it!
Toad grass
This so-called toad leaf, it also has a big name, it is called toad grass, in other areas may be called pig's ear grass, rice spoon grass, seven star grass, five grass, etc., toad grass plant type and plantain is similar, not tall plants, the height of the plant is generally below 20 cm, when it grows and breeds on the wet roadside, it is often trampled by us.
When I was a child, I often looked for this plant under the hillside in the summer or autumn, and during this time it grew very fast, we harvested the branches and leaves of the plant, and simply washed it with water, and then it could be taken to dry, and the excavated home toad grass was also valuable, but the value would be higher after drying. Some flower friends are directly digging out its root system, planting at home as a potted plant to watch, it can be said that the more valuable it is, the leaves of the toad grass look wrinkled, but some flower friends feel strange and good-looking.
Toad grass can be sown in the fall or can choose to propagate in separate plants in the fall. According to the data, this plant contains protocatechin, 4-hydroxyphenyl lactic acid, high carbinosides, coarse ragweed, etc., and this plant is recorded in the "Mindong Materia Medica": "into the lungs, spleen, liver three meridians". "Flora of Guangzhou" "cure damp heat", it can be seen that the toad grass is still quite valuable and useful.
If florists want to plant it at home for maintenance, it is best to choose moist saprophyll soil, which is conducive to the growth of new roots of toad grass, and also allows the root system of toad grass to absorb nutrients, so as to become more and more exuberant.
About the toad grass, it is introduced here, have flower lovers seen it? What would you call it? Welcome to leave a message to communicate!