Introduction: Strawberries common in the countryside, farmers treat it as a weed, the fruit can be eaten, the old man called it a soul grass
In this spring when all things are revived, it is the best season to eat wild vegetables and wild fruits, and many wild vegetables and fruits in the rural mountains have grown.
The wild vegetables we often eat are houttuynia, small root garlic, prickly shoots, dandelions and so on. Wild fruits include March bubble, snakeberry, prickly berry, sheep's milk, tea ear and so on.
At this time of year, many children in the countryside go to the mountains to pick wild fruits and vegetables when they have time to eat.
These wild fruits are natural snacks for rural children, they are wild in the mountains, there is no pollution, and the nutritional value is very rich.
For rural children who grew up in the 7080s, there were more wild fruits picked, but for children now, few people go to the mountains to pick wild fruits to eat. Therefore, it is necessary to understand or recognize these common wild fruits in rural areas, as well as some of their value and role.
In this issue, I will share with friends a kind of wild fruit that grows on the roadside, wasteland, ditch, bush, and field in the countryside.
This wild fruit is called a berry, is a small tree of the genus Rosaceae, alias March bubble, red plum, tiger grass, I don't know what plant you call him there?
Plant morphological characteristics
This wild plant can grow up to 1~2 meters tall, its branches grow in a bow-shaped, its small leaves are diamond-shaped round or inverted ovate, the base is round or wide wedge-shaped, the edge has irregular coarse serrations or lack of engraved coarse heavy serrations, often with shallow lobes; Inflorescences apical or axillary, petals ovate or oblong, pink to purplish-red; The fruit is ovate, red, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; The nucleus has shallow wrinkles; The berries bloom between May and June and bear fruit between July and August.
The name of the plant comes from the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which shows its value and the history of people's understanding of its value, this wild fruit is widely distributed in the rural areas of the mainland, in Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guizhou and other provinces, there are wild growth, therefore, it is a wild fruit that rural children often eat.
The value and role of thatch
When I was a child, I would pick this wild fruit to eat, and if I was lucky, I could eat a full plant, and I would pick some back and share it with my partners, which tasted sweet and sweet, like strawberries, and looked like strawberries, but smaller. That's the size of your little finger.
In addition to eating the fruit of the thatchry, smart rural people also use it to make wine and as a raw material for health supplements. The roots and leaves contain tannins, which can be extracted from the gum.
Rural children who grew up in the 70s and 80s have eaten this wild fruit, which likes warm climatic conditions, does not have high requirements for soil, and is resistant to heat and cold. If it grows on the edge of a crop field in the countryside, the farmer friends will dig it up when they see it.
Because its growth and reproduction rate is very fast, its growth will have an impact on the crops planted by farmers, especially the whole body is covered with spikes, as long as people touch its plants will be stabbed and bleed. To prevent stabbing wounds, its presence will also not be allowed.
In addition to the fruit can be eaten, this kind of berry actually has good medicinal properties and is sold in pharmacies. Its traditional Chinese medicine name is also called Maoberry, according to the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Lingnan Medicine Collection", Maoberry has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, dispersing stasis and stopping bleeding, insecticidal and treating sores, etc., and can be used to treat anti-myocardial ischemia, antioxidant and other symptoms.
Therefore, some people in rural areas who understand its value and role often call it "soul returning grass", which shows that its value is still very precious.
Although this kind of strawberry has thorns all over its body, some bonsai enthusiasts cultivate it as an ornamental plant, because of its beautiful stem and leaf shape, bright flowers and fragrant smell, not only to enjoy flowers, but also to eat fruit. Kill a lot of birds with one stone.
Friends, is there such a wild berry in your hometown? Have you ever eaten its fruit? Welcome to leave a message to share.