Introduction: It looks like mint, the old man calls it "hemorrhoid grass", and the people in the village cherish it, which plays a great role
The countryside has been a big kingdom of plants since ancient times, and there are countless kinds of plants, especially wild grasses, which grow in every corner of the countryside, and there are many in front of the house and behind the house. Most of the weeds are removed by farmers as weeds, but some weeds farmers attach great importance to and even transplant them and take them home to plant.
These valued weeds have their own value and uses, such as the familiar Tian Ji Huang, which is valued because of its benefits for hepatitis, and the famous motherwort, which is called "women's grass" because it helps women with gynecological diseases.
Today, the author shares with you this weed, it is also a very valuable weed, because of its curative effect on hemorrhoids, so it is valued by farmers, this weed is the very famous toad grass in the countryside. It is named for the wrinkled surface of its leaves that resemble the skin of a toad.
In fact, its formal scientific name is lychee grass. Although the name of lychee grass has the word "lychee", it has nothing to do with lychee, it is a lychee grass without lychee, just like the wife cake without a wife, Buddha jumping off the wall without Buddha in the same meaning.
Lychee grass is an annual or biennial herb of the family Lamiaceae, and there are many aliases such as primrose, wrinkled fur, frog grass, leper grass and so on, and it can be seen on the side of rural roads, fields, hillsides, ditches, wastelands, etc., and almost all over the country.
Because lychee grass is very common in rural areas, and its shape is also relatively peculiar, many people know it. Lychee grass does not grow tall, about 50 cm tall, the color of the leaves is verdant and turquoise, the surface is a little wrinkled, many people mistake it for mint. However, peppermint has a unique fragrance that is very recognizable when smelled.
Although the taste of lychee grass is not as fragrant as the taste of mint, its young leaves are also a very high-quality wild vegetable, which can be used to fry eggs, pancakes, make stuffed dumplings, make soup, directly stir-fry food, etc.
In addition, it can also be used to make tea to drink, can be used fresh, can also be dried for later, can be used to make tea. In particular, many elderly people will collect some lychee grass every year to dry and store, used for medicinal effects, in the past lack of medical treatment, this lychee grass has helped many people, so it has been valued.
Although lychee grass is a common herb in rural areas, its medicinal value cannot be underestimated. Its medicinal whole herb has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, cooling blood diuresis, and can be used for cough, bronchitis, mastitis, vaginitis, sore throat, nephritis, edema, dysentery, hemorrhoids and pain, hemorrhoids bleeding and other diseases.
In the folk, many older generations know that lychee grass has a certain effect on hemorrhoids, whether in the past or still many people use it to treat hemorrhoids with mild symptoms, at the beginning has a good effect, the practice is also very simple, the lychee grass can be mashed and applied to the anus.
It is said that "folk grass has no idle grass, the use of the right is a treasure", every kind of weed growing in the countryside has its meaning of existence, and it has a great effect on our human body, but now many people do not understand, only some older generations understand their value.
Dear friends, is there such a lychee grass in your hometown? Its shape looks like mint, the old people call it "hemorrhoid grass", the people in the village cherish it, it has a great effect, it plays a great role in our body. If you meet in your hometown, please pay attention to it.