In China's Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Sichuan and south of the valley meadows, the side of the field grows a solanaceous herbaceous vine, its obvious features are the leaves of the piano shape, the fruit is red and black after ripening, beautiful and attractive, but can not eat, people often called white hair vine or white Ying. Today I would like to talk about some of the situations of this plant.
First, the basic situation of Bai Ying
Bai Ying is the official middle name, this name comes from the "Botanical Names And Facts Tu Kao", in the "Flora of China" identified as the official middle name; there are many aliases, such as white hair vine, wild eggplant, vine, north wind vine, mountain beet, etc.; in plant taxonomy belongs to the solanaceae of the solanaceae genus Long kui subgenus Bai Ying group of grassy vines.
Baiying is mainly distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and many provinces and regions south of China; it usually grows in valley grass, shrubland and field edge.
Identification points of Bai Ying: one is a grassy vine, 50-100 cm in length, with long gray-white hairs on the vine stems and twigs; the leaves are alternate, and the leaves are mostly piano-shaped; the second is that the flowers are blue, purple or white, and flower in June and August;
The third is a spherical shape of the berries, reddish-black when ripe, about 8 mm in diameter, and the fruit ripens in August and October.
Second, the fruit of Bai Ying cannot be eaten
The fruit inflorescence is large, the fruit is dense, green before ripening, reddish-black after ripening, and looks beautiful and attractive, but it cannot be eaten. The main reason is the taste of astringent acid, after eating caused gastrointestinal discomfort, according to the relevant determination, its fruit mainly contains saponins, alkaloids, steroids, organic acids, oils, amino acids, sugar, glycoside components, there is a small poison, not suitable for consumption.
So what is the use of Bai Ying, first, Bai Ying's whole grass and dried fruit can be used medicinally, it is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine in China, the whole grass has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, disinfection and swelling, the fruit can treat wind and fire toothache, please follow the doctor's advice when medicinal. Second, Bai Ying belongs to the grassy vine, strong adaptability, leaf flowers and fruits have ornamental value, can be planted in idle places for green ornamental use.