Rural areas are rich in resources, wild plants are found in every corner of the countryside, they are the natural gift of nature to us human beings, and they are also closely related to our human life, and have played a vital role in the past.
For rural babies, the plants that can be eaten as snacks are the most important, there are fruits on the plants, and there are roots that grow in the ground, which can be eaten as snacks, they have accompanied the entire childhood of rural babies, and they are also their unforgettable memories.
Today, the plant shared by the author, its roots are also one of the favorite snacks for rural babies, because of its peculiar shape of the roots, it looks like the famous ginseng, so it is called "mountain ginseng" by many people, and some people call it "ground ginseng".
Actually, this plant has a very interesting scientific name called Kudzu mist water. There is also a very well-known alias called glutinous rice grass in the folk, because its underground roots taste like glutinous rice, so it is named glutinous rice grass.
Pueraria is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Urticaceae, which is mainly distributed in Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan, Gansu, Zhejiang and other provinces and regions in the mainland, and grows mostly in moist places such as roadsides, garden edges, field edges, and ditch edges.
Kudzu is a common wild plant in rural areas, and many friends in the countryside have seen it, but they don't know its value. The stem of the misty kudzu is scattered or more or less creeping, up to more than one meter long, and very flexible, it is particularly good for tying things, and some people even jokingly call it "bundle fairy rope".
The whole plant is covered with sparse hairs, most of the leaves are alternate leathery, oval, the end is gradually pointed, the leaves are a little rough to the touch, but the color is emerald green, the number of leaves is more, it looks so green, the older generation often picks to make wild vegetables to eat, and it tastes unique.
Although the leaves of Kudzu are not small, its flowers are extremely small, with small yellowish-white flowers. Because the bouquet is open in the leaf axils, it is even smaller, and it is difficult to detect its presence if you don't look closely. When ripe, achenes are black and ovate in shape and look shiny.
The biggest feature of the whole plant is its underground roots, which are cylindrical and smell a faint fragrance, similar to ginseng. This kind of root is a rare good thing, which can be directly peeled and eaten as a snack, which is one of the snacks often eaten by rural children.
Because the root of the kudzu is rich in starch, it tastes pink and tender, like glutinous rice, and it also has a faint sweet taste, which is one of the reasons why it is very popular.
The so-called "no idle grass in the countryside, all know are treasures", foggy kudzu also has its value and use, its young leaves can be used as wild vegetables to eat, the roots can be used as snacks, and can be used to make soup to drink, the most important thing is that the value of medicine is high, people who understand it will dig home when they meet in the wild.
It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, clearing swelling and draining pus, diluting water and drenching, and has certain curative effects on many diseases such as wind and fire toothache, dysentery, diarrhea, sore throat, mastitis, astringent urine, white turbidity, fractures, carbuncle swelling and poison.
Dear friends, do you have this kind of foggy kudzu in your hometown? Its roots resemble ginseng, known as "mountain ginseng", and it was often dug up as a snack as a child, and now the people who have eaten it are old. If you meet in your hometown, please cherish it!
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