Rural people see this plant, many people are very headache, especially in the season when its fruit is ripe, passing by its side will often be glued to the seeds, so hate it, but you know? It's a good herb
Its name is Cang'er, it is the Asteraceae family, and it will wither in winter because it is an annual herb, also known as sheep brought, sticky sunflower, lice head, ground sunflower, old cane, thorn tree and so on
The plant is about 30 to 90 cm tall, with short white hairs all over it, the leaves are alternate, have long stalks, the leaves are ovate triangular or heart-shaped, and the edges are serrated or have 3 shallow lobes
The flowering period is from July to October, the flowers are unisexual, hermaphroditic, cephalic inflorescence apical or axillary
The fruiting period is from August to November, the fruit is spindle-shaped, wrapped in this thorny general bud, born in the countryside behind the house, in the wilderness, roadside and other sunny places, distributed throughout the country
The whole plant is poisonous, and the most poisonous part is its seed, which is the ear! The poison of Cang'er is mainly its toxic protein and alkaloids, but it is also a famous medicinal material, which has been recorded in many herbal books, such as the National Pharmacopoeia, the Compendium of Materia Medica, Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine, Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine, etc
There are mainly hypoglycemic, respiratory, cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, etc. have pharmacological effects, in addition, its seeds can be pressed oil, the nature of tung oil is similar, can be mixed with tung oil to make paint, can also be used as ink, soap, linoleum raw materials, but also can be made of hardening oil and lubricating oil
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