There is a small wildflower in the countryside, the leaves are very beautiful, cute and cute, but don't be confused by its appearance, it is a poisonous plant, broken branches will flow out of the white liquid, the hand touch is very dangerous, this flower is cat's eye grass, the scientific name is Ze lacquer.
The petals of cat's eye grass are green, layer by layer, at first glance it looks very much like a cat's eye, so it is called cat's eye grass or cat's eye, when I was a child and my friends played in the field, I often played with it as a toy, and the leaves were removed one by one, so that you can play for a long time. But it's dangerous to think about now, because this thing is poisonous.
Cat's eye grass is a euphorbia plant, we all know that almost all the plants of the Euphorbia family are poisonous, their stems and leaves can flow out of the milky white liquid, this liquid is very toxic, the mouth and nose must not be touched, before there are children have also licked the white liquid of this cat's eye grass, the result of the throat is spicy crying. Therefore, when there are children in the family, we must take good care of them and do not touch the plants in the wild
Cat's eye grass on the skin irritation is very strong, some people skin is very sensitive, if its juice on the skin, may cause skin burns, blisters, if you accidentally get into the eyes will be more uncomfortable, will swell into a slit, serious or even blind.
Some rural elderly people in order to prevent children from touching it randomly, they made up a smooth slip: "Swollen eye Artemisia, point eyelids, a glance to see the Beijing gate." "There was a fool who wiped it on her eyelids, and as a result, her eyes swollen into a single one, and since then no one has dared to touch it again, and when she touched it, she washed her hands, afraid to look at the Beijing gate."
Although this thing is poisonous, but things have two sides, toxic at the same time useful, cat's eye grass is a very valuable Chinese herbal medicine, the cat's eye grass made of medicinal materials after boiling a little brown sugar, the effect of treating pharyngitis is very good, as well as the effect of clearing fire expectorant, cough and asthma, but everyone do not take it privately, ask the doctor's advice and then use.
The method of concocting cat's eye grass is not difficult, wear gloves in the summer, use a knife to cut off the part of the ground, remove impurities, dry it, store it in the shade, and consult a local doctor to use it;
Winter can also pick medicine, dig out the whole cat's eye grass, dry and store it, but be careful, its roots are also poisonous, wear gloves when operating, pay attention to washing hands in time; but novices do not pick in the spring, young branches and young leaves will be very toxic.
The extract of cat's eye grass can also be medicated, has a very precious value, dried cat's eye grass can also sell money, now the price of dried cat's eye grass on the market is more than 10 yuan, and there are still many people who plant it.
Toxic and medicinal value can be said to be the two major characteristics of cat's eye grass, flower friends, is there any cat's eye grass near your home? Maybe every place is called differently, so tell me what you know about it!