If you have been to the countryside or stayed in the countryside, you must know that there is not much else in the countryside, but flowers and plants are absolutely everywhere. In the corners of the walls, on both sides of the road, in the fields, the ones who call out the names, the ones who can't call the names, all kinds. Sometimes you walk past them and you may not be tempted to reach out and pick them up. However, there is a kind of flower and grass that friends must not touch, it is cat's eye grass.
The shape of cat's eye grass is very similar to cat's eye, hence the name. However, it has other names, its alias is also called Euphorbia, because its branches and leaves have a rich milky white slurry, and because each bud is surrounded by five leaves, and rural people also call it five clouds and milk grass.
Why is this grass untouchable? Because the serous liquid in its branches and leaves is toxic, if it is accidentally stuck, it will make your skin red and swollen or even ulcerated, if it sticks to the mouth, it will cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, and serious dizziness may occur, in case of contact with the eyes, it is more dangerous, which may lead to blindness. So when I was a child, adults taught their children to know cat's eye grass early, and told them to take a detour when they saw it.
But you know what? The grass that we respected when we were young has now become a sought-after commodity. According to the Encyclopedia of Plants, cat's eye grass is slightly cold, bitter, poisonous, and has the effect of antitussive, expectorant, and loose knots. Indications for the treatment of sputum drinking cough and wheezing, edema, scabies, nameless swelling poison. Since it was discovered to have anti-cancer effects and is a good medicine for treating cancer, it has been widely popular, and the basic places seen have been dug up, and people have dried it and sold it to the merchants who collect the medicinal materials, and some people have kept it for future use.