In recent years, there have been frequent reports of invasions of alien species, and the plant introduced to you today is one of the first 16 invasive alien species wanted by our country. Don't panic, although it has a strong ability to adapt to and reproduce to the new environment, but it is itself non-toxic and harmless, young stems and leaves can also be eaten as wild vegetables, its name is called "lotus grass".
Lotus grass, also known as water peanut, hollow amaranth, full of stars, shrimp pincers, revolutionary grass, etc., is a perennial herb of the Amaranth family Lotus grass, widely distributed, can be seen in most parts of China, its reproductive ability is extremely strong, and land and water, often clumped in the wilderness roadside, reservoirs, rivers, lakes and other waters of the water surface or shoals, fields are wet, mountainous and rural everywhere. Whole herbs can be used in medicine, and young leaves are eaten as wild vegetables or as feed.
It is called water peanut because its leaves are very similar to peanut leaves, and it likes to grow in water. This is a pair of contradictory names, but from these two names, this wild grass can grow amphibiously, and it grows rapidly, the vines are very easy to spread, in the ground, if you are not careful, they occupy the entire land, and when they get to the water, their posture is no less than that of the water hyacinth.
The peasants in the village called this grass revolutionary grass, and when they heard it, it felt like a grass related to that era, because it was an exotic plant, and it is said that in the 1930s, when Japan invaded our country, this grass was brought specifically for feeding military horses, and since the Japanese could use it to feed horses, then we could also use it to feed pigs and sheep, and as a result, after they came to China, they were very popular, so they grew like crazy.
After the revolutionary grass was introduced into our country as fodder, many problems arose, each of its vines can be stretched out indefinitely at ten meters and twenty meters, and the roots will be immediately rooted down while reaching out, even if its total root is cut off, its thin small roots can still grow strong and solid, and the vines still stick out day by day. In the ground, it can encircle other crops under the "net" it weaves and put them to death; in the water, it can congest the river channel, causing the species of native plants and the fish that feed on these plants to rapidly decrease, the water body is heavily polluted, and mosquitoes breed in large quantities.
This grass cannot die in the water, nor on land, and it is not easy to destroy them. The other grasses hoe them off and die after a little sun exposure. Although the revolutionary grass will also be covered under the sun for a few days, as long as it is left on the ground and sees a place where it can take root, it will not be long before it quietly grows a thin, white root, and when the root is slightly firmly rooted, it is in the place where people cannot see, expanding outward.
For lotus seeds, in addition to being plucked and eradicated, we can also eat them as wild vegetables. In the spring and summer, the young leaves of the lotus grass are picked, washed and fried. You can also blanch it with boiling water, and then put salt, sesame oil, ginger, chicken essence and other spices to mix cold. The taste is very tender and refreshing. Of course, when picking the young leaves of lotus grass, you should pay attention to it, and be sure to choose lotus grass that grows in a pollution-free environment. Do not pick in urban rivers, waterholes, or other easily polluted waters.
In addition, Chinese medicine believes that the lotus seed grass has a slightly sweet, light and cool taste. It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, dampness and swelling, pulling out poison and relieving itching. According to the "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine", lotus seed grass can be used for dysentery, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematitis in the stool, urethritis, pharyngitis, mastitis, and unfavorable urination; external use can cure boils and swelling, eczema, dermatitis, ringworm, poisonous snake bites, etc.
About the lotus grass is introduced here, do you know? Although it is a harmful weed and difficult to remove, it can be eaten as a wild vegetable, and it can also be medicated, dampness and swelling, pulling out poison and itching. It seems that any kind of weed has its own value, and lotus grass is no exception. "If you like this article, your likes, comments and forwards are the biggest encouragement to me!"