Today's protagonist is a plant, he is full of thorns, but the whole body is a treasure, it is the ancestor of washing products, but it has been replaced by modern civilization, let's understand it together.
The protagonist appears
what's this?
Dutch beans? lentil? green bean?
no!no!no! None of them!
His scientific name is "soap pod", and we in the mountains call him "chai soap horn" (pronounced: chai zao guo), and its characteristics make it extraordinary.
That's all there is to it when he's at his most beautiful
When the soap horn blossoms, it is plain and elegant, the flower clusters are compact and subtle, there is no rich fragrance and bright colors, so it opens quietly, just like the little sister next door. For people with pollen allergies, soap horn flowers are the most suitable garden beautification plants.
The flowers are in full bloom, and every summer, the soap pod tree is full of dutch bean-like fruit
Seeing these verdant and alluring fruits, do foodies have a feeling of excitement?
Although the fruit of the soap pod cannot be eaten directly, it has high medicinal value and can be collected and used in the mountains.
When picking soap pods and not acting rashly, you must ask the following person if he agrees
Protector of the pod
See the long, fearsome thorns? This is the soap thorn ---- the protector of the soap pod! If you accidentally get pricked by it, it must be an unforgettable experience. When picking, you must be more careful, in order to come happily, return safely, remember! Remember! Remember! Say important things only three times!
The sun shines on the earth, and the soap pods continue to grow, and by October of each year, the small freshness of early summer has become atmospheric and old,corpus.
Mature soap pods are good natural daily necessities, with it soaked in water to wash hair, can moisturize the scalp, improve hair texture, used to wash clothes naturally without irritation, no chemical residue, especially suitable for washing small children's intimate clothing.
In addition to the fruit, the soap pod tree is also a good wood. We mountain people like to use the saponaria tree as a cutting board, because of its special composition, the cutting board made of the soap pod tree is not cracked, mildew, durable and not bad blade.
Be careful when obtaining saponaria wood as it is watching you
What do you think? Scared?
You must not know that these annoying thorns are also good things! If you don't believe me, please take a look at the picture below
Doesn't this look much kinder? This is called soap diced (that is, the thorns on it are chopped up) and is a good Chinese medicine. It has been admired by generations of medical masters.
Since it was mentioned earlier that the soap pods are all treasures, we must elaborate:
If the saponaria seeds were only used to wash their hair like I did, it would be too violent. Saponaria seeds are rich in semi-lactomannan gum and protein components, semi-lactomannan gum because of its unique rheology, and is used as thickener, stabilizer, binder, gelling agent, flotation agent, flocculant, dispersant, etc., widely used in petroleum drilling, food and medicine, textile printing and dyeing, mining and mineral processing, military explosives, daily chemical ceramics, architectural coatings, wood processing, papermaking, pesticides and other industries.
Saponaria seeds contain up to 30% to 40% gum content, and the protein content in the scraps of the saponaria pods made of gum is higher than 30%, which can be used to make feed raw materials or extract green protein. Saponaria beans are rich in crude protein, glycans, and more oil than soybeans.
The rice of the saponaria tree is not only as simple as making a cutting board, the wood of the saponaria tree is solid, resistant to corrosion and wear, yellow-brown or mixed with red stripes, which can be used to make handicrafts and furniture. Moreover, the saponaria tree is drought-tolerant and water-saving, has a well-developed root system, and can be used as a shelter forest and a soil and water conservation forest. Soap pod trees are heat-resistant, cold-resistant and pollution-resistant, and can be used for urban and rural landscape forests and road greening. Saponaria trees have comprehensive values such as nitrogen fixation, wide adaptability and strong stress resistance, and are the preferred tree species for returning farmland to forest. Because of the role of saponaria thorns, the use of saponaria to create a grassland shelter forest can effectively prevent the destruction of livestock, and it is also a preferred tree species for the combination of forest and animal husbandry.
The medicinal value of the saponaria tree is even more amazing, and almost all plants can be used in medicine. Saponaria tree pods, seeds, branches, etc. can be medicated, pods can be used to expectorant, diuretic; seeds can be used to cure ringworm and constipation; soap into medicine can activate blood and cure sore ringworm, saponaria trees with fruits and seeds into medicine. Saponaria contains triterpene saponins (saponins, saponins), tannins, wax alcohols, 299anes, sterols, sitosterols and the like. It has the function of expectorant and opening the trick. The saponins contained in saponins are triterpenes and oligosaccharides, which have anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-lesion effects, as well as anti-cancer and aids immunity.
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