This weed in the countryside, shaped like a "piranha flower" and a root like a potato, is now 40 pounds into a rarity! Living in the countryside, we can say that we are very familiar with many kinds of weeds, whether it is in the field, on the side of the road, or in front of and behind the house, we can see it. Most of the wild grasses are undoubtedly dispensable to their rural friends, and they affect the growth of crops, and their only role is to use them as firewood or bring them back to feed their livestock; in fact, this is also due to their lack of understanding of the plants of nature. Many wild grasses have their own values, and some will even be developed and planted to become new planting objects, thus becoming a cash cow for rural friends.
Just like the kind of weeds that Xiaobian has talked about now, it has gradually changed from ordinary weeds to farmers' treasures, and many people have begun to try to plant. In xiaobian's hometown, friends call it chicken drinking, because its flowers are very beautiful, in the summer, you can see it on the hillside and the wilderness, its flowers are purple-red, the flowers have layers of white fluff, the branches are straight, the flowers bloom downwards, if the chickens in the countryside see it, they will peck a few times, because of this, it has this name; in fact, its scientific name is "ground yellow".
The reason for this name is also related to its shape, it is also a bit like a "piranha flower", its underground roots are yellow and white, just like the sweet potatoes we eat, hence the name. It is widely distributed, basically can be seen in rural China, north to the Liaoning region, south to Jiangsu have their shadows, most of the wild grow on the hillside, wasteland and corner, can also be regarded as a very common type of weed in the countryside.
But it is such an ordinary weed, its value is very high, and some friends with good minds try to plant it and use it to get rich; we think it is precious, so what is its value? In fact, dihuang is a Chinese herbal medicine with a long history in China, and its underground roots are now one of the "four major huaiyao"; at the same time, dihuang was very famous thousands of years ago, it was once a tribute in the Zhou Dynasty, and later in the Ming Dynasty, it was also brought to Southeast Asia and even some African countries, becoming one of the key Huichuang items in China now.
The reason why it is so precious is because of its medicinal value, as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, it has the effect of nourishing the yin and invigorating the blood. If it is used by people with blood deficiency, it will have a good effect. At the same time, it also has diuretic, anti-inflammatory and blood-activating effects. These are recorded in many books in our country. However, when using it, there are still places to pay attention to, fresh yellow clear heat and blood; cooked yellow to strengthen the health care; when taking drugs, pay attention.
Because of its high value, and the price is not low, in the market fresh yellow can reach 40 yuan 1 catty (according to the quality of slight fluctuations), the high price it has thus become a cash cow for rural friends. However, not all areas are suitable for planting it, and the clayey laterite soil and the soil where rice is planted cannot be planted, the most suitable is sandy soil, so if you plant it, you must first see if your own conditions allow it.