Introduction: The land of the countryside has given birth to many precious wild plants, one of which is a herbaceous plant that resembles the appearance of lychee and is widely distributed in farmland and roadside vegetable gardens, that is, lychee grass. Lychee grass not only has a unique appearance, but also has medicinal and edible value. This article will focus on the 3 main roles of lychee grass and its application in rural life.
As a common wild vegetable, lychee grass has rich edible value. In rural areas, people often pick lychee grass in winter to make hot pot, and adding it to the soup can increase the umami of the soup. At the same time, fresh pork is cooked with lychee grass to create a unique taste and aroma. In Yunnan, people are Xi to eat it cold. Even in ancient times, there were records of people eating lychee grass. The Ming Dynasty's "Materia Medica" recorded that during wars or famines, people had no food to eat, so they picked lychee grass to satisfy their hunger.
Lychee grass is not only edible, but can also be used as a Chinese herbal medicine. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuresis and swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by the Ming Dynasty physician Li Shizhen has a detailed record of the medicinal history of lychee grass. In rural areas, if someone has an uncomfortable throat and coughs, people who understand the value of lychee grass will pick it and soak it in water to relieve symptoms.
In addition to being used as an ingredient and medicinal herb, lychee grass is also often used to make tea and boil water. The whole lychee grass is picked in winter, and after being scalded and dried in hot water, it can be made into lychee grass tea. This tea can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also have a fragrant taste. In winter, if you have a cold, fever, or runny nose, you can use lychee grass to soak in water to drink, which will help clear heat and detoxify.
Lychee grass is indeed a plant that cannot be underestimated, it not only has a wide distribution in rural areas, but also has rich edible and medicinal value. Therefore, when we see this plant in the vegetable garden or meadow, we should not mistake it for a weed, but use it wisely. Lychee grass can be used as a delicious wild vegetable to bring us warm hot pot in winter;It can also be used as a precious Chinese herbal medicine to help us relieve the discomfort of ailments;What's more interesting is that lychee grass can also be used to make tea, giving us a cup of fragrant tea. I believe that in the future, more and more people will discover and love this ugly and unique leprosy grass.
In the full text, we learned about the edible, medicinal, and use of lychee grass to make tea and boiled water, and it does have a variety of application values. In rural life, people's awareness and utilization of lychee grass may be more in-depth. At the same time, in modern society, people's demand for wild vegetables and Chinese herbs is gradually increasing. As a widely distributed and easily collected plant, litchi grass has potential economic and environmental protection value. Farmers can have a deeper understanding and use of lychee grass, which can not only increase their own awareness of wild vegetables, but also make a contribution to the local economy and ecological environment.
I believe that in the future rural development, people's understanding and utilization of wild plants will be more comprehensive and in-depth. Lychee grass is just a microcosm of many wild plants, each plant has its own unique characteristics and functions, I hope that farmers and friends in daily life, not only can understand and make good use of these plants earlier, but also can protect and inherit this precious rural culture. Let us work together to make more contributions to the development and prosperity of rural areas!