This wild fruit is unique and is called a blood-sucking bead by the elderly, and is often used to make door curtains
Vampire Pearls: The legendary object of the Curtains.
Children growing up in the countryside often see a variety of wild fruits. There is a fruit called "vampire beads", which is very popular in the countryside and is often used to make decorations such as door curtains and bracelets. Next, let's get to know this "vampire bead" again, as well as its origin, and its preciousness.
Vampire beads, just thinking about it makes people feel creepy. In the past, in the countryside there were rivers, wetlands, ditches, and it was usually in patches. Because of the poverty of rural life and the lack of beautiful and valuable ornaments in the homes of ordinary people, it has become a fashion to make curtains with blood-sucking pearls. In addition to being used as an ornament, vampire beads can also block some pests such as flies and mosquitoes, so they are very versatile. Threading the blood-sucking beads with ropes becomes a sight in the village.
Dwarf stalk is a perennial plant represented by the grass family, its morphology is similar to that of corn, and the plants and leaves are very similar. However, this fruit is a little different from other fruits, that is, this fruit is like a bamboo shoot, with a smooth surface and a small round hole in it. Although it looks good, people still give it a terrifying name here: the vampire pearl. In the past, the elders in the countryside would tell children that the fruit could suck human blood, so it should not be worn in the hand. So, even though vampire beads are beautiful and attractive to make into bracelets, many children are reluctant to wear them. They often help their parents to wear beads and weave them into curtains. However, in fact, it is impossible for vampire pearls to really suck human blood, and they are just words used by adults to intimidate children in the past.
In recent years, the number of vampire beads has become less and less, and it can almost be said that it is rare. Coix and barley are closely related, with the former being a grain cultivated through artificial selection and the latter being wild. This bead is much larger than a regular bead and has a rough skin and thick flesh that is difficult to peel off. However, due to its small seeds, thin skin, and crispy skin, it is more convenient to peel the shell. The kernels of this bead are larger than lotus seeds, darker in color, and smell moldy. The barley grains are small, light in color and sweet in taste. In addition, adzuki beans contain more protein than adzuki beans, but their starch content is very small. Vampire beads can be eaten, but its biggest role is not to eat, its biggest role is to watch and **. It is usually used to make bead chains, door curtains, necklaces and other ornaments, and can also be used as medicine, with the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing lung qi, and dispelling rheumatism. However, because it is wild, it is difficult to peel, and it is not as delicious as barley, so everyone turned their attention to barley and let it slowly disappear from everyone's field of vision.
Perhaps because coix is not easy to eat, coupled with the change of agricultural structure and the excessive application of pesticides, the distribution of this species in China is becoming less and less. As a result, this path slowly disappeared from human life, and it became a strange thing. I wonder if there are any vampire pearls in your worldWhen you were a kid, did you ever pick it?
Decoration and fodder utilization of pearls.
In addition to ornamental and medical use, pearls are also used for feed and ornamental purposes. Because the straw produced by its growth is good livestock feed, it also has a high utilization value in animal husbandry. It has a beautiful appearance and smooth fruits, so it is also an ornamental flower. Its planting has certain requirements for soil, usually in humid rivers, wetlands, ditches and other places, greening in suitable places, can produce a special landscape effect.
However, due to its difficult cultivation, high cost, and small demand, it is difficult to see it on the market. Maybe many people will slowly forget and think that this is a very strange thing. Nowadays, vampire pearls have become a new thing, a new thing, a new thing.
In China, due to the continuous improvement of the living environment of human beings, people's nutritional requirements for food are also decreasing. However, due to its difficult cultivation and high cost, it has not entered the ranks of major Chinese medicinal materials in China, and its market demand is very limited.
Still, the blood-sucking pearls are deeply imprinted in the minds of the villagers. It is a unique wild fruit that once played a pivotal role in the country's door curtains, bead chains and other ornaments. The creepy name and peculiar appearance make people feel surprised and feared. Although blood-sucking pearls are becoming increasingly scarce, their preciousness and identity remain in the memory of the people. Perhaps one day, this blood-sucking bead will reappear in the world's field of vision in another form, so that more people will be aware of this.