As a common wild vegetable, its young leaves and fruits have edible value. In spring, when everything recovers, the young leaves of the bar can be picked and eaten as wild vegetables as soon as they grow. It can be fried and eaten, cold or soup, and it can be used to create a sour and sour taste. In autumn and winter, when the fruit ripens, it can also be eaten as food. Many people like to eat it when they are young because it has a sweet and sour taste and is juicy.
In addition, it can also be used as feed. Its tender stems and leaves are not only edible for humans, but also a high-quality forage grass. In the past, when farmers were feeding pigs and cows, they would often cut some bars and return them to feed. Therefore, it is not only beneficial for humans, but also for the growth of livestock.
In addition to its edible value, it is also an important medicinal material. It is known as the "poisonous snake buster" by farmer friends and has high medicinal value in the Chinese herbal medicine industry. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuresis and swelling. In rural areas, if someone is bitten by a poisonous snake, the old man who understands the value of the bar will pick the young leaves of the bar and pound the juice to use it. It is recorded in "Rejuvenation of Ten Thousand Diseases": "To treat snake bites, return the bar to the leaves, no matter how much, pound the juice, mix the wine and take it as you like, and use the dregs to rub the wounds." This is precisely because of the detoxification effect of bars, which is called "poisonous snake buster" by farmer friends.
The bar belongs to the family of knotweeds and annual climbing herbs of the genus Knotweed. Its stems are climbing and branched numerously, with inverted hook spines on both the stem and branches. The leaves are plough-shaped or inverted triangular and thin and soft to the touch, and the base of the leaf also has inverted hook spines. The flowering period is between May and August, and the racemes are short spikes, apical or axillary, and the flower color is generally white or reddish. The fruit is spherical and dark blue in color.
Bars are widely distributed in our country and exist in almost all provinces. We can often see it on the side of the road or beside a damp ditch. It grows in a relatively relaxed environment, does not have high soil requirements, and is not adapted to arid or excessively humid environments. Therefore, farmers can usually see bars in the weeds on the edge of the farmland.
Although it has some bad characteristics, it is a treasure for farmers. After understanding the role of bars and plates, farmers will not treat it as a weed.
First of all, the edible value of the bar is very high. Farmers can pick the young leaves and fruits of Gangbangui in spring, autumn and winter as ingredients to enrich their tables. It has a sweet and sour taste and a very good taste.
Secondly, it can be used as feed for livestock, which provides convenience for the breeding career of farmers. Farmers can cut the young stems and leaves of the bars to feed pigs, cattle and other livestock to provide them with rich nutrition.
Finally, the return of the bar plate is an important medicinal material. It has the effects of detoxification, clearing heat, diuresis, and reducing swelling. In the case of being bitten by a venomous snake, the medicinal value of Banbangui is fully reflected. Farmers can pick the young leaves of the bars and pound the juice to use it for snake bites.
In rural life, it is a common but annoying plant. However, after learning about its edible and medicinal properties, we will find that the bar is actually a treasure. Its young leaves and fruits can be used as ingredients to enrich the dining table of farmers' friends;Its young stems and leaves can be used as fodder to provide nutrients for livestock;At the same time, the return of the bar plate is an important medicinal material, which can be used for snake bites and other situations. Farmers should fully understand and make use of the role of bars and boards, so that they will no longer be ignored as weeds. At the same time, when using the bar, it is necessary to pay attention to the correct collection method and dosage to avoid unnecessary injury. Let us fully understand and make good use of the levers to bring more benefits to rural life. Done!