——Preface·]—
As we all know, China is a country with a lot of land and resources, and there are also very vast plants in our country, and there is a plant that can be said to be very common in many rural areas, and its survival range is also very wide, whether it is on some roadsides, or on wasteland and on the edge of farmland, you can see it.
And this plant looks very special, its leaves are very similar to the leaves of bamboo, and the rhizome is still a section, its reproductive ability is also very strong, generally speaking, as soon as it appears, a large area can appear, it can be said that it is a very common weed in rural areas.
But no one would have imagined that this kind of weed, which is widespread in the wilderness and near many farmlands, was widely cultivated by many people in the past.
It even became a royal tribute for a time, but now this weed has completely become uncared for, what is the reason why its identity has changed so quickly, and what is so special about it?
——It is very common in rural areas.]—
Speaking of this grass, there may be many people who are particularly familiar with it, because the appearance of this wild grass is very special, it is very similar to bamboo, not only the leaves are very similar, but its rhizome is also like bamboo, generally one section at a time.
Therefore, many people call this kind of wild grass bamboo orchid leaves, its leaves are very smooth, generally speaking, it can easily grow to about 30 60cm, and it is widely distributed in rural areas, and the requirements for the environment are not very high.
We can often see them on the side of the road, on the side of some farmland, on the hills, and in some overgrown places.
The scientific name of this plant is Grass vulgaris, and because of the distribution ability and adaptability of this wild grass, it exists in the north and south of China.
Because there are so many of them, many people don't take it seriously at all, don't know it, and just think it looks very special.
But no one would have thought that it was this kind of mediocre and ubiquitous weed, which was of great value to human beings, and even used to be a royal tribute, so what was so special about it?It could even become a royal tribute in ancient times?
——It was a royal tribute.]—
This kind of grass in ancient times its application value is very high, but also known as "emperor grass", in fact, this depends entirely on the particularity of this grass, although this grass, from the appearance of the whole body is mainly green, but its juice, but very special yellow presents.
In ancient times, yellow represented a kind of auspiciousness and a symbol of ancient imperial power, so the ancients often used the juice of this grass to make dyes.
The dyes made are used in some royal supplies, such as the dragon robes of ancient emperors, as well as the clothes worn by ancient emperors, and some royal supplies.
After all, in ancient times, dyes for people, can be said to be very important, in ancient times dyes are almost the best in two kinds, one is a plant dye and the other is used for ore, because the ancient purification technology is not developed, there is a certain risk for ore dyes.
And this kind of plant dye is precisely a kind of green pollution-free, so our clever ancients began to use plants to extract colors for tie-dyeing many intimate clothing.
The effect can be said to be many times better than that of ordinary ores, and this grass can extract a very natural yellow dye, which can be easily used in many clothes, and in ancient times, yellow was not used by anyone who wanted to.
Therefore, the yellow dye extracted from this plant can only be supplied to many royal supplies, which makes many of this grass directly become "imperial grass", and the reason why this grass can be dyed yellow is mainly because there is a pigment inside the grass, which is called "viphyllin".
Although the liquid of this grass is said to be yellow, our ancients also discovered that it can also change from yellow to green after adding some other substances.
Therefore, it is also used by many people to tie-dye other fabrics, but it is this kind of extremely valuable and used by many people as a dye, and even by the royal must-have "imperial grass".
Why has it become so mediocre now, and even many people know it because they just think that it is very similar to bamboo, and there is nothing special about it.
Because of its large number, there are many people who use it as a kind of forage to feed their cattle, sheep and livestock. Why has its status changed so much, and what is the reason for this?
- Why is it reduced to fodder now?·】
From the former "emperor grass", it has been reduced to livestock feed in many rural areas in modern times, in fact, the main reason is the particularity of this plant.
Although this plant was very popular in ancient times, after all, the dye technology and dye technology were not developed at that time, so people must use this natural plant for dyes.
However, with the continuous development of science and technology, people have gradually disdained this dye, because when making this dye, a special substance copper salt must be added.
And this substance, can be said to be very polluting to the environment, and later people found other materials that can be directly used for tie-dyeing in continuous research, and gradually abandoned this polluting "emperor grass".
According to relevant historical records, since the Ming Dynasty, China's dyes have almost entered a new era, and some emperors' dragon robes are no longer used for dyeing.
This grass also fell off the altar, and it was also an unreachable plant, becoming a very common weed, because of its large yield and low environmental requirements.
If it appears, it will appear in pieces, so it is also used by many villagers as a kind of feed to feed the domestic animals at home, after all, it is very easy to find, and the reproductive ability is very strong, it can be described as a very good natural feed for feeding livestock.
Although in recent years, many experts have claimed to have discovered the unique medicinal properties of this herb and can be used in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, but its medicinal properties still need to be investigated for a period of time.
But it is undeniable that it has a high yield, and it is indeed a good choice as a natural feed, and now there are some places where this grass is grown after all, it has a large yield, and it can be used in many agricultural and livestock industries.
-- Epilogue·] —
Although this grass was once very popular with many people, and was even extremely reused, it was also called "imperial grass", but with the continuous development of science and technology, as well as the continuous progress of industry, this grass has gradually fallen off the altar, although the former scenery is no longer there, but it also continues to shine in other fields.