There are no weeds in the countryside, and all that will be used are treasures. For most farmers, the herbaceous plants everywhere in the countryside are weeds, and if they harm the crops, they will even eradicate the weeds, but they don't know that these plants have great abilities. Among them is such a plant, its leaves grow like a plowshare, and it is the plowshare grass. In fact, there are many plants that look like plowshares in nature, for example, the leaves of the barbarians are very similar to the plowshare grass, but there is no relationship between the two. Plowshare grass is a very common herbaceous plant in rural areas, and it can be found in fields or vegetable gardens.
The ploughshare grass is named because its leaves resemble a plowshare, and in some places it is also called ploughshare grass and ploughshare tip. However, its official Chinese scientific name is actually purple flower diding, as the name suggests, this plant has purple flowers, and its rhizome grows in the ground like a nail. I believe that many people are familiar with the name of purple flower, and many people will pick it to eat as wild vegetables in spring, so purple flowered lily is also called wild violet or light petal violet, which is one of the high-quality wild vegetables in spring and summer.
Purple flower, it is a perennial root herbaceous plant of the family Violetaceae, Violet genus, this plant grows very distinctively, the plant is not large, and the recognition is also very high. If you want to know more about purple flowers, the author recommends a coloring book of Chinese herbal medicine, which introduces hundreds of common Chinese herbal medicine plants in detail. When adults and children go out camping, they can learn a lot of knowledge and expand their knowledge.
The rhizome is short and vertical, and the leaves are long like a plowshare, triangular ovate or narrowly ovate. From April to September is its flowering and fruiting period, the flowers are light purple, very elegant, beautiful, and the seeds are oval-shaped. In the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it is recorded: "The leaves of the purple flowers are like willows and fine, and the purple flowers are knotted in summer. Those who live on the flat ground raise stems, and those who grow on the edge of ravines rise vines." At present, this plant is widely distributed in China, and it is distributed in most provinces. It is commonly found in fields and wastelands, and can also be found in urban meadows.
Don't underestimate this plant, although it is small, it has great energy and has a very high value. It has three main functions, farmers should understand, if you find it in the wild, take it home, there are many uses.
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1. The young leaves of purple flowers can be eaten as wild vegetables, which are rich in nutrients.
The young leaves of the purple lily are very high-quality wild vegetables, and the most important point is that the purple lily is an evergreen herb in all seasons. Therefore, even in the harsh winter, the purple flower can grow and has a very strong cold resistance. Therefore, it is a very good choice to eat purple flowers and lily this wild vegetable can be picked all year round, whether it is cold or directly fried. However, the purple flower has a slight bitter taste, so it should be scalded with boiling water when eating, and the taste is delicious. It is precisely because of this that the purple flower has saved many people in ancient times and has the reputation of "life-saving dish".
Not only does it taste good, but in fact its nutritional value is not low. It is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, these two vitamins help to improve our body's immunity, and you can pick them as wild vegetables if you have the conditions.
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2. Purple lily is a very high-quality ornamental plant with high economic value.
Purple lily is not only a high-quality wild vegetable, in fact it also has a high ornamental value. Its purple flowers are elegant and beautiful, and the flowering period is long, evergreen in all seasons, so the purple lily is also loved by people. Many people take it home and make it into a bonsai and put it at home as a bonsai, which is very suitable for the occasion. In fact, careful citizens should find it in many urban green belts, and it is also one of the plants of urban greening.
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3. Purple flower is a common Chinese herbal medicine and has high medicinal value.
It is not only a high-quality wild vegetable, but also a commonly used herb and has high medicinal value. The history of medicine is more than 1,000 years, and there are records of purple flowers in the Tang Dynasty at the earliest. It is a good medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and reducing swelling. In rural areas, if there are peasant friends who encounter bruises, carbuncles, poisonous snake bites, etc.
Warm Winter Good Things Award The old man who understands the value of this plant will go to the front and back of the house to find this plant and mash it for use. You can also use its sun-dried plants to soak in water to drink, clear heat and detoxify. There are such records in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen, do farmers understand?The next time you see purple flowers in the wild, don't miss it.
Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about Purple Flower Diding?Is there such a plant in your hometown?Feel free to share your insights in the comments below.