In the past, in the countryside, every family of farmer friends would raise pigs. Whenever the Chinese New Year is approaching, every household will kill the New Year's pigs, and the meat that cannot be eaten will be smoked into bacon, and it will be eaten slowly in the next year. And smoked bacon is particular, and it is not casual. Experienced farmers in the countryside will only smoke bacon with two kinds of leaves, the first being pine needles. The bacon smoked with pine needles is not only delicious, but also has the aroma of pine. In addition to pine needles, there is another leaf that is also an excellent material for smoked bacon, and this leaf is the arborvitae leaf.
Arborvitae leaves are a treasure, but unfortunately many farmers don't know much about it, and only think of it when they smoke bacon in winter. Today, let's take a good look at what the lower arborvitae leaves are used for and where their treasures are.
Arborvitae leaves, also known as cypress leaves, cypress leaves, cypress leaves, and cedar leaves, are the leaves of the evergreen tree of the family Arborvitae. This kind of leaf is very easy to identify, Li Shizhen recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "There are several kinds of cypress, the leaves are flat and sideways, called the cypress, and its leaves are called the leaves of the oriental cypress." As the name suggests, this kind of leaf is flat, and if it is not flat, it is not a arborvitae leaf. Because in the countryside there are juniper juniper in addition to arborvitae, which are largely the same except for a slight difference in leaves. The leaves of the juniper are round, while the leaves of the arborvitae are flattened, and in general they are still very recognizable.
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Arborvitae leaves can be said to be treasures all over the body, and its value is very high. It has 4 major functions, and farmers should understand it. If you encounter it in the future, you might as well pick some and take it home for later use.
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1. Arborvitae leaves can be used for black hair.
Since ancient times, arborvitae leaves have the ability to grow black hair, and it is recorded in the "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "Arborvitae leaves are black and moist sideburns". Li Shizhen recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The leaves of the oriental cypress are soaked in oil and germinate. Burnt juice, black hair. and pig fat, Mu hair is long and black", it can be seen that arborvitae leaves have been often used for hair growth and black hair since ancient times. In fact, it is true that many shampoos on the market today contain the essence of the plant Arborvitae leaf.
So is there any scientific basis for arborvitae leaves for hair growth and black hair? According to modern scientific research, Arborvitae leaf extract, as well as a substance called resin, can indeed promote blood circulation in parts of our body. It has the effect of enhancing the metabolic function of hair follicles and achieving hair growth and black hair. The method is also very simple, prepare the arborvitae leaves, wash them and add a few pieces of ginger. Cook for 15 minutes and the water can be used to wash your hair.
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Second, arborvitae leaves can be used to soak feet.
In addition to being used for hair growth and black hair, arborvitae leaves can also be used to wash feet, which has the use of sterilization and meridian activation. For example, when we come home from work or farm work, we can wash our feet with boiled water from arborvitae leaves before going to bed at night. Not only can we alleviate our fatigue, but the quality of sleep at night will also be improved.
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3. Arborvitae leaves can be used to soak in water or wine.
In addition to being used to wash hair and feet, arborvitae leaves can also be used to make wine. The method is very simple, prepare arborvitae leaves, glass containers, and pure grain wine. It can be soaked in a certain proportion, and in principle, it can be opened and drunk after soaking for half a month, of course, it will be better if it lasts longer. In this way, it clears away heat and detoxification, dispels dampness and relieves pain, reduces swelling and dissolves knots.
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Fourth, arborvitae leaves can be used in medicine and have high medicinal value.
Arborvitae leaf is a treasure, in addition to the above three functions, it can also be used as medicine, is a very traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Its history of medicine is more than 2,000 years, and there is a record of arborvitae leaves in the "Famous Doctor's Directory". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the leaves of Arborvitae orientalis are bitter, astringent and cold, and the medicine has the functions of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, growing black hair, dispelling rheumatism, and dispersing swelling and poison.
It is recorded in the "Supplement to the Derivation of Materia Medica": "Cypress leaves, the key medicine for tonifying yin, are dry in nature, and they can be obtained for a long time, which greatly benefits the spleen and soil to nourish their lungs." In addition, it is also recorded in the "Lingnan Medicine Collection Record": "Arborvitae leaves cool blood and qi, dispel wind, facilitate urination, and disperse stasis". It can be seen that the medicinal value of arborvitae leaves is high, do farmers understand?
Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about arborvitae leaves? Have you ever seen arborvitae leaves? Is there a plant like arborvitae in your hometown? If you have anything to say, you can leave a message in the comment area below and share your insights. ps: The above functions are only for the use of plant science, please follow the doctor's instructions for the actual situation, please do not use it indiscriminately.