In rural areas of China, farmers often grow some vegetables and plants, in addition to their own consumption, they also expect to sell them at a good price in the market. And there is such a plant flowers, which can be used as medicinal materials**, as high as 4,000 yuan.
If there is such a tree at home, it is simply sitting and picking up **. But why do so few people plant such trees? Isn't it fragrant to make money lying down?
The flower of this price ratio is the loquat flower, which is actually the flower that grows on the branch when the fruit of the loquat tree is not ripe. From a distance, this flower looks like a small golden bowl, containing the breath of wealth. Even in the harsh winter, it still stands proudly in the cold.
The Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen has a poem: "The loquat in the temple is full of flowers in winter, and the old monks see each other with robes." ”It is probably the posture of flowers and buds like the Buddha Gate, and the monk wearing a robe has aroused the poet's reverie and set off the noble quality of loquat flowers.
Loquat flowers can tolerate temperatures as low as -10, and insects and birds also help it in its pollination and fertilization process. It blooms from October to February, and is one of the few bright colors in winter.
So, why is such an ordinary flower so valuable? Mainly because of its extremely high medicinal value, it has become a valuable Chinese medicinal material.
From ancient times to the present, there are many medical works that mark the important role played by loquat flowers in various diseases. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", plants such as Xinyi and loquat flowers are dried and mixed together in proportion and ground into powder, which can be used for colds, fever and other diseases, and is a fever-reducing herb with excellent effect.
It is also noted in "Chongqing Herbal Medicine" that Chinese herbs such as loquat flower, caryophyllum root, and epimedium can effectively relieve cough and phlegm after boiling water in a specific proportion.
Loquat flowers have strong medicinal potency and can be used for some incurable diseases, which is one of the reasons why good quality loquat flowers can be sold for 4,000 pounds.
If you want to make tea after drying loquat flowers, there is some knowledge in this process. First of all, we need to spread the loquat flowers on the bottom of the teacup and then pour hot water into the teacup. Wait until the petals are fully stretched and seem to be about to come out, then add hot water to make each cell fully open. Then, after drinking half of the tea, add hot water to the cup.
All in all, you need to add hot water to the cup several times to absorb all the essence of loquat flowers in your mouth. It is not surprising that such an expensive flower, soak it several times and pay attention to making the best use of it.
It's obviously a common flower, why is it so expensive? Is it the result of artificial hype?
In fact, people who are accustomed to planting loquat trees are often old people who are frugal and frugal. They carved out a piece of land in their courtyard and planted some fruit-bearing trees for their families to eat, so as to pass the idle and boring old age.
Elderly people have a deep affection for trees, and once they plant a sapling of a tree, they treat it as if it were their own child, and they are never allowed to get close to them and destroy the fruit.
Although loquat trees are not a rare plant, the yield of loquat flowers after processing is also very small. The petals of a loquat tree need to be measured in single digits, and when dried into dried flowers, it weighs and counts less. Making tea with such scarce flowers can really be said to be a "rich drink".
Of course, picking loquat flowers requires enough manpower and material resources to remove these delicate petals completely by relying on mechanical equipment alone.
The high cost of loquat flowers is largely due to the high labor cost, and usually workers can only pick dozens of petals in a morning.
The world is bustling, all for profit. In fact, if an item is of high value, everyone will rush to get it. The reason why no one grows loquat trees is largely because farmers don't know the value of loquat flowers. Everyone just thinks that it is the normal flowering flower of the fruit tree, and picks the fruit until it bears fruit, and does not bother to think about the value of the flower.
Many people see loquat flowers and only marvel that it is a beautiful flower, nothing more. If it weren't for the fact that someone who knows how to dial a little bit or two, the loquat flowers don't look like they can be eaten, and those growers may really be "wrong".
Secondly, even if some connoisseurs know the value of loquat flowers, they lack cultivation technology and picking experience, resulting in the lack of industrial scale and supporting facilities for processing loquat flowers, so that this industry, which should have high profits, stays in the primitive and extensive stage. Extensive planting will naturally affect the harvest and quality of loquat flowers, and then affect the sales profit in the market. In the long run, lower yields will also dampen growers' interest.
There is also a loquat tree has high requirements for the environment, and it takes a lot of effort to raise a fruit tree, and the flowering season of the loquat tree is in the middle of winter. For the few petals, people had to climb the trees to pick them at the risk of freezing and cold, perhaps before the project began.
Since the growers are here for the loquat fruit, will picking the petals affect the harvest?
In fact, the fruiting rate of a loquat tree is not high, and it is easier to concentrate the nutrients of the trunk on the fruit with one less flower, so that the quality of the loquat fruit is better. Similar lessons can be found in planting techniques, where unnecessary branches are often pruned to prevent them from competing with the main trunk for nutrients and affecting the harvest. However, the main thing we need is to stop in moderation, and we must not pick all the flowers, which will affect the nutrient transport of the whole tree.
For tea lovers, a pound of loquat flowers often embodies the efforts of several acres of loquat trees throughout the winter. Although the behavior of drinking loquat drink is very elegant, from the perspective of the input-output ratio, you can only get a handful of petals after a busy winter, and you may lose all your efforts due to improper care halfway, which is really worth the loss.
Instead of bothering to ship the petals to the market for sale, it is better to pick some and give them to relatives and friends, which also embodies people's hearts and friendships.
Because of its high medicinal value and its own scarcity, loquat flower has led to its high market price. If you use it to make tea, it is also a rare good product. In fact, the loquat tree has experienced unknown wind, frost and hardships in winter, and its value is actually worthy of its own efforts. Thank you for reading. **10,000 Fans Incentive Plan