Spring has begun after the beginning of spring, especially in the south, when the land is already green after the snow melts. From time to time, there are several plants that produce gorgeous flowers, and one plant is particularly eye-catching. This plant is called "plowshare grass" by old folk farmers, because its leaves are very similar to the plowshares ploughed by farmer friends, so it is named plowshare grass.
However, the plowshare grass is only its common name, its official Chinese name, called purple flower diding, as the name suggests, is this plant its flowers are purple. Secondly, its roots are slender, deeply rooted in the earth, like a nail, so it is called purple flower ground, which is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". Purple lily is common in the countryside, and those who know it regard it as a treasure. Every year, I will dig some and dry them home for later use, and they will be precious in 2024.
There are many aliases for purple flowers, in addition to calling it plowshare grass, some places also call it lily, wild violet, and lily grass, it is a perennial root herb of the family Violaceae and Violet. This plant is not large, similar to that of the earthweed. Its roots are cylindrical, grow vertically downward, resemble iron nails, and are light brown in color. The leaves are basal, the whole is rosette-shaped, and the leaves are triangular-ovate or narrowly ovate, similar to the plowshares of farmers' friends.
The flowering period is generally around April, and it blooms with small purple flowers. However, due to the weather, you can also see purple lilies blooming in the southern winter. It bears fruit around September and bears ovoid seeds with a pale yellow color. It is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Purple flowers are everywhere. Its leaves are willow-like and delicate, and purple flowers bloom in summer". This is what we are talking about today.
Although purple flowers are very common in rural areas, its value is immeasurable, and it can even be said that the whole plant is a treasure. It has 4 major functions, and farmers should understand it. If you see it in the wild, you must cherish it, and in 2024, the purple flower is very precious.
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1. Purple lily is a wild vegetable and can be eaten.
Spring is here, and it's the season to eat wild vegetables again. Purple flower lily is one of the high-quality wild vegetables in spring, farmers who are familiar with this plant in the countryside will pick its young seedlings and go back to scrambled eggs to eat or blanch and then salad cold, the taste is fragrant and delicious.
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Second, purple flowers can be used to make tea.
In addition to being a high-quality wild vegetable, it is also a kind of tea often drunk by the people. Farmers who understand the value of this plant will dig up its whole grass in spring and summer, take it back, wash it to remove impurities, and dry it to make tea. Clearing heat and detoxifying, especially suitable for people with strong fire or uncomfortable throat.
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3. The whole plant of purple flower can be used as medicine.
Purple flower is a very famous Chinese herbal medicine, its history of medicine is very long, the earliest can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, the medical saint Sun Simiao in the "Thousand Gold Prescription" there is a record of purple flower diding. The purple flower clove tastes bitter, pungent and cold, and has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and reducing swelling.
In the countryside, if you encounter a poisonous snake bite, the old farmer who understands the value of this plant will go to the field to pick the leaves of the purple lily and mash it for use. There are such records in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", which shows its high medicinal value.
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Fourth, the ornamental value of purple flowers is high.
The purple lily plant is small, but its flowers are very light and elegant, and it has a good ornamental value. It is also particularly hardy, allowing it to grow and remain green during the cold winter months. Many friends who like potted plants especially like to breed this plant.
Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about plowshare grass? Do you see a purple flower lily? If you want to know more details about Purple Flower Ground. The author recommends that you take a look at the following book "800 Chinese Herbal Medicines", which records in detail hundreds of common plants in rural areas, including the purple flower ground we talked about today.
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