This grass looks like amaranth root, but it's rare. The folk call it Jianzhongxiao.

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Everyone has a love of beauty. For female friends who love beauty, nail dyeing is one of the necessary homework. When I was a child, I often planted a lot of impatiens in front and behind the house. I used it to dye my nails with the girls in the village. I thought it was fun and good-looking. Love of beauty regardless of age, in ancient China, people will also use plants to dye nails, because the ancient cosmetics technology is not so developed, all use pure natural plants to dye nails and make rouge. There is a kind of weed that seems to grow for women who love beauty. its fruit is purplish red. If you squeeze it gently with your hand, it will flow out bright juice and have strong coloring ability. In ancient times, it was called "rouge grass". It is often used to dye nails, and women also use it to wipe their foreheads as rouge.

The leaves of carmine grass are relatively broad, which are very similar to those of amaranth. In the ancient book I Ching, it is called "amaranth land". Nowadays, in some rural areas in the south, many farmers call it "big amaranth". Although it looks like amaranth, it doesn't mean it can be eaten like amaranth. The scientific name of amaranth is "Phytolacca", which is a famous plant for those who are familiar with plants. Because Phytolacca is a poisonous plant, especially its roots, which contain neurotoxins and are so toxic that they can never be eaten as wild vegetables.

Although Phytolacca is poisonous, its roots are rare, and its function is described in this way in "Medicinal Fu": "Phytolacca can control swelling". This sentence highly summarizes the role of Phytolacca, that is, to treat edema, loose knots, and pass the size and defecation. Therefore, Phytolacca has an individual name, and the folk call it "see swelling and disappear". There are two kinds of Phytolacca, one with red stem and the other with green stem. The red stem of Phytolacca is more toxic, called "vertical pokeweed", because its ear is drooping, so it is named. In folk pokeweed, it is usually only used for external application to treat skin sore swelling.

The roots of Phytolacca are relatively large, much like Portulaca oleifera. Because Magnolia is also known as "native ginseng", some people will cultivate Phytolacca as native ginseng and use its roots to soak wine. The consequences are very serious, which can lead to poisoning, mild tongue numbness, headache, muscle convulsions, and generally lead to respiratory paralysis and even fatal consequences. Therefore, we must pay attention to clearly recognize the appearance of Phytolacca, do not mistake it for wild vegetables or ginseng.

Phytolacca is used as a "see swelling elimination", it needs to go through strict processing procedures, so it is not recommended that you collect and dig this poisonous weed by yourself. if necessary, please consult a professional doctor. Readers, do you know Phytolu?

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