The inconspicuous weeds in the fields are removed by farmers, but they do not know that they are precious weeds.

In the countryside, the most common thing is weeds. No matter in front of the house or in the wild, all kinds of weeds can be seen everywhere. Most farmers still like these weeds, because many of them can be eaten as wild vegetables and used as herbs, such as Houttuynia cordata, Bordeaux, Portulaca oleracea and so on. However, there are also many weeds because they are inconspicuous and their value is ignored by farmers, and they are even wiped out as harmful weeds. Below, the author will introduce such a kind to you.

Since April, many weeds in the countryside have begun to blossom one after another, but in May, more weeds are blooming, and so is one kind of weed, which is "Baogai grass". It is a kind of inconspicuous grass, like a leaf the size of a fingernail, and if it were not for the purple flowers, no one would have noticed it. And even if the grass blossoms, there will not be too many people to notice, like many weeds, do not know their names, there is no practical use, so they have no choice but to turn a blind eye.

On the other hand, Baogai grass also likes to grow on the edge of farmland, although it is inconspicuous, but its vitality is indeed very tenacious. It often grows together with other weeds in farmland, grabbing the nutrients of crops in farmland and reducing crop yield. as a result, many farmers who cultivate land often get rid of it as a kind of harmful weed in farmland. So is Baogai really useless except to persecute crops? In fact, this is not the case. If an experienced old farmer sees Baogai grass, he will certainly regard it as a treasure.

Because in addition to persecuting crops, Baogai grass is actually a precious herb with medicinal value. According to the Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Baogai grass is also known as pearl lotus, elderberry, Prunella vulgaris, etc., the whole grass can be used as medicine, its taste is pungent, bitter and flat, and it has the effects of clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and dispelling wind, swelling and detoxification, and can be used for the treatment of icteric hepatitis, lymph node tuberculosis, hypertension, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, injury, fracture, yellow water sore and other symptoms.

It is precisely because the grass has such a great role, so in the village, experienced farmers are very fond of it, and even regard it as a treasure. So don't underestimate these weeds, maybe they are a kind of "precious" herbs!

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