It is unpopular in Africa, but it has become a cash cow for Chinese farmers, known as rat tendons.

There are all kinds of wonders in the world, which is very suitable in the plant world. there are all kinds of strange weeds and trees in the plant world. for these strange weeds, most of them are loved by farmers, especially those wild vegetables that can be eaten as wild vegetables. is more popular, such as houttuynia, Malan head, Toon and so on. However, some weeds used to be hated by many peasant friends because of their special appearance, but now they have become the "cash cow" of peasant friends. The author introduces such a weed below.

In the morning, when I was passing through a piece of farmland in the village, I saw that this strange crop was planted in the farmland. The reason why it is strange is that the general farmland is planted with some common crops such as corn, wheat, or vegetables. However, what is planted in this field is a kind of weed, which is called "thistle", which is also called "rat tendon" or "milk thistle" by farmers.

Speaking of this kind of weed called thistle, many friends may not have seen it, because it is not a native plant of our country, but an exotic plant.

Thistle is a kind of weed originating in Africa, but it is said to be very unpopular in Africa. the reason for this is actually related to the characteristics of thistle itself. the first point is that the adaptability of thistle is very strong. It is not strict with soil and moisture requirements. Sandy beach, saline-alkali land can grow, both drought and high temperature, like to grow near farmland, will eat the nutrition of crops and thus persecute crops. The second point is that the thistle is covered with thorns all over the body, and it is easy to stab people, so it is very unpopular in Africa.

However, after entering our country, thistle has become the "cash cow" of our farmers' friends. The main reason is that thistle is a kind of weed with high medicinal value.

According to Chinese Materia Medica, the spiny fruit of thistle can be used as medicine, and its bitter taste is cool. it has the effects of heat-clearing and detoxification, prolactation, liver protection and cholagogic effect. it can be used to treat acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, metabolic toxic liver injury, sand drenching and other symptoms, especially the extract of thistle, which is very popular in Europe and is called "natural liver-nourishing medicine" in Europe.

It is precisely because the thistle has such a great role, so in the rural areas of our country, many farmers have begun to plant thistle. The farmer friend who planted thistle in the village told me that it is easy to grow thistle, but it is difficult to say it is difficult. It will be planted in mid-late April. Generally, 12,000 trees can be planted per mu. If the situation is good, the annual yield per mu is about 4000 yuan. If the situation is not good, the yield per mu is about 2000, which is also a way to get rich.

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