A weed in the mountain does not have leaves but can blossom and bear fruit. Folk use it to soak wine and stew chicken.

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China is rich in land and resources, especially in the countryside, there are all kinds of wild resources such as weeds, wild vegetables, wild fruits and trees. Most farmers like these wild plants very much, because there are many weeds, wild vegetables and wild fruits that can not only be eaten, but also have the same nutritional value and taste as ordinary fruits and vegetables, or even better. There are also many weeds with good medicinal value.

However, it is precisely because these wild plants have such a good role, but also led to some weeds were overdug and overharvested, almost dug up. Below, the author introduces such a weed, and that's what it is.

In the rural mountains of northern China, there is such a weed, it grows very strange, like a mace in general, it has no leaves, only one inflorescence, can blossom and bear fruit. Many peasant friends living in rural areas in the north must have seen or known this weed. It is Cistanche deserticola, also known as "Ledang".

Cistanche deserticola is mainly distributed in the rural areas of Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia in northern China, and its growth location is mainly on steep cliffs or cliffs at an altitude of 1300 meters to 2000 meters, so it can be regarded as an uncommon weed.

In the past, Cistanche deserticola was very popular with farmers. It was even said that Cistanche deserticola was once a cure for many poor people, but now it has become very rare.

According to the study, Cistanche deserticola can not only improve and promote the ability of learning and memory in the human body, but also eliminate free radicals, so Cistanche deserticola is used as a nourishing and strengthening medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. In folk, it is also used to strengthen the nervous system to treat dizziness, and has the functions of stimulating heart vitality, increasing physical tension and eliminating fatigue, so farmers can prolong life according to its effect. Use it as a tonic.

However, it is these values of Cistanche deserticola that bring it "danger". Due to the limitation of its parasitic characteristics, Cistanche deserticola has less natural distribution, so its price is very high, about 100 yuan per catty. When the price is high, many people will find ways to dig it and sell it, so it has brought unprecedented disaster to the survival of Cistanche deserticola, which has almost been dug up.

So now Cistanche deserticola is also listed as a "national second-class protected plant". Finally, the author would like to say that although the value of Cistanche deserticola is really high, I still hope that everyone can protect the natural environment and not dig it at will.

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