This fruit tree can't be eaten or touched, but its whole body is covered with precious leaves that can cure fish disease. 1300 a cash cow.

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In the Song Dynasty, Lin Heqing, a famous poet in Qiantang, said the poem: "Chinese tallow tree with towel peak, red before the slight frost fell." What is described in this poem is Sapium sebiferum, a kind of fruit tree in China, which is rumored to be named Sapium sebiferum because Wu likes to eat the fruit of this fruit tree.

Sapium sebiferum is a common tree in China, mainly distributed in the rural areas of the provinces and cities south of the Yellow River, mainly growing in the wilderness, pond or sparse forest, but now it has also become a cash cow for farmers in many areas of our country.

Speaking of this tallow tree, in fact, many friends are not very familiar with it, it is a kind of untouchable tree. The reason why it cannot be eaten is that the fruit of Sapium sebiferum is like a cyan plum, and after ripening, its fruit will "burst" and its flesh is like "caramel" in general. Many people who do not understand it will think that this is a delicious wild fruit, so they pick it and eat it, but the fruit of Chinese tallow is poisonous, and if eaten by mistake, it will cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, dizziness and tinnitus, so it can not be eaten.

It is said that it is untouchable because the wood, leaves and sap from Sapium sebiferum are equally poisonous, especially the sap, which will cause irritation, erosion and other symptoms, resulting in "rotten hands", so they cannot be touched.

However, although Sapium sebiferum is poisonous, many farmers love it very much because it is covered with treasures. The root bark, bark and leaves of Sapium sebiferum can be used as medicine, which has the effects of insecticidal, detoxification, diuresis and laxation. It can be used to treat schistosomiasis, cirrhotic ascites, adverse defecation, snakebite, sores, corns, mastitis, injury, eczema, dermatitis and other symptoms.

While the leaves of Sapium sebiferum are mashed into dry powder and put into fish ponds with quicklime, they can also prevent and cure fish diseases such as Gill rot and white head and mouth disease.

In addition, the wax in the outer skin of Sapium sebiferum seeds is called "wax wax", which can be used to produce "skin oil" for high-grade soap, wax paper, candles, etc., and the oil extracted from seed kernels is called "wax oil" or "green oil" for paints, inks, etc.

It is precisely because Sapium sebiferum has such a great value that although it is poisonous, farmers love it very much, and even many peasant friends plant it as a cash cow.

As far as I know, in Dawu County, Hubei Province, Sapium sebiferum is one of the main tree species in the local rural economic development, and Sapium sebiferum has also become one of the local tree species. There are more than 3 million Sapium sebiferum trees in the county, of which 1.8 million are profitable, with a normal annual output of about 5000 tons, ranking first in the country, driving local farmers to get rich. It is not too much to say that it is a cash cow for farmers. And according to a local farmer friend told me that a Chinese tallow tree with a diameter of 18 centimeters and a height of about 5 meters can be bought for 1300 yuan each, which shows its value.

Finally, the author reminds me that we must recognize this tallow tree clearly, do not think that its fruit looks very delicious and eat it by mistake, and do not touch it casually when you see the juice on the tree to avoid problems.

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