What are the functions of water hyacinth?

Water hyacinth scientific name water hyacinth, also known as water hyacinth, water hyacinth blue, it is beautiful but not delicate, is a perennial root floating herb. Every summer and autumn, the water hyacinth in the river is rampant, but everything has its dual nature, there are disadvantages must have its advantages, water hyacinth is no exception, the following to understand water hyacinth and its role!

The water hyacinth has a large bubble like a gourd between the roots and leaves, the stems and leaves hang on the water, and the tillers prostrate on the water. The flowers are multi-angled trumpet-shaped with bright and beautiful colors. The leaves are green and dark. The leaves are all round, smooth and textured. With well-developed fibrous roots, rapid tiller reproduction and extensive management, it is a good plant for beautifying the environment and purifying water quality.

Control pollution

The pollution absorption capacity of water hyacinth is considered to be the strongest of all water plants. Under suitable conditions, one hectare of water hyacinth can absorb nitrogen and phosphorus discharged by 800 people on the same day, and water hyacinth can also remove heavy metal elements such as cadmium, lead, mercury, thallium, silver, cobalt and strontium from sewage.

Skillfully make furniture

All kinds of furniture and decorations made of specially processed water hyacinth not only cost less than rattan and wooden furniture, but also do not contain formaldehyde, and the price is not expensive. The treated water hyacinth furniture can also decompose a variety of indoor harmful gases into water and carbon dioxide, which plays a role in purifying the environment.

Raising Rex rabbits

The water hyacinth was processed into grass powder feed in Qingpu District of Shanghai to feed Rex rabbits, and the filtrate of rabbit dung and water hyacinth was used as the source of biogas generation. Results the project can collect 120000 tons of water hyacinth and raise 250000 Rex rabbits a year.

Adhesive making agent

A biological company in Wuhan uses water hyacinth to make a non-toxic biological adhesive, which is widely used in composite flooring. This patented technology has attracted the attention of many enterprises.

Functional drink

The flowers and tender leaves of water hyacinth can be eaten directly, its taste is refreshing and refreshing, and has the effect of moistening the intestines and defecation. Indigenous people in Malaysia and other places often use the young leaves and flowers of water hyacinth as vegetables. In addition, a company in Hubei has produced the first 170000 bottles of water hyacinth functional drinks and sold out.

Papermaking raw materials

Water hyacinth is a good raw material for papermaking. In the 1980s, the Hyderabad Regional Research Institute in India began to use the leaves of water hyacinth to produce writing paper, advertising paper and card paper.

Medicinal value

[collection] the whole herb is used as medicine, collected in spring and summer, washed, dried or used freshly. The dosage is 150.30g.

[usage] for internal use: fried soup, 0.5: 1, external use: tamping.

[indications] clearing heat and relieving summer heat, dispelling wind and sending juice, diuresis and detumescence. Main treatment of skin eczema, rubella, heatstroke and thirst, nephritis edema, adverse urination.