A weed near the farmland was a life-saving wild vegetable for the poor 30 years ago, and now get rid of it.

China has a vast territory and rich vegetation resources, especially in the rural areas, there are all kinds of weeds and wild trees, etc., for these wild plants, many young people may not attach much importance to these wild plants, but for the older generation of peasant friends, many weeds are treasures, especially in the past when living conditions were bad, many of the older generation of peasant friends lived on these weeds. Below, the author introduces such a weed, which was once loved by many peasant friends of the older generation, but now no one is interested.

Speaking of this kind of weed, many friends who have lived in the countryside must have seen it. It is a very common weed in China, except in Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan. It can be seen almost everywhere in rural areas of all provinces and cities in China. It can be seen on the roadside, beside farmland, in vegetable gardens, in front and behind houses, especially in summer. This kind of weed is "Chenopodium". However, due to the wide distribution of Chenopodium, it is called "falling Chenopodium" in some places, "rouge vegetables" in some places, "gray vegetables" or "gray vegetables" in some places.

Speaking of Chenopodium this kind of weed, in fact, the older generation of farmers should be very impressed with it. More than 30 years ago, the living conditions in rural areas could be said to be very poor, and they often did not have enough to eat. So many poor farmers of the older generation would go to the wild to dig some weeds to satisfy their hunger, and quinoa is one of them. The tender leaves of Chenopodium can be eaten, hot water and cold sauce, or fried food.

But nowadays, with the living conditions getting better and better, people no longer eat this kind of wild vegetable, and some people like to grow in fields and orchards of dry crops such as wheat, cotton, beans, potatoes, vegetables, peanuts and corn, which have a certain impact on the growth of these crops and fruit trees, so now many farmers get rid of them as soon as they see quinoa.

In fact, in addition to edible quinoa, it also has the value of use.

According to the records of "Chinese Materia Medica", the young whole herb of Chenopodium can be used as medicine, and it has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and detumescence, killing insects and relieving itching. It can be used to treat fever, cough, dysentery, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hernia, dental caries, eczema, scabies, vitiligo, sores, swelling and pain, poisonous insect bites and other symptoms.

Of course, although quinoa has edible and medicinal value, but the author does not recommend eating, because quinoa is still a small poisonous weed, if not handled properly, some people will eat the tender leaves of quinoa, in the sun exposed skin part of the swelling and bleeding and other inflammation, local itching, swelling and numbness, and now often hit pesticides, so we only need to know about quinoa.

Finally, weak to ask, my friends, have you ever eaten Chenopodium before? Welcome to leave a message and exchange!