Twenty years ago, the leaves of straw sandals could be used as wild vegetables and foreigners called it Chinese treasure.

In rural areas, some weeds can be seen everywhere, whether on the roadside or behind the house, as long as people rarely go to places, you can always see a lot of weeds, some farmers will cut these weeds home to feed pigs and cattle, and some weeds just grow naturally, leaving them to fend for themselves. In the eyes of farmers, some weeds are still very useful, especially in the past when living conditions are not high, some weeds are an indispensable part of life.

Today, I will introduce to you a kind of weed, which is Ramie. Ramie is particularly common in the countryside of my hometown. This weed can grow up to one meter high, but it is not easy to break Ramie. The stem core of Ramie can be broken in two at a discount of 90%. But the stem bark wrapped outside the stem heart is always pulled, but it takes some effort to break the stem bark. The fiber content of the stem bark of this kind of Ramie is very high. These stem bark can be made into thread after drying, and their toughness is very good. Grandma also said that at that time, they would use the stem bark of Ramie to make straw sandals, which were very strong. When you go to work in the fields, wearing straw sandals is also very wear-resistant, which can be worn for a long time.

There are also some old people at home who will twist the stem bark of Ramie into a thick rope, which can be used to pull things for a long time, which is better than the rope bought. In the past, Ramie skin is a unique raw material for the production of Chinese summer cloth, which is very popular in the international market and is also known as "Chinese treasure", but now the output is gradually shrinking and can not be seen in most rural areas.

The leaves of Ramie can also be eaten, but because the leaves of Ramie are not very good, after people's living conditions have been improved, basically no one will eat them. Grandma said that their generation was hungry. At that time, if they could eat the leaves of Ramie, they would not say whether they were delicious at all. At that time, they did not eat less leaves of Ramie.

In fact, the whole body of Ramie is full of treasures, not only can be eaten, but also has medicinal value. Its root external use can treat nameless swelling, injury and other diseases, its leaves in addition to eating, external use also has the effect of hemostasis, is one of the commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in ancient China. It is such a kind of Ramie with such strong toughness that it is now very rare to see it in rural areas, and there are also many people who do not recognize it occasionally on the side of the road. With the development of society, now no one comes to weave straw sandals and wear them on their feet.

But such a species that has witnessed the progress of the times should not disappear, and the medicinal value of Ramie is not small. Although Ramie is very rare now, we still hope to leave it when we see it. After all, it has so many effects. Can you still see Ramie now?