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This inconspicuous weed is a good medicine for tracheitis. The whole body is a treasure and is easy to raise.

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, When I was young, I remember that every year on Dragon Boat Festival, my mother would go outside and pull a handful of toad grass back, wash it clean and throw it into the water tank, saying that it could be detoxified and ate the water for a year without getting sick.

When I was young, I remember that on the Dragon Boat Festival every year, my mother would go outside and pull a handful of toad grass back, wash it clean and throw it into the water tank, saying that it could be detoxified and ate the water without getting sick for a year. This kind of weed we call toad grass is wild plantain.

In fact, in some places, plantain is not called Oviductus Ranae, for example, it is called Hedyotis diffusa, wheel vegetables and so on. Wild plantain has strong adaptability, it grows at random on the waterside of the road, in front and behind the house, can be seen almost everywhere, but inconspicuous, except around the Dragon Boat Festival, it is also easy to find at this time.

Plantain is a very familiar Chinese herbal medicine, the simplest usage, can be washed directly used to soak water to drink, with a very good cough and expectorant, diuretic and diarrhea effect, especially for bronchitis, the effect is very good.

But in fact, plantain can also be used as a vegetable, mainly picking its tender stems and leaves, buds, etc., used for cold salad, stuffing and so on, the taste is very unique. Some vegetable friends planted plantain in a flowerpot, and it is actually quite good-looking, but also very easy to raise, good-looking and delicious.

Plantain can be propagated by seeds or transplant directly. It has the characteristics of weeds, does not have strict requirements on soil, is easy to survive, and can grow well in a sunny, warm and humid environment. Plantain is cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, and the suitable temperature for growth is 15-25 ℃. When the temperature is more than 30 ℃, the growth will slow down. Pot planting should use loose and fertile sand-entrapped soil, and some base fertilizer can be applied before planting.

Although plantain is resistant to drought, it is more suitable for humid environment, so watering it a little frequently, keep the basin soil moist at ordinary times, especially in summer high temperature, increase watering times, give more light, it can grow very well, in addition, pay attention to weeds, the whole maintenance is relatively simple.

 
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