In the countryside, the most common thing to see is wild grasses, which are found in every corner of the countryside. Since these weeds have different values and uses, some weeds are still relatively popular, but there are also some weeds that are disliked because of their own characteristics.
For example, the weed shared by the author today is disgusted because its mature plant will grow many inverted small prickly hairs, if you accidentally touch it, it is like a bee sting, it is still very painful, which is the reason why it is often disliked.
Presumably friends in the countryside have guessed that this kind of weed is the pig disaster that everyone in the countryside is very familiar with, why is it called such a strange name as pig disaster? As the name suggests, a pig will get sick if it eats it, just like a sick person, so everyone calls it a pig disaster among the people.
In fact, many people don't know that its botanical name is Lala vine, and the alias of pig disaster is more popular among the people. In addition, it is also known for its nicknames, such as Crawling Grass, Eight Immortal Grass, Sawgrass Grass, Madder Grass, Bloodweed, Saw Vine, etc.
Pig is a herbaceous plant of the Rubiaceae family, which is distributed in the north and south of the continent, and the distribution area is quite extensive, mostly growing in the fields, roadsides, ditches, hillsides, wilderness, forest edges, lakes, grasslands, etc., and is a very common field weed in rural areas.
Speaking of pig damage, many older generations are familiar with it because it is a very unique weed. We all know that generally speaking, the weeds that pigs can eat can be used to make wild vegetables to eat. But pigs are completely different, pigs can get sick if they eat them, but people can eat them.
Although the young seedlings of pigs can not be eaten, it is a very delicious wild vegetable for us humans, which can be used to stir-fry, make soup, boil porridge, cold dressing, boil noodles, shabu-shabu, etc., the taste is delicious and delicious, and the nutrients are rich, which is incomparable to many vegetables.
Pig is a multi-branched, creeping or climbing herbaceous plant, its stem is green, quadrangular shape, the leaves are strip-like inverted-lanceolate, often have 4 to 8 whorls, most of them are 8 leaves, so there is another name of "eight fairy grass".
The color of the leaves of the pig is green, and it looks very attractive when it is still a seedling, but when it grows up, its edges, leaf edges and leaf veins are covered with inverted small prickly hairs, and the pig will be disliked by people and often removed as a weed.
As everyone knows, this kind of disgusted pig is a Chinese herbal medicine with excellent efficacy, its medicinal whole herb, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain, diuresis and dispersing stasis, and has an effect on colds, cough, phlegm, otitis media, drenching, frequent urination, blood in urine, intestinal carbuncles, bruises, boils, sores on the mouth and tongue and other diseases.
At the same time, pig plague also has a certain anti-cancer effect, and has curative effects on a variety of cancers, especially for uterine cancer and breast cancer, so it is called "anti-cancer grass" by many people. Knowing that pigs are in trouble can play a big role in life.
Dear friends, is there such a pig disaster in your hometown? It is a kind of wild grass that pigs get sick when they eat it, and it is often disliked by people, but they don't know that it is a precious medicinal material, known as "anti-cancer grass", and its value is extremely precious. If you meet in your hometown, please cherish it!
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