There will always be a lot of unsolved mysteries waiting for us to explore, we all know that the countryside is the closest place to nature, with the development of the times, more and more people are very yearning for rural life, but now more and more plants are gradually becoming less, once common also gradually faded out of people's vision.
These humble wildflowers and weeds once had their value. In the past, when the rural materials were scarce and the medical conditions were backward, these plants were also a life-saving medicine for rural people, such as this weed, which was very useful in the countryside, and this plant was called cat's eye grass.
In the past, cat's eye grass was a plant that rural people hated very much, and even cattle and sheep saw it walking around. Cat's eye grass is scientifically named Ze lacquer, because its leaves are round and yellow-green, quite similar to cat's eye, and by April to October of each year, this wild plant will blossom and bear fruit, and the leaves of the plant look very much like cat's eye, because of these two reasons the name "cat's eye grass" came to this. But don't be fooled by its beautiful flowers.
There are also some places called it milk grass, swollen hands, sloppy eyes, inverted poisonous umbrellas, etc., different regions have different names, because its stems have sticky white milk, with a certain degree of toxicity, adults will tell children not to touch it, some cattle and sheep after eating, serious will lead to death, in the farmland farmers will not look at it more, so cattle and sheep and other livestock to see it around.
Most of China's areas have distribution, the scope of distribution can be said to be extremely extensive, mainly distributed in Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and other regions, it generally grows in ravines, wilderness, wetlands and farmland, in the countryside farmers can be seen everywhere. In fact, cat's eye grass is still a very precious Chinese herbal medicine, in the eyes of doctors, but a good thing, picked in the spring and summer, is conducive to water swelling, phlegm scattering, insecticide and so on.
In the previous countryside, if there was ringworm, pick some fresh cat's eye grass, mash it, and apply it to the skin, the effect is not bad. It also has a good alleviation effect on symptoms such as antitussive, expectorant, and edema. Its seeds can also be pressed for oil, which will help in industry.
Relative to the present, the medical conditions are getting better and better, for the previous ancient treatment methods are no longer implemented, but we have to admit that there is an herb still has great medical value, if there are friends in use, to understand its efficacy, to avoid serious consequences due to misuse.
Do you have cat's eye grass there? What's the name of it? Do you know its use and value? Welcome to comment below!