It is called a natural supplement, yet farmers rush to hoe it away, and city dwellers who want to eat it cannot buy it

There are countless wild fruits in the countryside. There is one kind of wild fruit that city people call a "natural supplement," but in the countryside farmers cannot hoe it away fast enough. Yet country kids all love to pick and eat it, while city kids who want to eat it cannot buy it. Let's take a look at what it is!

The wild fruit the editor is talking about is the fruit of the qiaogua (a species of swallow-wort, Cynanchum), a xerophytic plant that can grow in the grassland vegetation from typical steppe to steppe-desert in northern China. It mainly grows on sandy soil and gravelly sandy soil, and can also grow on sandy loam. Its fruit skin is green, but its flesh is red, and its young fruit can be eaten directly.

The qiaogua has relatively high nutritional value. Its protein content is close to that of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and comparable to that of wheat bran. Its crude fat and ash content are also relatively rich, and its calcium content is especially high. It is also rich in various trace elements and minerals, making it a very good natural supplement.

The reason this wild fruit cannot be bought even by city people who want to eat it is that the fruit of this plant is very nutritious, not only relatively rich in protein but also good in protein quality. In addition, its fruit and seeds can also be used as medicine, and the whole plant and fruit can be used medicinally.

This is a fruit I often ate as a child. Even now, whenever I see this plant, I have to search for its fruit and taste a bit of childhood memory.