The garden weed people call cat's eye, snap it and it bleeds milky sap, yet it is a rare medicinal herb

When it comes to the wild weeds that farmers in rural areas hate the most, I think it is those weeds growing in farmland or vegetable gardens, because they harm crops and vegetables, but some wild weeds also grow in farmland and vegetable gardens, yet farmers do not hate them, but rather love them.

This morning, when I went to the vegetable garden to pick garlic sprouts, I saw quite a few weeds in the garden. These weeds were all growing in the gaps between the garlic sprouts, which was a headache, because these weeds are not only hard to remove, but many of them also have useful value, such as cleavers and sun spurge.

Sun spurge in particular, I believe many friends who have lived in rural areas should recognize it. It looks quite special, and the shape formed by its leaves resembles a cat's eye, so in rural areas it is also called "cat's eye grass" or "kitty's eye grass," and if you break sun spurge, it also bleeds white milky sap, which is very interesting.

Sun spurge is also distributed quite widely in our country. Basically, except for Xinjiang and Tibet, it grows in all other provinces, which shows just how strong its adaptability is. Sun spurge often grows in vegetable gardens and farmland, especially starting to grow after spring. It has strong vitality and strong reproductive capacity, and if you are not careful, it grows into colonies, having a very large impact on crops in farmland and vegetables in vegetable gardens, so in the past it made quite a few farmers hate it, fearing it would harm crops.

But to say they very much hate sun spurge is not quite true, because although sun spurge harms crops, its value is still quite high. In the past, quite a few farmers often used sun spurge as feed to feed pigs, rabbits, and other poultry and livestock.

In addition, sun spurge is also a very good Chinese herbal medicine, often used in ancient times. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica," the whole plant of sun spurge can be used as medicine, having the effects of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and dissipating nodules. It is often used to treat symptoms such as water-gas swelling and fullness, phlegm-fluid panting and cough, malaria, bacillary dysentery, scrofula, tinea sores, tuberculous fistulas, and osteomyelitis. The usual method of use is decocted and taken orally, 5 to 10 grams, with an appropriate amount for external use.

It is precisely because sun spurge has these effects that, although it harms crops, quite a few farmers still like it very much.

The author reminds: Although sun spurge is good, some materials record that it is slightly toxic, so the author does not recommend individuals use it casually. It is best to consult a professional physician.

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