Guichou was once a harmful weed in farmland, but now some people have made a fortune from it, earning ten thousand yuan per mu

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In rural areas there are all kinds of wild grasses. After spring arrives, all kinds of wild grasses grow in front of and behind houses, along roadsides, in farmland and in mountain forests. Speaking of these wild grasses, quite a few are loved by farmer friends, such as Houttuynia cordata, dandelion, plantain, and Prunella vulgaris and other common wild grasses. They can not only be eaten as wild vegetables, but can also be used as herbal medicine to treat illnesses.

However, quite a few wild grasses are disliked by farmer friends, because some of them like to grow near farmland, and some have a strange odor or are even toxic. Below, the author introduces just such a wild grass. It is exactly like this: it was once a harmful weed in farmland and was disliked by farmer friends, but now it is used by some farmer friends to make a fortune.

Grain in Ear is coming soon, and many farmer friends in the village who farm have become busy one after another. The author is the same, though not busy with harvesting, but helping to remove harmful weeds from the fields. In the morning, when removing harmful weeds from the fields, in the field of one farmer friend, the author saw a strange crop. The reason it was strange is that in the author's impression this crop had once been a wild grass, and moreover a major harmful weed in farmland, yet now it has become a crop. In the author's hometown area, this wild grass is called "Guichou."

The author once asked many old farmer friends in the village why this wild grass had such an interesting name, and the old farmer friends' answer was also interesting. It is said that it is because this wild grass is toxic, and in ancient times there was a myth saying that even a ghost would become ugly after eating this grass, hence the name.

In fact, the scientific name of Guichou is "Gansui" (Euphorbia kansui). It is distributed in rural areas of most provinces and cities in our country, but because it likes to grow in farmland, in the past it was also a harmful weed disliked by many farmer friends. In addition, because it is toxic, even fewer people liked it, and it was often removed as soon as it was seen.

However, with research on Gansui, it was found that it is actually also a wild grass with very good medicinal value.

The author also consulted relevant materials. According to records, the tuberous root of Gansui can be used as medicine. Its taste is bitter, its nature is cold, and it is toxic. As medicine it has the effects of draining water and reducing swelling, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It can be used to treat edema, ascites, retained fluids and binding in the chest, epilepsy, wheezing and coughing, and constipation and urinary retention, among many other symptoms.

Precisely because of this, some farmer friends changed their view of it, and even grew it as a crop.

According to the introduction of this farmer friend in the village who grows Gansui, growing Gansui is relatively easy. It can be sown in March and June, and it can be harvested twice a year, in spring and autumn. Generally, one mu can harvest about 400 jin, and now the market price of Gansui is generally between 30 yuan and 60 yuan per jin. As long as no disaster occurs, basically one mu can bring in nearly ten thousand yuan a year. Moreover, Gansui has another advantage: once planted, it can be harvested for many years, so it can also be regarded as a fortune-making grass for farmer friends.

The author also learned relevant information. In fact, growing this crop still carries a certain risk, so one should still be cautious.

Dear friends, do you know about "Gansui"? You are welcome to leave a message and exchange views.

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