A wild grass in the mountains that grows no leaves yet can bloom and bear fruit; people commonly use it to soak wine and stew chicken

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Our country is vast with abundant resources. Especially in rural wild areas, there are all kinds of wild grasses, wild vegetables, wild fruits and trees and other wild resources. Most farmer friends are very fond of these wild plants, because many wild grasses, wild vegetables and wild fruits are not only edible, but their nutritional value and taste are no less than ordinary fruits and vegetables, or even better. Many wild grasses also have good medicinal value.

However, it is precisely because these wild plants have such good uses that some wild grasses have been over-dug and over-harvested, and were once nearly dug to extinction. Below, the author introduces one such wild grass.

In the rural mountain areas of northern China, there is a wild grass that grows very strangely, like a spiked club. It has no leaves, only a single flower spike, and can bloom and bear fruit. Many farmer friends living in rural northern areas have probably seen or know this wild grass. It is "Boschniakia rossica", also known as "Orobanche".

Boschniakia rossica is mainly distributed in rural areas of Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia in northern China, and it mainly grows on steep walls or cliffs at an altitude of 1300 m to 2000 m, so it is also a rather uncommon wild grass.

In the past, Boschniakia rossica was very popular among farmer friends. It could even be said that Boschniakia rossica was once a good medicine for treating illness for many poor people, but now it has become very rare.

According to research, Boschniakia rossica can both improve and promote learning and memory ability in the human body and has a good effect on eliminating free radicals. Therefore, Boschniakia rossica is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic and strengthening medicine. In folk use, it is also used to strengthen the nervous system to treat dizziness, and it has the functions of activating heart vitality, increasing bodily tension and eliminating fatigue. Thus, based on its effect of prolonging life, farmer friends use it as a tonic medicinal material.

However, it is precisely these values of Boschniakia rossica that have brought it "danger". Due to the limitation of its parasitic characteristics, its natural distribution is relatively small, which also makes its price very high, about 100 yuan per jin. When the price is high, naturally many people will try every possible way to dig it up and sell it, thus bringing unprecedented disaster to the survival of Boschniakia rossica, and it was once nearly dug to extinction.

So now Boschniakia rossica has also been listed as a "National Second-Class Protected Plant" in China. Finally, the author wants to say that although Boschniakia rossica is indeed very valuable, it is still hoped that everyone can protect the natural environment and not dig it up at will.

Dear friends, do you know about "Boschniakia rossica"? You are welcome to leave a message and exchange views!

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