Giant wild grass on trees looks like a bird's nest, and its leaves are an excellent wild vegetable that can also tonify the kidneys

The world is full of wonders, especially in the deep mountains and old forests of rural areas, where there are so many peculiar plants. Most people are busy with work and basically have no time to go sightseeing in the countryside, let alone go into the rural mountains, so they never get the chance to see these peculiar wild plants in the rural mountains.

Since June arrived, because of Grain in Ear, I have also been helping my uncles deal with matters in the farmland. These two days I finally got a break, so I hurriedly went into the mountains with old farmer friends from the village, and saw quite a few peculiar plants again. Below, I will introduce a kind of wild grass that generally only old farmers in mountainous areas know about.

Since the Dragon Boat Festival is only a few days away, many farmer friends in the village are also busy preparing materials for wrapping zongzi. Rather than buying them at the market, it is better to go into the mountains to look for some zongzi leaves. In the morning, I went into the mountains together with several old farmer friends who were going to look for zongzi leaves. In the mountains, I admired quite a few peculiar wild grasses, and one of them was very special. It grows specifically on tree trunks and grows very large, just like a "bird's nest" built by birds in a tree, and the name of this wild grass is indeed just like its appearance, as it is called "bird's nest fern."

Actually, when it comes to this bird's nest fern, most people do not know much about it, because bird's nest fern often grows attached to tree trunks in rainforests or monsoon rainforests or on rocks under the forest. It is mainly distributed in rural tropical rainforests in Taiwan, China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan and other places. As for central regions such as Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan, it is very rare, so many people do not know about it.

Do not think it strange just because this bird's nest fern grows on tree trunks. In fact, old farmer friends who know about it like it very much.

Because bird's nest fern is not only good-looking, its own value is also very great, as it has both medicinal and edible value.

According to old farmer friends in the village, the tender leaves and tender buds in the center of the bird's nest fern are edible. After briefly blanching the tender leaves and tender buds in boiling water, they can be used for cold dressing or stir-frying. They taste smooth, tender and refreshing, and also carry a delicate fragrance of bird's nest fern. I also specifically looked up information on bird's nest fern and found that its tender leaves and tender buds are not only delicious but also very rich in nutrients, containing a large amount of vitamin A, potassium, iron, calcium and other minerals as well as dietary fiber. Eating them often also helps protect the stomach. Therefore, many farmer friends in mountainous areas also regard the tender leaves and tender buds of bird's nest fern as an excellent wild vegetable.

In addition, bird's nest fern is also a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in rural mountainous areas. According to the "Chinese Materia Medica," the whole plant of bird's nest fern can be used as medicine. Its taste is bitter and its nature is warm. As medicine, it has the effects of strengthening muscles and bones, activating blood and removing stasis, and tonifying the kidneys. Among the people, it is also often used to treat various symptoms such as bruises, fractures, blood stasis, headache, bloody strangury, impotence and gonorrhea.

It is precisely because bird's nest fern has edible and medicinal uses that, although it grows on trees, many farmer friends in mountainous areas still like it very much. While looking for zongzi leaves together with several old farmer friends, I also picked some tender leaves and tender buds of bird's nest fern along the way.

Friends, have you ever eaten "bird's nest fern"? Do you know the uses of "bird's nest fern"? You are welcome to leave a message and share.