Wild grass black landmine was once used to feed pigs, and its root is a good medicine for treating diseases, costing 8 yuan per jin

After spring arrives each year, all kinds of wild grasses in the rural countryside begin to grow one after another. They can be seen everywhere, whether in front of and behind houses, along roadsides, in farmland, in mountain forests, and so on. As for these wild grasses, except for those growing near farmland, most are loved by farmer friends. Friends who live in the countryside should understand this fairly well. Among these wild grasses, quite a few are edible wild vegetables, and some are even medicinal herbs that can treat diseases. Therefore, many farmer friends also go into the mountains in their spare time to dig up these wild grasses and sell them to earn some pocket money.

In the countryside of the past, living conditions were not as good as they are now, especially near mountainous areas, where living conditions were even worse. However, for farmer friends in mountainous areas, they lived off the mountains, so they often went up the mountains to dig up some wild grasses or cut some trees to bring back for use. Some were not only for people to eat, but also for the livestock at home. Under the trees in mountainous forests, there was just such a wild grass that grew especially vigorously, often in large patches, and its leaves looked like celery and its height was about the same, so in the past farmer friends often dug it up as pig feed to feed pigs.

This wild grass is "goose-foot grass," also called "wood anemone," but in the author's hometown, farmers near the mountains prefer to call it "black landmine." The reason for this name is actually related to its root. Friends born in the 1980s and 1990s may or may not have dug this wild grass in the mountains in the 1990s. If you dug it, you would know that its root is pitch-black, hence the name "black landmine" or "diwu."

The author remembers that as a child, around June or July, I often went with my parents to the mountains to dig this wild grass. Its leaves were taken to feed pigs, while the roots were kept to make wine.

Do not think the name "black landmine" sounds vulgar. In fact, for farmer friends in mountainous areas, this thing is a treasure, because it is a good medicine for treating diseases. In the countryside of the past, medical conditions were not as good as they are now. Most farmer friends in mountainous areas would use these wild grasses to treat diseases, and "black landmine" was one of them.

According to "Chinese Materia Medica," the root of goose-foot grass (black landmine) can be used as medicine. Its taste is pungent, its nature is warm, and it is nontoxic. As medicine, it has the effects of dispelling wind-dampness and strengthening the tendons and bones, and is often used to treat symptoms such as wind-damp pain and traumatic injuries.

In the mountainous areas of the past, old farmer friends who knew about goose-foot grass often went into the mountains to dig up its roots to make wine. Now, with the improvement of rural living standards, apart from some old farmer friends, many people do not know this wild grass, and they also do not know how to use its roots, so it has gradually been ignored.

However, a few days ago in the village, the author still saw an old farmer selling "black landmine," and the price was also 8 yuan per jin, but basically no one bought it, which is quite a pity.

Dear friends, did you dig "goose-foot grass" when you were children? You are welcome to leave a message and share!