Umbrella papyrus is a good anti-inflammatory herb, worth 30 yuan per jin

China is vast in territory and rich in resources, and wild vegetation resources are also abundant, especially in rural areas and the wild, where wild vegetation resources are even more plentiful and can be said to be seen everywhere. Apart from some wild vegetables and wild fruits that people are familiar with, most wild grasses are not paid attention to by farmer friends, especially those wild grasses growing in water. Because they are difficult to harvest, many farmer friends have seen these aquatic wild grasses but do not know their value. Below, the author introduces one such "bamboo" in the water, which many people do not understand.

In rural streams, lakes and other waters in China, there grows such a wild grass. Its form resembles bamboo, with upright stems, and slender leaves clustered at the top of the stem in a radiating shape, much like an umbrella that keeps off the rain. This wild grass is "umbrella papyrus" (Cyperus alternifolius). However, because the shape of its leaves is rather unique, farmer friends also like to call it "dry-land umbrella grass" or umbrella grass, water bamboo, and so on.

This umbrella papyrus counts as a relatively common wild grass in rural China, growing in both the south and the north. Its favorite place to grow is in water, but precisely because it likes to grow in water, it is very difficult to harvest, so it is often regarded by farmer friends as a weed just like reeds, and thus has also been ignored by farmer friends.

In fact, everyone should not underestimate umbrella papyrus. It is actually a wild grass of great value, and its uses have gradually been developed in recent years.

So what uses does umbrella papyrus have? The main ones are 3 points.

First, umbrella papyrus has good ornamental value for gardens. Umbrella papyrus is a perennial aquatic plant. Its leaf shape is peculiar and it is evergreen, making it a good indoor foliage plant. Besides potted ornamental use, it is also a material for making bonsai.

Second, umbrella papyrus has purification value. Planting umbrella papyrus in sewage can very well treat substances such as TN (total nitrogen), TP (total phosphorus), COD (chemical oxygen demand) and BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) in the sewage.

Third, umbrella papyrus also has medicinal value. According to the "Chinese Materia Medica", the whole plant of umbrella papyrus can be used as medicine. Its taste is bitter and pungent, and its nature is cool. As medicine it has the effects of clearing heat and purging fire, invigorating blood and detoxifying, reducing swelling and drawing out toxins. It can be used to treat symptoms such as colds, heatstroke, acute cholecystitis, hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, mumps, mastitis, boils and swellings, allergic dermatitis, and acute conjunctivitis. It is especially effective for inflammation, and can be said to be a good anti-inflammatory herb.

So do not underestimate umbrella papyrus; its value is still very great. According to what the author has learned, in some places the value of umbrella papyrus has reached 30 yuan per jin.

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