A strange tree in the mountains that can keep thieves away; its roots, leaves, fruit and flowers are used as medicine and brewed as tea to clear heat and relieve summer heat

Many friends of the author Xu Duo have expressed to the author that the countryside has beautiful scenery and good air, especially in mountainous areas. In fact, the beautiful scenery and good air of the countryside cannot be separated from all kinds of wild plants, and these wild plants in rural mountainous areas are even more abundant. Looking out, there is a stretch of green, and in summer, among this green there are also some other colors mixed in, namely those colorful wildflowers.

Speaking of wild plants, there are quite a few rather peculiar wild plants in rural mountainous areas. Below, the author will introduce one to everyone.

Yesterday, the author went into the mountains with several old farmer friends from the village, preparing to pick some wild fruits in the mountains to eat. For many farmer friends in mountainous areas, wild fruits are a summer necessity. While picking wild fruits in the mountains, the author and the villagers came across a strange patch of woods. The trees in this woods were all very short and covered in thorns. This kind of tree is called "langya thorn" here in the author's hometown.

The name sounds quite scary, but in fact this tree's flowers are very beautiful (they look like locust flowers). The reason it is called by this name is actually related to the growth characteristics of this tree. During its growth period, the langya thorn grows many branches on its trunk, and as it grows, some branches turn into thorns. These are thick and long, just like wolf fangs, hence the name "langya thorn."

The scientific name of langya thorn is white thorn flower (Sophora davidii), and it is a small shrub. The tree is actually not tall, generally only about 1 or 2 m, and looks very inconspicuous, but in the past, for many farmer friends in mountainous areas, this tree was still a kind of "treasure."

In the past, living conditions in rural mountainous areas could be said to be very poor. At that time, most farmer friends "relied on the mountains to eat from the mountains and on the water to eat from the water." When they lacked something, they would go to the mountains to gather materials, and this white thorn flower was one of them. It is short in stature and very suitable for use as firewood, so in the past, farmer friends in mountainous areas also often went into the mountains to cut it.

Besides being used for fire, in the past farmer friends in mountainous areas would also plant a little around chicken coops and sheds, because its whole body has "langya thorns," which people and livestock are still very afraid of when they see them, so it could also be used to "guard against thieves," such as weasels and the like.

However, the greatest use of this white thorn flower is not only as firewood and to guard against thieves; its whole body is also a treasure. According to the old farmer friends who came along, the roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of this white thorn flower are all good medicines for treating illness. Among them, the root has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, draining dampness and reducing swelling, and cooling blood and stopping bleeding; the fruit has the effect of regulating qi and reducing food stagnation; the flower has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and cooling blood and reducing swelling; the leaves have effects such as cooling blood, detoxifying and killing insects.

It is precisely because the white thorn flower has these effects that in the past, many old farmer friends in mountainous areas liked it very much. Especially in summer, they would also pick some white thorn flowers, dry them, and use them to brew tea, which can play a role in clearing heat and relieving summer heat.

But now living conditions in the countryside have also improved, and there is no need to cut down this kind of wild tree anymore, so they have also become a scenic line in the mountains.

Dear friends, have you ever seen the "white thorn flower"? You are welcome to leave a message and exchange ideas!