A peculiar wild grass in the mountains looks like a broken umbrella, and folk medicine uses it to treat rheumatism; its value is precious
In rural areas and the wild there are many wild plants, and there are especially many kinds of wild grasses. Whether in front of or behind the house, in the vegetable garden, by the roadside, or beside the fields, they can be seen. Many farmer friends are used to these common wild grasses, but when it comes to what value these wild grasses have, probably not many people can say now, so learning more about wild grasses is still very useful. Below, the author introduces a peculiar wild grass. The appearance of this grass looks just like a broken umbrella.
Speaking of this wild grass, many people may never have seen it, because it mainly grows on mountain slopes at about 500 m, and only farmer friends living in mountainous areas commonly see it. The name of this wild grass is also very interesting: it is called "Rabbit's Umbrella" (Syneilesis aconitifolia). It is said that in the past, this wild grass was often used to feed rabbits, and that is why it was named "Rabbit's Umbrella". However, because its shape resembles a broken umbrella, in some areas it is also called One Umbrella, Umbrella-Handle Grass, Broken Parasol, Umbrella Grass, or Umbrella Vegetable, and so on.
Rabbit's Umbrella (Syneilesis aconitifolia) is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its distribution in our country is not very wide; it is mainly distributed in the rural mountainous areas of provinces and cities such as Jiangsu, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Jilin in our country, and its height can grow to about 70 cm to 120 cm. Despite the Rabbit's Umbrella looking rather strange and having a rather strange name, in the past many farmer friends in mountainous areas loved it very much, because the value of Rabbit's Umbrella is quite precious. It was a folk remedy for treating illness. At that time, many older farmer friends often went up the mountains to dig up Rabbit's Umbrella to steep in liquor. According to some older farmer friends in mountainous areas, drinking liquor steeped with Rabbit's Umbrella can treat rheumatism.
So what exactly is the value of Rabbit's Umbrella?
The author also consulted relevant materials. According to the records in "Jiuhuang Bencao" (Materia Medica for Famine Relief), the whole plant and root of Rabbit's Umbrella can both be used as medicine. It has the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness, detoxifying and invigorating blood, and reducing swelling and relieving pain. It can be used to treat many conditions such as rheumatic numbness, rheumatoid arthritis, waist and leg pain, limb pain, traumatic injuries, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, carbuncle and gangrene swellings and toxins, scrofula, hemorrhoids, and so on.
It is precisely because Rabbit's Umbrella has very good medicinal value that farmer friends in mountainous areas love it. Here in the author's hometown, quite a few older farmer friends still plant some in their own vegetable gardens to use. However, when consulting materials, the author found that some materials indicate Rabbit's Umbrella is non-toxic, while some materials indicate Rabbit's Umbrella is toxic, so the author suggests everyone should still use it with caution to avoid problems.
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