In August, wild fruit covered in sharp spines was once ignored by everyone, but now it helps farmers get rich

People all say that nothing is as delicious as mountain delicacies and seafood, and there are always some strange things in the mountains. At first glance, you would never think there is anything special about them, but it is exactly these wild grasses and wild fruits that can suddenly become king in a certain field and become a much-told story in a place. Rosa roxburghii is certainly the leading character.

As a kind of thorny fruit, in the past, apart from farmers and rural children picking it to eat in summer, it was basically ignored by everyone. One day it became the "king of vitamin C" and the "king of August wild fruits," and people rushed to pick and cultivate it. Things are precious when they are rare; the more precious it is, the rarer it is. Rosa roxburghii is very rare in our country, and only exists in the mountainous areas of Guizhou. After being crowned, its development and cultivation began in full swing.

Rosa roxburghii is a plant in the Rosaceae family, the fruit of a wild small shrub. Local farmers also call it "golden yellow fruit," and some call it "thorny pineapple." It is a precious fruit for nourishing and strengthening the body. It is most abundant in western Guizhou, followed by Yunnan, because the climate characteristics of the two places are very similar. The surface of the fruit is covered with fleshy thorns, and the color is green with a hint of yellow. Its shape is round and full, and a fresh pear-like fragrance can be smelled. The flesh is smooth and creamy, sweet and sour and tasty, and among fruits of the pear genus it has the highest nutritional value.

It can be harvested every year in August and September, and the harvest period is less than one month. The surface of the ripe fruit shell is slightly red, and the flesh is golden yellow. Everyone says Rosa roxburghii is delicious, but it is not easy to pick, because the whole plant is covered with thorns, and if you are not careful you will be pricked and injured. Therefore, local farmers also have to spend a lot of effort to pick Rosa roxburghii.

Rosa roxburghii is rich in nutritional value. It can not only be used as a daily vitamin supplement, but can also be used as Chinese medicine. Its nature is sour, astringent and neutral. Eating Rosa roxburghii helps digest food and strengthen the spleen, and has the effect of astringing and stopping diarrhea. It is mostly used for food accumulation, abdominal bloating, enteritis, etc. If there is vitamin C deficiency, it is the best dietary therapy choice, because vitamin C has recognized anti-aging and beauty-nourishing effects, so Rosa roxburghii is an excellent choice for women's dietary maintenance.

In addition, Rosa roxburghii is also rich in B vitamins, eighteen amino acids and various trace elements. Its fiber is also higher than that of ordinary fruits, providing nutritional value needed by the human body.

At the end of the last century, the effects of Rosa roxburghii were discovered through research, so its price soared for a time, once reaching as high as 40 yuan per jin. Guizhou Province, as the main production area, also specially developed cultivation techniques. By 2016, it had reached 430,000 mu of planting area, enabling many local farmers to escape poverty and become rich because of Rosa roxburghii.

While planting Rosa roxburghii, many related products have also been produced. Rosa roxburghii wine is one of the most successful. Since ancient times, there have been records of using Rosa roxburghii to make wine. It tastes sweet with sourness, and the wine is extremely fragrant. It can be said that making wine with Rosa roxburghii is top-grade. Some people also make Rosa roxburghii into juice and put it on the market, where it is widely welcomed.

Friends, have you ever eaten Rosa roxburghii? You are welcome to leave a message and exchange ideas!