This wild plant is now extremely precious; if it grows in your hometown, please pay attention to it
The morning air in the countryside is just great. Standing at the doorstep, smelling the scent given off by the plants, I feel full of energy. I wonder whether my friends have any plants growing at their doorsteps. There are plenty at ours. Apart from a small portion that is planted, most of the others grow on their own and are basically purely wild. One of them is rather special: the flowering season of the ones beside it is already over, and only this one has just begun to bloom. Though its flowers are tiny, they are extremely eye-catching. This wild plant is no ordinary wildflower or weed. Its leaves, flowers and seeds all have high ornamental value, and on top of that it is a precious medicinal herb with fairly wide medicinal uses. This plant is Zhu Jie Liao (Ardisia quinquegona).
Zhu Jie Liao is a perennial evergreen shrub. It likes a cool and humid climate, tolerates neither cold nor drought, and belongs to the greenhouse plants, so it is basically distributed in China's relatively warm provinces, such as Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi; these are the places it depends on most for survival. It can reach about 200 cm in height at most. Its stems and branches fork a great deal, and its leaves are flat and jointed segment by segment, so in some areas it is also called flat-leaf bamboo. It blooms during this period. The flowers are yellow and very small, set obliquely opposite each other on both sides of the leaves. After October they gradually form seeds, and the flowers turn from yellow to dark red; seen from a distance it looks as if many ladybugs are resting on it, which is super distinctive.
Zhu Jie Liao is easy to cultivate as long as the environment is warm and humid. Because it is evergreen all year round and also has high ornamental value, many people now plant it in their own courtyards or on their balconies. When it is not flowering, you can admire its leaves, and when the flowering and fruiting period comes, you can admire its flowers and fruit. It can be said that the whole plant has ornamental value. Besides being ornamental, Zhu Jie Liao is also a precious medicinal herb. According to experts' research, Zhu Jie Liao is the only plant that can absorb the chemical component arsenic and still grow vigorously, and it also has the effect of dispelling wind and expelling insects. Zhu Jie Liao also has many folk medicinal uses; for example, if you accidentally suffer a bruise or injury, you can pound it up and apply it to the affected area, and the effect is quite good. This shows how precious Zhu Jie Liao's value is.
The medicinal value of Zhu Jie Liao
According to the records, Zhu Jie Liao can treat symptoms such as carbuncles, boils and swelling toxins, bruises and injuries, and snake and insect bites. It is a rare medicinal herb. If it also grows in your hometown, friends, please pay attention to it and protect it well; nowadays it is remarkably precious.