The purification ability of water hyacinth is still relatively strong among many aquatic plants. Water hyacinth can purify water, because water is enough to detect some harmful substances in water, such as mercury, cadmium and lead.

Under certain conditions,15mu water hyacinth can absorb nitrogen and phosphorus discharged by 800 people, and can also purify harmful heavy metal elements such as lead, mercury, thallium and silver in sewage. Although water hyacinth can purify water quality, its fertility has caused some bad effects in many areas, such as water quality deterioration.

Although the breeding ability of water hyacinth is relatively strong, because of the breeding area, the breeding of water hyacinth can be basically controlled now, so many countries use it to purify water quality in addition to introducing ornamental plants.

Other values of water hyacinth:

1, edible value:

Water hyacinth is rich in amino acids, including 8 kinds of amino acids that are necessary for human survival and cannot be manufactured by itself. The flowers and young leaves of water hyacinth can be eaten directly, and its taste is fragrant and refreshing. Indigenous people in Malaysia and other places often use the tender leaves and flowers of water hyacinth as vegetables. China's fried water hyacinth and boiled water hyacinth are both delicious.

2. Drinking value:

The functional beverage made from this raw material has been listed in Wuhan for more than 654.38 million bottles and sold out.