1, Eichhornia crassipes is collectively called water hyacinth, also known as water hyacinth, water hyacinth, water hyacinth seedling, bag lotus, floating lotus, etc. Eichhornia crassipes is a floating aquatic plant belonging to the genus Eichhornia, with a plant height of about 30-60 cm, well-developed fibrous roots, brown and black in color, up to 30 cm long, leaves clustered at the base, arranged in a rosette shape, and the leaves are round, broadly oval and broadly rhombic, with slightly symmetrical corollas and blue-purple colors.

2, the main value:

Eichhornia crassipes has a strong enrichment effect on nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and other organic elements, especially on a large number of elements potassium. In the existing resource utilization methods of Eichhornia crassipes, it is relatively simple and common to use it to compost organic fertilizer and produce biogas, or directly use its dry powder or use the burned ash as fertilizer or soil improver.

The flowers and tender leaves of Eichhornia crassipes can be eaten directly, and their taste is fragrant and refreshing, and they have the effect of relaxing bowels. Indigenous people in Malaysia and other places often use the tender leaves and flowers of Eichhornia crassipes as vegetables.

Eichhornia crassipes is soft and juicy, fresh and delicious, and rich in nutrition. The dry matter is mainly crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber, which can be used as excellent feed for chickens, ducks, geese, fish and pigs. Chop it, crush it or beat it, mix it with bran and make it into mixed feed or silage, which can not only improve the utilization rate of feed, but also kill parasites.

Whole grass (water hyacinth): light and cool. Clearing heat and relieving summer-heat, diuresis and detumescence, expelling wind and dampness. Used for heatstroke, polydipsia, edema and dysuria; External application of heat sore.