However, in rural areas, some old farmers have objections to this. More than ten years ago, in winter, many farmers cut down weeds on their crops and set them on fire, which is very common. This can not only achieve the purpose of weeding, but also make the burnt ash a good farmyard manure.
In some mountainous areas, vines can often be seen near crops. Its vitality is quite tenacious. Farmers cut and burn its vines every year, but it thrives every year. If it is not treated in time, it will grow back into the crops. This plant is pueraria lobata. Many people don't know its precious value, but it is a special food for the Japanese royal family. Then what is its value? Let's have a brief look together!
Gemmam's popular science
Gemma, the scientific name of Pueraria lobata, is a vine widely distributed in southern China. Pueraria lobata is a perennial plant of Pueraria in Leguminosae. Its leaves are rhombic and very fat, with a maximum length of 20CM and a width of 18CM. Moreover, vines are very developed and often climb on branches and stone cliffs.
Because it is a leguminous plant, not only like the leaves of beans, but also like flowers and fruits. Gemmam's flowers are purple and the strings are very beautiful. Moreover, its fruit looks like beans, flat and flat, and its seeds look like beans, so this plant is highly recognizable and easy to identify.
The vitality of this plant is very tenacious, which is why farmers hate it. Jima can grow on wasteland and cliffs, and is generally distributed in mountainous areas with an altitude of 100 meters to 2000 meters. Moreover, because it is a perennial plant, its rhizome is very fat, spindle-shaped and developed, so it only grows without hurting its roots every year, which makes many farmers miserable. But the value of this plant is also very high, and it is also called "Millennium Ginseng".
The value of gamma
There is indeed a folk saying that "there is ginseng in the north and pueraria lobata in the south", and this "pueraria lobata" is also the underground thick tuber of Jimmam, which is called "Millennium Ginseng". This is not to say that pueraria lobata can live for thousands of years, but because it looks like ginseng, but it is very big, some of which weigh hundreds of kilograms, so it is considered to have lived for thousands of years and is called Millennium ginseng.
On the other hand, it has high value, not only nutritional value, but also medicinal value. In ancient times, our country actually attached great importance to Pueraria lobata, but now few people know its value. In ancient times, kudzu vine was dug for food. When the poor met with famine, they used kudzu vine to satisfy their hunger and help.
In some mountainous areas in the south, in winter, some people go to the mountains to dig pueraria root, which can be used to make hot pot and stew, and can also be processed into Ge Fen, vermicelli and other foods. In fact, Pueraria lobata is rich in nutrition, containing a lot of starch, amino acids, vitamins and minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc and selenium. It can not only satisfy hunger, but also help beauty beauty.
Has high medicinal value. In ancient medical books, the value of pueraria lobata was recorded. To sum up, this product has the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, penetrating diagnosis, strengthening yang and stopping diarrhea. And now medical research has also confirmed that Pueraria lobata powder has a good effect on improving cardiovascular circulation, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat and relieving spasm.
In particular, in Japan, kudzu powder is almost crazy. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese were very enthusiastic about Pueraria lobata, which was not only eaten raw and cooked, but also processed into vermicelli, tofu, chewing gum, biscuits and so on. Moreover, in Japan, kudzu root food has always been a special food of the royal family.
A Japanese friend came back and told the author that if Japanese people are sick, they basically don't take cold medicine and eat pueraria food. Moreover, in the local area, if you visit relatives and friends and patients, you also like to give pueraria powder food. In addition, vines, leaves, flowers and seeds in Ji Ma are of great use, and they are all treasures.
Concluding remarks
However, although the Japanese love to eat pueraria powder, the local resources are scarce, and the prices of these things have never been low. However, Gemma has not received enough attention in China. Many barren hills were submerged by this plant, and no one dug them. That's a real pity.
So if you have this kind of plant in your hometown, you might as well dig some back when the weather is good in winter. It's good to make hot pot, stew, or pueraria powder with it and save it for later. It is said that the kudzuvine root powder on the market will cost 100 yuan a catty. Are you excited?