Everyone should be familiar with hot dogs. In the snack street of the city, you often see a pan with oil in it, and then a ham sausage is inserted with a bamboo stick. You cut some edges on the ham with a knife, fry it in the pot until it is golden, and then add some spice powder, which is full of fragrance and attracts many children to buy it.
There are many strange things in the world. In the countryside, there is a plant whose fruit is very similar to this hot dog, even its color is very similar. This plant grows and distributes in Northeast China, North China, East China, Hunan, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places. It usually grows in the shallow water of lakes, ponds or ditches, and many friends may have seen it. But many people may not know about its value and function. Today, Xiao Wu will share it with you.
In rural areas, plants that look like children's favorite hot dogs are called cattails, and in some places they are also called pouches, pouches, pouches, water candles, etc. They have anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effects and are often used for traumatic bleeding. When people in rural areas do farm work, if they get hurt accidentally, they will look for this kind of cattail stick to stop bleeding. At the same time, it is also a mosquito repellent artifact, and the mosquito repellent effect is particularly good.
Pubang has a green branch in the middle of the fruit. When the fruit is put in front of the nose, it has a faint fragrance and is particularly delicious. This kind of cattail stick has two very important wonderful uses.
The first one is that it can stop bleeding.
How can it be used to stop bleeding? That is, the cattail stick we collected will swell and explode by itself after it is dried in the sun, which is particularly fluffy. A layer of furry things on one side can be used to stop bleeding. If a hand, foot or body accidentally cuts a wound and bleeds, you can press it up with something on it, and immediately stop bleeding.
The second function is to repel mosquitoes.
In summer, there are many mosquitoes, and mosquito bites are a very annoying problem. The cattail stick is a natural mosquito repellent artifact. After it is dried, it can be used as a mosquito incense point, placed at the bedside, next to the bedroom, and smoked in the room before going to bed. Then all the mosquitoes run away, and there are no mosquitoes. Can let you sleep soundly. As a mosquito-repellent incense, cattail sticks are still very good, natural and healthy, and environmentally friendly. Without any toxic or side effects.
Pubang, a plant, likes to grow in a particularly humid environment near ditches and ponds. Green leaves and red sticks give it a special appetite. People who have never seen it often mistake it for a gourmet hot dog.
friends, is there this kind of cattail plant in your hometown? If so, remember not to spoil it casually, and protect it well. It plays a very important role. You can pick some home, and maybe it will come in handy one day. Do you know other functions of the cattail stick?