Now we have entered the hot summer. Summer is very sultry, especially in the south. Summer is the most difficult to endure and it is easy to get angry.

In order to alleviate the heat of summer, southerners have long had the custom of making tea in summer, so in summer there are herbal tea sellers everywhere in the south, and there are also many plants used to make tea.

In fact, there are many kinds of plants used to make tea in mountain villages, and many herbal teas sold on the market are made from this plant.

Today I will recommend you 5 plants that can be used to make tea. They can remove fire. Cantonese people often drink them in summer. They may also be found in the mountains of your hometown. Don’t miss it!

1. Goosegrass

This is a very common pest in rural areas. Many farmers regard it as an "eyesore" and do everything possible to eradicate it.

This plant has extremely strong vitality and grows very fast. It is difficult to eradicate. Even if it is trampled by people or run over by a car, it will not die easily.

Many people will come across this plant when they were weeding in the fields with their parents when they were children.

To eradicate it, it must be uprooted with a hoe.

However, goosegrass is not without its uses, because in the eyes of Cantonese people, it is a raw material for herbal tea, and its medicinal effect is comparable to that of isatis root.

In addition, many farmers used to use this grass to feed chickens, which can prevent many animal diseases. Some people say that this plant can be used to treat rheumatic joint pain.

2. Prunella vulgaris

I think many friends in the south went to the mountains to pick prunella vulgaris when they were young, and then sold them in the market.

Prunella vulgaris is an easily identifiable weed. It usually grows toward the sun and grows in groups.

Prunella vulgaris is special. It blooms in spring, but withers in summer, so it is called "Prunella vulgaris".

But Prunella vulgaris is "suspended death" and does not really die. After flowering, it has already begun to bear fruit.

At this time, the leaves and stems of Prunella vulgaris showed a yellow color and looked like withered, so people thought it was a dead plant.

In fact, its roots are intact and not dead.

Although Prunella vulgaris looks inconspicuous, it is extremely valuable. It has a history of more than a thousand years in China. It is recorded in many ancient books that it has the effect of reducing fire.

In recent years, it has become a new type of cold tea. Due to market demand, some farmers are even using it as a cash crop.

3. Light Bamboo Leaves

This is a leaf that looks like bamboo and is very cute in appearance.

In the south, light bamboo leaves were once a raw material for making sweet rice wine.

I remember when I was very young, my parents often dug it out for the chickens to eat.

However, most people don’t know that this is also a traditional Chinese medicine that can be used to make tea.

In fact, our country has been eating bamboo leaves for a long time and using them to cook porridge and stew soup.

Light bamboo leaves are a very common herbal medicine. Farmers in Guangdong will pick them in summer and brew them into herbal tea, which is sweet and delicious.

In recent years, as the number of wild pale bamboo leaves has become less and less, the price has become higher and higher.

Now, the price of dried bamboo leaves is about three or four yuan per kilogram.

If there is one in your hometown, don’t miss it.

4. Perilla

Perilla gives people a very delicate feeling.

In fact, the real name of Perilla is "Zishu", but as it was passed down from generation to generation, it was gradually called "Perilla" and has been passed down to this day.

Perilla has been cultivated and eaten in my country for more than two thousand years. It is a herb with strong vitality that can withstand drought and barrenness and does not have high environmental requirements.

In the countryside, the value of perilla is not high, and most of them are wild.

Under normal circumstances, they are allowed to die on their own, and some are collected if they are useful.

With people’s love for wild vegetables, perilla has also become very popular, and it is sold very expensively in many supermarkets.

If you also like to eat, you don’t have to grow it specifically.

Sprinkle some perilla seeds in the field in spring, and there will be more and more of them without needing to take care of them.

5. Wild chrysanthemum

Wild chrysanthemum is a common wild Asteraceae plant that can be seen everywhere in the fields. Among all Asteraceae plants, the medicinal effect of wild chrysanthemum is The best.

Wild chrysanthemum is a green, health-care natural traditional Chinese medicine that has a good effect in dispelling fire.

Wild chrysanthemums are edible. You can add some wild chrysanthemums to stew meat to reduce fat.

Wild chrysanthemum can be made into tea in summer, which has the effect of relieving heat and quenching thirst.

Summary:

In the summer in the south, the weather is hot, so drinking herbal tea is indispensable.

In the mountains in the countryside, there are many kinds of plants that can be used to make tea. Maybe there are some in your village.

I hope you won’t miss it after reading it! Our country has a vast territory. Sometimes, what you think is ordinary, but in fact many people have never seen it at all, and do not know its role and value. You are welcome to share.