In the wild of the countryside, there are many wild plants, these wild plants, they are the gift of nature, have great value and effect on human beings, people who understand it will make good use of it, solve a lot of big troubles for human beings, and people who do not understand it turn a blind eye to it. Today, I will introduce my friends to a common thorny plant in the countryside.

This plant has some thorns on its body, so many people will hate it when they see it, and they will stay away from it, for fear that its thorns will prick their hands and feet, or clothes and pants.

In fact, the name of this plant is also quite special, human nameVajra vine, the scientific name isSarsaparilla (bá qiā), which many people may not know the name, is a plant that grows in some shrubs, barren mountains, and under woods in rural areas.

Vajra vine may also grow in your hometown, but you usually don't pay too much attention to its role and value.

The leaves of the adamantine vine are oval, like a small fan, gently swaying in the mountain breeze in the countryside, very beautiful, we can see that its leaves still have good stripes on it, which is very easy to identify. Its stems are covered with barbs to protect it from wild beasts.

Vajra vine is a perennial vine deciduous climbing plant of the family Saparillaceae. The vine grows roughly, the white flowers are smaller, and its fruit is smaller, it is cyan at first, and then slowly turns reddish-brown, spherical, reddish-brown fruit is edible, its flowering period is from 11 to 0 months every year, and the fruiting period is from 0 to 0 months.

Like this plant is still very widely distributed in China, in Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces and regions have grown.

Therefore, the name is also a little different in each place, and it has another nameVajra thorn, Vajra vine, mullet thorn, iron water chestnut, Magal, mountain returnWait, what's the name in your hometown?

Don't look at his thorny plant, many people hate him, in fact, it still has a lot of effects.

First, it can be eaten

The young shoots of the adamantium vine that have just grown in the spring can be eaten as wild vegetables, and there are many ways to eat them, they can be mixed cold, or they can be fried, and they are very delicious, and many people may not have eaten them. If you have one in your hometown, in the spring and summer, you can try to pick some to taste it and see how it tastes.

In the past, when food was scarce, it was also a kind of wild vegetable used by people to satisfy their hunger, but now people's living standards have improved, and fewer people eat it.

When the fruit is ripe, it is edible to turn reddish-brown.

Its underground rhizomes are also edible, used to make soup or boil water.

The second is medicinal value

The underground rhizome of the adamantium vine is used in medicine, and it is dug back in autumn and winter to remove the fibrous roots, and then it is cut into slices to dry or fresh, but its roots are relatively hard, it is recommended that you slice it when it is fresh, it is difficult to cut when it is dry, it is too hard.

The rhizome of this vajra vine contains saponins, alkaloids, sexual taste, sweetness, warmth, and has the effect of dispelling rheumatism, facilitating urination, reducing swelling and poison, and strengthening muscles and bones, so people call it "the guardian saint of muscles and bones".

At the same time, it also has a good effect on joint pain, muscle numbness, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, boils, swelling, scrofula, hemorrhoids.

Therefore, in the countryside, some people who understand its role and value will dig up the roots and go home to slice and dry them for later use. However, when you dig, don't dig out, dig big and keep small.

In addition, its stems and leaves can also be used as medicine, but its roots are used more and are more valuable.

Vajra vine can also be used to make wine, extract starch, make tannin gum, and so on.

The third is the ornamental value

The vine can grow to more than two meters long, and the leaves are relatively soft, and the flowers are also white, so it can be used as an ornamental plant when planted in the garden, and it can also be used as a hedge plant.

Vajra vine is also called sarsaparilla, does this plant grow in your hometown? This issue is shared here, its tender stems and leaves can be eaten as wild vegetables, roots, stems, and leaves can be used as medicine, and can also make wine, extract starch, and have the reputation of "the guardian saint of muscles and bones", do you know it?