Sugar cane is known to everyone and eaten by many people, it is sweet and juicy, and it is a very common fruit in the tropics. But we won't talk about sugarcane today, and today I will share with you a taste that is very similar to plants. Its rhizomes are knotty, like Houttuynia cordata, but the taste is sweet. Much like sugar cane, the same isSweet taste. When I was a child, I often dig up its roots, wash them and chew them as a small snack, and this plant is white grass root.

The root of white grass is actually the underground rhizome of white thatch, this plant is very common in rural areas, when I was young, I cut thatch to feed cattle, and the most cut is white thatch. And now that summer is coming, the white thatch has bloomed, and its inflorescence is spike-shaped, fluffy, very eye-catching, and very recognizable. However, the leaves of the white thatch are very sharp, and the edges are very finely serrate, and they are often cut by it when they are young. Legend has it that the original saws were made based on the principle of white thatch blades.

White thatch, also known as thatch, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus White Grass in the family Poaceae, and this plant has 3 valuable places.

First, white thatch is a high-quality pasture

White thatch is a high-quality pasture, when I was young, the family raised cattle, and I needed to cut the grass every day to feed the cattle, and this white thatch is one of the main feeds for cattle. According to modern scientific research, white thatch is rich in protein and fiber, which can well compensate livestock for energy, improve immunity, and reduce the occurrence of diseases.

At the same time, in ancient times, people would also use it to build houses, the so-called thatched houses, which were used in the beginning. Even in the 80s of the last century, when thatched latrines or pigsties were built in the countryside, there were still thatched huts used by many people.

Second, the buds of white thatch can be eaten

White thatch sprouts in the spring, and it grows a small flower bud that resembles a needle. This small flower bud is edible, and we call it a grass needle. Many post-90, 0, and 0 generations should be impressed by it, but it is worth mentioning that the needles are only delicious when they have just grown. It's tender and sweet, and it doesn't taste good when it's old, like chewing wax.

Third, the root of white thatch is used for both medicine and food

The most valuable thing about white thatch is probably its root, which we call white grass root or thatch root. The shape is very similar to Houttuynia cordata, except that Houttuynia cordata is brittle and easy to break. The white grass root is not easy to break because of the core inside, but the morphological characteristics are very similar. White grass root is edible, and it can be chewed directly after washing, and the taste is similar to the taste of sugar cane.However, the sweetness is a little lighter.When I was young, I probably ate the most in addition to all kinds of bubbles, which was white grass root. It can be said that for the author, Bai Maogen is full of childhood memories.

In addition to being edible, it is also the most commonly used Chinese medicinal material in China, which has a medicinal history of thousands of years in China. In "Shennong's Materia Medica", white grass root is ranked among the top grades, which shows that its medicinal value is extremely high. The folk herbs of all dynasties have recorded this kind of Chinese medicinal material, and the old farmers who understand the value of this plant in the folk also like it.Every year, I dig some and dry them at home. Especially when summer comes, it is used to boil water as herbal tea to drink, clear heat, reduce heat, quench thirst, and have a lot of wonderful uses.

Not only that, but white grass root can also be used to make soup or cook porridge to drink, which is also very good. Especially for children, if they like nosebleeds, they can use it to boil water or make soup. I remember when I was a child, my younger brother always had nosebleeds, and then he drank a few times of boiled water from white grass roots, and it didn't flow. It is recorded in the "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "White grass root stops vomiting blood, hemorrhage, cures blood, facilitates urination, and stops women from leaking blood."

Although the value of white thatch is very high, in fact, the status of white thatch in the folk is very low, and farmers and friends encounter it and directly eradicate it. Because white thatch is one of the world's 10 most malignant weeds, its reproductive ability is too strong, and it often encroaches on land and orchards, which is annoying, and farmers also hate it.

Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about white grass roots? Have you ever eaten a thatch needle or drunk boiled water from white grass root when you were a child? Do you know the value of white grass root? If you have anything to say, you can also leave a message in the comment area below to share your insights.