Li Shizhen said that this kind of weed in the countryside is 'like a peach blossom, and you will never grow old', have you seen it?

In the vast land of our countryside, there are many wild vegetables, some of which look ordinary or even annoying, but in fact these are rare treasures. Today, the editor will introduce to you a special kind of wild vegetable, commonly known as "Junk Flower".

People in rural areas have seen this wild vegetable. This plant is found on hillsides, ridges, grasslands, fields, and roadsides. Its leaves are dark green with many irregular protrusions. Upon closer inspection, its leaves are similar to those of a toad, with several lavender "bellflowers" at the top, with its head tilted like a drunken chicken. So the child called this plant the "chicken drinking" flower.

In the countryside, jug flower is a very common plant. It is an ordinary weed, nothing rare, but according to the old man in the village, in the past, jug flower used to be a life-saving vegetable for the poor in the spring. The root of the jug flower can also be pickled into pickles, or soaked in water after drying. Its leaves can be eaten as wild vegetables, and the flowers can directly suck nectar, but in fact, the most precious is its roots!

The root of this plant is the famous "Rehmannia"! For Rehmannia glutinosa, Li Shizhen gave a high evaluation, "the face of a hundred days is like a peach blossom, and the three young people are not old." According to medical records, Rehmannia glutinosa has the functions of clearing heat and cooling blood, promoting body fluid and moisturizing dryness. Not only can it be used as a Chinese herbal medicine, but it is also a raw material for some medicines and health products. The most famous is Liuwei Dihuang Wan, I believe everyone has heard of it. The countryside is actually a treasure house. There are all kinds of treasures in the vast land. You need to find it carefully. So netizens, do you have any jug flowers there? Did you eat this nectar as a child?