Very foul-smelling plant 'related' to spiders is being used as infusion

When it comes to several foods that smell bad, durian and stinky tofu must be at the top of the list, because of the special smell, many people are reluctant to try this kind of food, but this taste is still within the tolerance range, even for For some people, it is a kind of fragrance, but there are also a few food tastes that are beyond the range that most people can bear. Houttuynia cordata is one of them.

In addition to Houttuynia cordata, there is another plant that has an unacceptable smell. Almost no one thinks it smells good. However, although this plant smells very bad, it is used for drinking wine. This is What kind of plant is it?

The scientific name of this kind of very unpleasant smell is spider incense. Although the name contains the word "fragrant", it is actually a very unpleasant smelling plant. Because of the special smell, the plant is also called "dog". Smelly medicine, foot grinding flower, even vanilla, etc. This kind of plant was first recorded in "Compendium", which described this kind of plant as "spider fragrance comes from Songpan Mountain, Maozhou, western Shu, with grass roots, black and thick whiskers, shaped like spiders and Ligusticum ligusticum", so this plant Known as spider incense.

Spider incense is often distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and other regions, and also in Yunnan and Tibet. It usually grows between May and July every year, and sometimes you can see the white flowers of this plant , but the shape of the flowers is cylindrical, which is slightly different from the flowers we see every day.

Spider incense is the name of this plant in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a plant of the Patraceae family. The shape of the leaves is similar to that of a horseshoe. Therefore, it is also called horseshoe incense in some areas. The taste of this plant is very strong. , but not the aroma, but a very bad smell.

The plant rhizome is cylindrical, slightly flat, slightly curved, less branched, with tightly raised links and protruding point-like root scars. The texture is relatively solid and not easy to break. The part of the rhizome that can be used as medicine is yellow-brown or gray-brown. The rhizome The taste is slightly withered and a little spicy. It grows in valleys or forests, and there will be a small amount of distribution on the roadside.

Although the smell of this plant is very unpleasant, it is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. It is often used to make wine. The medicinal wine soaked in spider incense is often used in the folks to stop diarrhea or drive away the cold to remove moisture in the body. Is there any specific medicinal wine? This kind of effect is unknown, and it can be regarded as a folk prescription.

As a Chinese herbal medicine, spider incense, in addition to the folklore usage method, actually appears in more important formulas. In the market, the price of this medicinal material is not cheap, and the price per catty is around 20 to 30 yuan , I can't help but know that there are very few people who know this kind of medicinal materials, and many people will regard them as a kind of weeds.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been passed down for thousands of years, but fewer and fewer people learn Chinese medicine, and the number of people who know these Chinese herbal medicines is also gradually decreasing. Young people living in cities don’t even know this kind of Chinese herbal medicine. Many vegetables can’t be recognized. complete. Does this kind of Chinese herbal medicine exist in your hometown? Everyone is welcome to leave a comment below.