Tianfu natural calendar 丨 it is called "plant gold" (July 18)

Today's protagonist is an endangered ancient tree -southern red beans. In the 2021 version of "National Key Protection of Wild Plants", all plants of red beans are listed as national first -level protected plants. Among them, the southern red beans are the most widely distributed species of the plant in China. They are mainly distributed in the vast area of ​​the south. They are rare tree species for pharmaceuticals, materials, and ornamental values. They are called "plant gold".

The southern yew is mainly distributed in the provinces and regions south of the Yangtze River Basin, and usually grows in a more humid place in the hinterland of the foot of the mountain. Naturally grows in a valley, stream, and gentle humus of routines below 1,000 meters or less than 1500 meters above sea level. It requires yellow soil with high fertility, yellow -brown soil, and neutral soil and calcium soil.

There are few pests and insect pests in the southern red beans and long life span. When the seeds are mature, the fake seeds of the fleshy seeds are swollen and red, like the "acacia beans" of the southern country, often attracting birds and small mammals to eat. At the same time, it is evergreen in the four seasons, with a straight shape, beautiful tree shape, elegant and easy -going branches, neatly arranged leaves, thick green, red fruit full of branches, red like pearls, which is very beautiful. Forms and fruit trees.

my country's folk and traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of the use of red bean -bean plants, which are generally called "packets". The earliest records in the Compendium of Materia Medica can be used to treat cholera and typhoid fever. "Materia Medica" is also recorded that "patto can be used as medicine, diuretic, scrutiny, and kidney disease, vomiting with skin is easy to vomit, and wood and leaves do not vomit." Modern medical research has also found that the bark and wood of red beans and plants have anti -cancer effects in the bark and wood.

Special medicinal value and high market prices, coupled with red beans and wood are superior materials for making high -end furniture. Under the huge economic interests, more and more people are risky. In order to protect this ancient tree species, all localities have severely crack down on illegal stolen crimes. At the same time, they have continuously strengthened artificial breeding research and strive to expand the population.