Later, I don't know who found the leaves of Sophora japonica, dried them and ground them into powder, then put plant ash on a clay pot, put a stick thicker than his mother's finger on the plant ash, draw a spiral circle, sprinkle the Sophora japonica powder into the designated ash trough, and then light it, which can burn overnight. I don't need a cattail leaf fan at night, so I sleep beautifully. First of all, Sophora japonica and its leaves are non-toxic products, which are more environmentally friendly, non-toxic and tasteless than mosquito-repellent incense.
If anyone has hemorrhoids, boiling water with Sophora japonica beans in a crock and sitting on it for fumigation can also alleviate the condition. In the slack season, it is also a local tea species, which is similar to bitter tea, chrysanthemum and cassia seed. As Sophora japonica, you can also dye cloth with chemical dyes. It is said that the color of military uniforms has this component, so it does not fade. As an old locust tree, when its trunk grows into wood, it will be made into a cart by a carpenter in the country. The thin trunk will be scraped off and used as a shovel, without stretching, wings and cracks. Can be used for many years.
For this reason, paddling and boating in coastal aquaculture plants are all made of old Sophora japonica trees. In the 1990s, a paddle was worth more than RMB 100. I don't know the current price. Modern rural families also pay attention to the feng shui pattern. There is a saying: "There are three locust trees in front of the house, and future generations will surely prosper." Although this sentence is vulgar, it is indeed the economic source of rural people. In autumn, Sophora japonica is picked and dried, and people have gone to the countryside to buy it since ancient times. Each big Sophora japonica tree produces Sophora japonica flowers and can buy dozens of dollars.
This kind of old Sophora japonica is still widely used today.
What is the function of Sophora japonica? First, its flowers are important reproductive organs: the most important function of Sophora japonica is to bear the important role of flowering and fruiting, and only flowering can pollinate and fertilize, develop and grow to form fruits and seeds; Flowering is an important stage of Sophora japonica reproduction, and flowers are important reproductive organs.
Second, its flowers and buds can be used as medicine: unopened buds are called Sophora japonica in Chinese medicine, which has the functions of cooling astringency, stopping bleeding and lowering blood pressure. According to the determination, Sophora japonica contains flavonoids, saponins, sterols, rutin, quercetin, Sophora japonica A and other bioactive substances. Rutin is a good natural antioxidant.
Third, its flowers can also extract yellow dyes for food dyeing and other purposes. Generally, it blooms in July and August, with a long flowering period and nectaries in it. It is an excellent nectar source tree species.