Its growth is slow, the wood is tough, the wood surface is smooth and delicate, and it is not easy to break. Strong folding, oblique stubble like a knife, sharp as a blade. It is a precious wild resource in the world.
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Today, a thousand-year-old dragon tree was found in the village of Shaojin at the northern foot of Mount Tai in Caishi Town, Shandong Province, China. Its tree height is about 17m, and its trunk diameter exceeds1m. Every year in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the small white flower opens without seeds and lasts for more than 20 days. Its tree is hard, with filiform rays on its cross section, and its branches are extremely difficult to break. Therefore, it is commonly known as the beef tendon tree by locals.
Longmu is a well-known rare medicinal material since ancient times. In the famous storytelling "Yang Jiajiang", the story of Mu Tian Tian Men Array tells that when he led an army to attack Tianmen Array, he was trapped by the Liao army's release of poison gas and suffered heavy casualties. Later, Mu Guiying brought longmu from Mukezhai to disperse the poisonous gas in the array.
Historically, chopsticks made of dragon wood were used to pay tribute to emperors and important officials, so that they could be used to detect whether food and drinking water were contaminated with toxins. No one knows the exact age of this ancient tree. It is tall and straight, lush and withered everywhere. It can be seen that it has a longevity gene, and the villagers have no major diseases, mostly centenarians, which makes people daydream.
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Jinan Times reported on May 3, 2065438+02 that there is only one dragon tree in Nanshaojin Village, Caishi Town, Jinan City. There is a unique tree on the hillside near the village. Because the wood in its branches is flaky or filiform, it is very tough and looks like beef tendon, so the villagers call it beef tendon tree.
From 65438 to 0986, several experts from Shandong Agricultural University came here to make a detailed investigation and demonstration of this tree, and the conclusion was surprising. This beef tendon tree is a dragon tree, which can detoxify and ward off evil spirits. With the change of history, its unique medical value and collection value make the dragon tree cut down excessively. This dragon tree is the only living plant in China.
Now the market price has surpassed that of gold, and it is owned by very few people, which is used for exorcism, town residence, collection, handed down from generation to generation, health care and so on.
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