Indigenous Plants

The value of ginkgo is mainly used for food and medicine. The output of Chinese ginkgo accounts for 90% of the world's total output. Ginkgo leaves and ginkgo nuts are important products for exporting foreign exchange. It is an important medical raw material for preventing and treating high blood pressure and heart disease. Chinese people believe that if you eat ginkgo fruit regularly, you can maintain your life and extend it. Ginkgo is listed as a royal tribute in the Song Dynasty. Various ways of eating ginkgo nuts include frying, roasting, boiling, or serving as side dishes, pastries, and preserves.

Fox nut is rich in starch, which can provide heat for human body, and contains many vitamins and carbon substances to ensure the nutrients needed in the body. It is also an important component of Chinese medicine and can be used to stop diarrhea. Fox nut can be used to make cakes after grinding them into flour, and both old people and children like to eat them.

Lotus root has long been a common Chinese ingredient and can be used for making salads, soups and desserts. It can also be used to prepare beverages by grinding it into powder. Lotus seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicines to reduce internal heat and treat oral ulcers. Lotus is a common sight in Chinese painting and is also used to decorate the courtyard.

Water caltrop is an annual herbaceous aquatic plant, and people who are picking them can often be seen by the lake. Water caltrop is a delicious food that can be fried or made into porridge and soup. It has an inhibitory effect on the degeneration and tissue proliferation of cancer cells. Many girls like to eat it because believing it will make them more beautiful.

Mulberry can be eaten as fruit. The leaves of mulberry trees have been used to raise silkworms since ancient China. The silk secreted by the silkworm is made into fabric after being drawn. Silkworm cocoons are sometimes used as medicine. It is rich in protein, which can supplement nutrients and enhance immunity.

In China, Maiden grass has been used to feed livestock since ancient times. You can see it everywhere in the countryside. Because its spikes sway with the wind like people waving their hands, ancient Chinese poets use it to express the feeling of separation. Maiden grass can also be used to weave into everyday items such as brooms and baskets. In addition, it can be used as a raw material for paper-making.

Camphor is used for medicine, plastics, explosives, antisepsis, insecticides, etc. The oil can be used as raw materials for pesticides, soaps, and fragrances. The wood is not easy to rot, and smells good so it can be used in construction, shipbuilding, furniture, cabinets, sheets, sculptures. The branches and leaves are dense, and the tree shape is beautiful for greening trees and windbreaks.