Sticky rice vine is the whole herb with roots of the Urtica family plant, sticky rice ball. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, invigorating the spleen, and stopping bleeding. Pregnant women should not consume it as sticky rice vine is cold in nature and can easily cause deficiency and coldness in pregnant women's bodies. The stems and leaves of sticky rice vine are relatively tender and can be used to make medicine for bruises and injuries.
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[Uses of Sticky Rice Vine]
Due to the slightly bitter taste of sticky rice vine, it is not as popular as ferns or skewered loaches in terms of taste. Therefore, even in rural areas, it is rarely picked and consumed. However, when I was a child, I often picked sticky rice vine to feed pigs.
The pork that often eats these wild vegetables has a much better taste compared to the pork fed with commercial feed nowadays. The cooked pork from pigs that eat wild vegetables has a fresh aroma.
It is worth mentioning that although rural people often say "medicine is three parts poison," sticky rice vine is not included in this category. In addition, sticky rice vine can also be used as a medicine for bruises, fractures, and external application.
There is no need to worry about poisoning from eating too much sticky rice vine, but it is possible to feel weak all over the body. This is due to individual constitution, such as people with kidney deficiency and coldness may feel weak after eating too much sticky rice vine.
Sticky rice vine is a commonly used folk herb. Yunnan Yi doctors often use its fresh roots to treat ulcers and breast abscesses. Due to its good effect on treating sores, it is called "little detoxifying powder" and "little iron hoop."
[Technical Cultivation of Sticky Rice Vine]
Sticky rice vine grows in shady and humid places under valley forests and along foothill ditches. It is distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, and other places. It is produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, and other places.
1. Seed propagation
In Sichuan region, it is sown from March to April. After preparing the soil, open a 1.3m wide bed, dig holes with a row spacing of about 26cm, and a depth of about 7cm. The bottom of the holes should be flat. After applying animal manure water, use 7.5kg of seeds per hectare, mix them with grass ash and animal manure water, and spread them in the holes.
2. Field management
When the seedlings are 7-10cm high, thin them out and fill in any gaps. There should be 4-5 seedlings per hole, and weed and fertilize once. In June, August, and November, thinning and fertilizing are done once each. After that, thinning and fertilizing are done once a year when new seedlings emerge, and in May and November. Animal manure water is mainly used for fertilization in spring and summer, and mixed manure is applied in winter.
