What's so special about 10 crops in autumn?

Autumn is the harvest season, especially in the northern countryside. Every year in late autumn, the crops in the field turn from green to yellow and gradually enter the harvest period. In the past, the cultivation of crops in rural areas was relatively monotonous, and generally there were only three or five kinds. With the development of society and the convenience of communication, the fields are more and more abundant now, and some crops are unknown to the old farmers who have dealt with the land all their lives. Recently, photographers photographed 10 autumn crops in the south of Shanxi. How many can you know? The picture shows the white radish about to be harvested. White radish is very common, and everyone must know it.

This is Rehmannia glutinosa, a Chinese herbal medicine. Rehmannia glutinosa can be used fresh, or it can be baked to 80% dry to make "raw rehmannia glutinosa", which will become "prepared rehmannia glutinosa" in Chinese medicine after excavation in autumn. Fresh Rehmannia glutinosa has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production and stopping bleeding, and can be used for treating yin injury caused by heat, red tongue, polydipsia, macula, hematemesis and sore throat. Radix Rehmanniae has the functions of clearing away heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, and can be used for treating fever, polydipsia, macula, internal heat due to yin deficiency, diabetes and infectious hepatitis.

The picture shows a yam with withered branches and leaves. Yam is rich in nutrition, and has been regarded as a nourishing good product with good quality and low price since ancient times. It can be used as both staple food and vegetable. At the same time, yam also has medicinal value, rich in nourishing and strengthening, helping digestion, astringing sweat and stopping diarrhea. Because yam is cold-resistant and light-loving, it is suitable for growing in loose and fertile soil with good drainage.

This is a growing Chinese cabbage, which is the most commonly eaten vegetable in our life. In the past, when living materials were scarce, before winter came, every family had to store Chinese cabbage. This phenomenon is rare now.

It is said that sweet potato originated in Mexico and was later introduced to China for cultivation. Sweet potato can be eaten in various ways, or it can be broken into starch and then processed into vermicelli. Because sweet potato is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, it has the reputation of "longevity food". However, sweet potato should not be eaten with persimmon at the same time, otherwise fruit acid will condense with tannin and pectin in persimmon to form gastrolith.

This is the coriander that we eat every day. Coriander, also known as coriander, has two kinds of big leaves and small leaves. Coriander originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe, and was brought back from the Western Regions by Zhang Qian in China during the Western Han Dynasty. Coriander can tolerate the low temperature of-1℃ to 2℃, and the suitable growth temperature is 17℃ to 20℃, so it is planted in the northern region.

What is this? In fact, the photographer didn't know, and later asked the local growers to know that it was blood ginseng. Blood ginseng is a very precious and common Chinese herbal medicine, because its root is purple or red, so it is also called purple salvia miltiorrhiza. Ginseng, as a Chinese herbal medicine, has many functions and uses, but its main functions are enriching blood, relieving pain and promoting blood circulation, and it is often used in gynecology.

Sorghum used to be abundant, but now it is rare. As a millet belonging to the Gramineae, it is widely cultivated in China, especially in Northeast China. There are many kinds of sorghum, which can be divided into edible sorghum, sugar sorghum and broom sorghum according to their characters and uses. The seeds of edible sorghum can be eaten and brewed, the stems of sugar sorghum can be made into syrup or raw food, and the ears of broom sorghum can be made into brooms or cooking brooms.

Soybean is one of the important food crops in China. It is rich in protein, and everyone eats it, but its origin in China is unknown to many people. Soybean, called shū in ancient times, has been cultivated in China for 5000 years. At present, most China scholars believe that the origin of soybean is in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Soybean is often used to make various bean products, extract soybean oil, brew soy sauce and extract protein.

The crop in the picture is Trichosanthes kirilowii, a perennial climbing herb, whose fruits, peels, nuts (seeds) and roots are all excellent Chinese herbal medicines. Trichosanthes kirilowii has the effects of moistening lung, resolving phlegm, dispersing stagnation and moistening intestine, and can be used for treating phlegm-heat cough, lung flaccidity and hemoptysis, thirst, jaundice and constipation. How many crops do you know after reading these crops?