The efficacy and value of water hyacinth

one. Agricultural value:

1. This plant can accumulate a large amount of organic elements, and its role in collecting potassium is the most prominent. Therefore, in order to maximize the utilization of this plant resource, the simplest and most common way of utilization is to pile them up to make organic fertilizer and let them produce biogas.

2. In addition, it can be directly made into dry powder or the ash remaining after burning it can be used as plant fertilizer or soil conditioner.

two. Edible value:

The flowers and tender leaves of this plant are edible, and they taste very fragrant and refreshing. They also have the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements. In this part of Malaysia, this plant is often eaten as a vegetable by the indigenous people.

three. Livestock value:

This plant is tender, juicy, fresh, delicious and very nutritious. It also contains crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber, and can be used as a very good feed for livestock. So how to use it? It can be chopped up and then mixed with bran to make feed.

Four. Medicinal value:

In Yunnan, the whole plant can be used to treat heatstroke in summer, quench thirst, eliminate nephritis and treat water retention and urinary problems. In some places, it is also used to treat colds, fevers, and red and painful urination.

five. Ornamental value:

Because the shape of this plant itself is extremely beautiful, its flowers are light blue and trumpet-shaped, and the petals are relatively large. There is a very obvious bright yellow spot in the center of the petals, just like a phoenix eye, and also like the flower spots on the tail of a peacock's feathers, which is very pleasing to the eye. Therefore, it is often planted as an embellishment in ponds.