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Why does Lycium barbarum grow on the grave?

Related to the growth habits of Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum likes cold climate, is cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, and often grows on hillsides, wasteland, hilly land, saline-alkali land, roadsides and village houses.

Because he often grows on graves, the old people call him "kid pepper". It tastes sweet and astringent, and it is fresh medlar fruit. Its skin is thin, its meat is tender, its juice is sweet and fragrant, and it is not so delicious, but its bright appearance is really pleasing to the eye.

Lycium barbarum is a plant of Lycium genus in Solanaceae. Lycium barbarum is the general name of commercial Lycium barbarum, plant Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum and other Lycium barbarum varieties. People in Ningxia usually eat and use Lycium barbarum as the fruit of Lycium barbarum, and Lycium barbarum is the only variety listed in China Pharmacopoeia 20 10.

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Lycium barbarum has many folk names in China, such as screwdriver, Lycium barbarum red fruit, sweet rapeseed, Lycium barbarum, dog meat, red green pepper, Lycium barbarum hoof, Lycium barbarum fruit, Lycium barbarum, eggplant, red eardrop, Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum bean, Lycium barbarum and Lycium barbarum ... In Zhongning County, Ningxia, the main producing area of Lycium barbarum barbarum, farmers used to call Lycium barbarum a "thorn", which means tribulus.

This is because wild Lycium barbarum is similar to tribulus terrestris and is often mixed with firewood. In the folk, it is customary to use "Zi" as the common name of Lycium barbarum.

In Zhongning rural area, Lycium barbarum garden is called Ciyuan, Lycium barbarum tree is called Cishu, and Lycium barbarum branch is called Citiao. Therefore, Zhongning countryside, which is rich in Lycium barbarum, is also called Cixiang, and the culture with local color in Zhongning is often named Cixiang, such as Cixiang opera and Cixiang ballads. But in the field of medicinal materials, Lycium barbarum is Lycium barbarum, so there is no need to call it Guo Zi or Purple Stone.

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