Ephedra tridentata

Located on the 13th side at the foot of the Great Wall at the foot of Matou Mountain, it is rich in Chinese herbal medicine-ephedra. The thirteen-sided ephedra has thick and strong stems, and its solid surface length is the first-class product. It was once praised as "the king of ephedra" by local people. Ephedra likes temperature and drought tolerance and has strong adaptability. It is suitable for growing in the ancient and uncultivated sunny hillside and hilly land. There are many ancient barren hills around Shisanbian Village, and the ancient Great Wall, which extends eastward and southward, is a lush place for Ephedra. In the past, when the "White Dew" solar term passed, people from surrounding villages came to Shisanbian in droves to cut ephedra for sale. In particular, children from poor families use holidays to pick and pull ephedra in order to pay tuition fees and buy paper, pens and ink. Therefore, the Chinese ephedra in Thirteen Sides is not only the "treasure grass" of pharmacy, but also the "magic grass" to help the poor and help the children in poor mountain villages go to school.
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