Straw is not a kind of grass, but the stem and leaf of rice. In rural areas, straw is also called grass, straw or straw grass, which is an angiosperm of Gramineae.

Where straw grows.

Straw generally grows in farmland, on the plains south of Huaihe River and south of Huaihe River, and is widely distributed. Generally, it is planted in Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Yangtze River Basin, Sichuan Basin and Pearl River Delta.

What does straw look like?

The straw can grow to about 1 m, and the straw will grow in stages. Generally, the lower segment is longer than the internode, and the leaves are flat and lanceolate, about 30cm ~ 60cm long and about 1 cm wide.

Efficacy and use of rice straw

Efficacy of straw: Straw is non-toxic and edible. Usually used for soaking in water. Straw has the functions of lowering qi, promoting digestion and regulating stomach, and can also be used to treat burns, hemorrhoids, nausea, abdominal pain, jaundice, turbidity and other diseases.

Use of straw: Straw can be made into simulated cotton, sweet beer or wine by fermentation, paper making or pig feed.