"This is wormwood!"

After walking along the river for half an hour, Su Chang and the three of them finally said that they had found the target this time - fragrant wormwood. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's it?" Wu Qilong looked at the inconspicuous plant in front of him and asked with some surprise.

"That's right, that's it, this is wormwood." Su Chang nodded confidently and said.

"It's really inconspicuous, if you usually see it, you will think this is a weed!"

"This is normal, I've seen this thing a lot before, but I was surprised when I learned that it was wormwood when I trained before!" Su Chang said with a smile.

Wormwood is a plant of the genus Asteraceae. Also known as "Da Ai", "Dafeng Ai". Perennial herbaceous plant, the leaves are silvery-gray, the flowers are white, the flowers, stems and leaves have a volatile medicinal fragrance, the leaves taste like lemons, and are often used to make flower water, rubbed on the skin with the effect of preventing mosquito bites.

The stem is stout, erect, 1-3 m high, the bark is grayish-brown, with longitudinal ridges, the xylem is fluffy and white, with a pith about 12 mm in diameter, and the upper internodes are short, covered with yellowish-brown pubescence.

The lower leaves are broadly elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, tapering at the base, sessile, with 3-5 pairs of narrowly linear appendages on both sides of the pediles, short pointed or obtuse at the apex, finely serrated at the margins, pubescent above, light brown or yellowish-white densely silky cotton hairs below, the midrib convex below.

Upper leaves oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, slightly pointed at base, sessile or short-sessed, often flanked by 1-3 pairs of narrowly linear appendages, apex acuminate, entire, finely serrated or pinnate lobes, lateral veins obliquely rising, usually at acute angles to midrib.

The inflorescences are numerous, 5-8 mm in diameter, arranged in large panicles with leaves; peduncle 5-8 mm long, covered with yellowish-brown pubescence; The apex is obtuse or short-pointed, the back is densely pubescent, the middle layer is linear, the apex is slightly pointed, and the back is sparsely hairy.

The flowers are yellow, the female flowers are numerous, the corolla is thin and tubular, the flowers of both sexes are relatively few, and the flowering period is almost all year round.

Mainly born at the edge of the forest, under the forest, riverbed valley or meadow, silver-gray, white flowers, flowers, stems and leaves have volatile medicinal fragrance, the leaves taste like lemons, often used to make flower water, rubbed on the skin has the effect of preventing mosquito bites, Europeans often take the leaves to make tea and drink, beneficial to gastrointestinal health.

However, in different regions, the appearance is slightly different, in fact, if Su Chang is really alone, he doesn't dare to confirm whether this is fragrant wormwood or not, but who calls there an expert next to him!

When Su Chang found this plant, the experts confirmed that this was indeed wormwood, of course, this section would not be broadcast on TV.

"There's a lot of it here, it looks like we'll be able to use it for a week!" After seeing that there were many such fragrant wormwoods around, Wu Qilong said happily.

"Yes!" However, Su Chang's interest was not high, because she had her own considerations.

It's called "rubbing on the skin to have the effect of repelling mosquito bites", and it has to be rubbed on the skin to be effective, and then you know......

"Let's go ahead first, the river here is too shallow, it's really not suitable for placing traps, go ahead and have a look!"

"Well, these won't run away here anyway, we'll be picking when we come back!"

"Okay!"

As he spoke, the three of them walked along the river again, trying to find a relatively large body of water, so that they could more likely to catch fish.

As mentioned before, the creek next to their camp was indeed a creek, a very small kind, and there could be no fish at all, and they went in the direction of the creek, and now the current here was much stronger.

"Listen, what's that sound?"

"It looks like a waterfall?"

"Just kidding, waterfall, how is it possible, how can there be a waterfall in such a small stream, you are kidding!"

Su Chang didn't believe it, how could there be such a high-end product as a waterfall in this small stream, just kidding!

"Let's go, let's see!"

I thought it was along the current, so it was easy to walk and didn't have the same hard time walking in the jungle as before.

The stream is known as a highway in the jungle, this is not unreasonable, they walked at least two or three kilometers in half an hour today, or because Su Chang was looking for fragrant wormwood while walking all the way, otherwise it would be faster.

Soon they were at the back of the waterfall.

It can indeed be regarded as a waterfall, which is a small waterfall formed in front of this small stream because of the difference in terrain.

This difference is less than 50 centimeters, and there is a small pool at the bottom of the waterfall.

"It's a waterfall!"

"Huh!"

"This is very good, we can come here to take a shower and maintain personal hygiene!"

Sure enough, the thoughts of boys and girls are different, after seeing this small pool, Su Chang thought of being able to take a bath, although it can't be like at home, but it's okay to go down and take a bath.

"Well, this is okay, it's not far anyway, this is indeed a good choice, the stuffiness and humidity of the jungle are originally a breeding ground for bacteria, and it really needs to be washed!"

"Let's come back and talk about this, this river is now bigger, let's continue to walk forward, there should be a place in front where you can place traps!"

"Yes!"

As expected, the amount of water in front of him was getting bigger and bigger, and some small fish could be seen, Su Chang also tried to catch a few, but failed.

After walking less than a kilometer further, they were stunned.

"How so?"

"What about this?"

"Why don't you go in and have a look!"

"Forget it, we don't know where this leads to, there's no need to take risks, it's very likely that by the time we come out, we'll already be in Bangladesh!"

"Then don't read it?"

"Of course, let's stop here, see if there are any places nearby that are more suitable for placing traps, you can't go here!"

"Yes!"

They walked in the direction of the flowing water, and now in front of them was an underground cave, and the water flowed into the cave, which is a normal thing in Thailand.

They didn't know what was going on, so they decided not to go any further, because no one could guarantee that the water would still be coming out.

It may be that the exit is a few dozen meters ahead, or it is possible that when they come out, they will not be in Thailand, and of course there is a possibility that they will flow out again every time.

The danger was too great, so they were not ready to go in, there was no need to take risks.

So the three of them set up the trap where they saw the little fish before, and then went back the same way, of course, not forgetting to pick some fragrant wormwood, this can save lives! (To be continued.) )