Crane Tich

Many visitors when going to Da Lat market once wondered when they saw some stalls selling yellow feathers and standing on 4 legs. That is Cuu Tich is a kind of fern that grows wild in mountainous areas, streams and crevices concentrated in mountainous provinces such as Lam Dong, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Son La …is known in many places as the loquat tree, the needle fox or the monkey hair tree. Because the rhizome resembles the back of a dog, it is named Cuu Tich. Crane is a dog, tick is the spine of the back, this is known as an extremely precious medicinal plant of Vietnam. This Gou Tich tree is bought by many people to keep in the house, when someone bleeds, immediately take a little yellow hair and apply it to the wound to stop the bleeding immediately, because the hair contains a tannin compound that has a clotting effect. blood. Cau Tich roots are harvested all year round to make medicine, but the best time to harvest is Autumn - Winter. According to ancient folklore, rhizomes are used to treat rheumatism, aches and pains, numbness of limbs, neuralgia. In addition, it is also used to treat conditions such as urinary urgency, urinary incontinence, intercostal neuralgia. In traditional medicine, the plant has the effect of tonic kidney, strong tendons, anti-inflammatory. Walking along Da Lat market you will see a number of shops selling souvenirs made of rhizomes of the Cau Tich tree shaped like a dog or a tiny elephant with borrowed, funny yellow fur.