Poplar is the most common in rural areas. People not only like to plant a few poplars outside the yard to enjoy the cool, but also like to plant a few poplars in the field. Poplar is full of vitality and growing rapidly. Basically planted, it will be successful in a few years. After the solar term, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and poplars have begun to sprout. In recent days, more and more people buy poplar buds in the countryside. Why do they buy poplar buds?

In spring, there are many kinds of game to eat in the countryside, such as dandelion, shepherd's purse, horse lettuce, Chinese toon bud, elm, willow bud, etc., but no one eats the sticky poplar bud. When I was a child, in spring, people would cut down poplar branches that were in the way in the field. When my family raised sheep a few years ago, I would pull these chopped poplar branches home to feed them.

My family has stopped raising sheep in recent years, so the cut poplar branches are thrown on the ground to dry and cook. I remember that every time I pulled the freshly cut poplar branches home, my grandfather would make me put on rags for fear that the sticky poplar branches would get my new clothes dirty. So what's the use of this sticky poplar bud? Why would someone pay a lot of money for it?

Many people say that these people spend a lot of money to buy poplar buds because they have medicinal value, but no one can tell what diseases can be cured by eating poplar buds, so these people buy poplar buds not to cure diseases, but to make propolis.

Propolis is certainly no stranger to people who like health preservation. Propolis is made by bees collecting resin and mixing secretion of mandibular gland and wax gland. Propolis is loved by everyone because it not only contains more than 300 kinds of nutrients, but also has the functions of improving immunity, resisting bacteria and diminishing inflammation, and lowering the third grade. However, the output of propolis is particularly low, because bees will not take the initiative to produce propolis, but will only produce it when repairing the hive, so propolis was once fired to a sky-high price.

It is precisely because of the low yield and powerful effect of propolis that some black-hearted businessmen think of using poplar buds to make propolis. Poplar buds contain a lot of gum, which is very similar to propolis. Therefore, after buying poplar buds, black-hearted businessmen can use special technology to make poplar buds into propolis, and ordinary consumers simply can't see the difference from real propolis. Therefore, when someone buys poplar buds at a high price, don't make black-hearted businessmen profitable just to make money.