Where does hair algae grow

Hair moss is a dish that people may eat in daily life, but many people are not very clear about where this dish grows, so they don’t know much about this dish. In fact, the nutritional value of hair moss has always been very high and is quite rich. It generally grows in places with higher terrain, such as some remote areas. It is precisely because of the tenacious vitality of this vegetable that its nutritional value is extremely high and can improve immunity.

It is produced in large quantities in arid and semi-arid areas of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi and other provinces. It grows more in areas with annual rainfall between 80 and 250 mm and parent material of Tertiary red soil.

It is also found in Russia, the Mongolian People's Republic, Czechoslovakia, France, the United States, Mexico, Morocco, Somalia and Algeria.

Nostoc moss is a photosynthetic prokaryotic organism that can fix nitrogen. There are mainly two types of cells in its filaments: one is the nutrient cell, which is green and carries out photosynthesis - absorbing, releasing and synthesizing organic matter; the other is the heteromorphic cell, which is larger in size, has a thicker cell wall and a lighter color, and mainly carries out nitrogen fixation - reducing nitrogen in the air into ammonia and synthesizing amino acids. Since hair moss can synthesize organic carbon and organic nitrogen from inorganic carbon and inorganic nitrogen, it is of great significance for improving desert soil and reproducing other organisms. Nostoc is known as the "pioneer in desert development."

Hair moss is a wild terrestrial algae unique to the plateau. It is named after its shape which resembles human hair. It is as thin as a hair and is commonly known as hair moss. It is widely distributed in the slopes of Naoshan Mountain, gully areas and pastoral grasslands in the Huangshui River in Qinghai and the eastern Yellow River basin. The peak production period of hair algae is in late summer and early autumn every year, and it also produces in March and April. Whenever the spring rain falls at night and the sun rises in the morning, on the damp hillside, there are clusters of black things as black as black hair or tangled like hemp, either entangled in the grass roots or clinging to the ground, shining with a dark light. Generally, in the morning and after rain, use a wire rake or bamboo rake to rake the vegetables. After collecting, gently pat it, shake off the soil, pick out the impurities, dry it, and comb it into strands to obtain the finished product. It can be said that rainy weather is the best climate for the growth of hair algae, and humidity is a condition for a high yield of hair algae.

1. Nostoc is rich in protein, calcium, iron, etc., which are higher than pork, beef, mutton and eggs.

2. It is rich in protein, higher than chicken and pork. It also contains nutrients such as carbohydrates, calcium, iron, iodine, alginate, phycoerythrin, etc., and has very little fat, so it is known as the "lean food" among mountain delicacies.

3. Nostoc has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving stagnation, softening and resolving phlegm, and clearing the intestines and stopping diarrhea.

4. Nostoc also has the function of regulating nerves and can be used as an ideal food for auxiliary diet therapy for diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and chronic bronchitis.