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Currently, the lang tree is in the development stage, with many young leaves, so people in mountainous communes of Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, and Nghia Dan districts go to the forest to collect leaves, importing hundreds of kilograms of leaves to traders every day.

To distinguish lang leaves, when buying, people need to pay attention to the leaves having serrated edges and dark red veins. Using fresh lang leaves is better than dried leaves.

After buying fresh leaves from the market, wash and cut into thin strips and cook with herring, freshwater fish, minced pork, fresh shrimp, dried shrimp...

Dried leaves can be used to make soup with vegetables such as amaranth and Malabar spinach. When the vegetables are cooked, add a handful of leaves (about 5-10g) to the soup (depending on taste, whether you like it bitter or not) and add spices to taste. Dried leaves can be boiled with water until boiling, let cool, and used to drink during the day like guava leaf tea.

Lang leaf selling points at Giat market (Quynh Luu) attract customers. Photo by Viet Hung

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At this time, the wholesale price of fresh lang leaves at Giat market (Quynh Luu) is about 1,500 VND/kg, then traders come to buy and retail at other markets for 2,000 - 3,000 VND/kg. Dried lang leaves cost 50,000 - 60,000 VND/kg.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuong - a seller of lang leaves at Giat market said that she and some people buy lang leaves in Nghia Thuan commune (Nghia Dan), Do Thanh, Hau Thanh (Yen Thanh), Quynh Thang, Tan Thang (Quynh Luu) to import to consumers. Currently, she sells 3,000 - 4,000 fresh bundles and 5 - 10 kg of dried leaves every day. "During the main crop season, there are days when I can earn about 4 million VND in profit" - Ms. Thuong shared.

The way to preserve the leaves for a long time is to chop them into small pieces and dry them.Currently, dried leaves are sold for 50,000 - 60,000 VND/kg. Photo by Viet Hung

Dried leaves can be used when cut into small pieces, dried in moderate sunlight, if the sun is strong, only dry for a few hours and then collect, drying for too long will lose its effect. To preserve leaves for a long time, people often dry them in the sun and then put them in plastic bags. With this method of preservation, leaves can be kept for several months.

A bowl of soup with river shrimp and tomatoes. Photo by Viet Hung

The leaves have the effect of cooling the body in hot weather, stimulating appetite, good for digestion and detoxifying the liver.

In particular, the leaves are also a medicinal herb that has the effect of nourishing the body and treating gynecological diseases in women. Some people also believe that this type of leaf can cure orchitis and impotence in men...

Because of its many health benefits, people often buy lang leaves when going to the market for daily use. Many people buy fresh leaves to dry as gifts for friends and relatives abroad.

The lang tree, also known as southern ginseng or bird's feet, usually grows in the forests of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. In Quynh Luu, the lang tree is picked by people from the mountainous communes of Tan Thang, Quynh Thang, Quynh Chau... in the forest for use, then the seeds are brought back to plant in their home gardens. The lang tree was domesticated by people in Quynh Thang commune (Quynh Luu) and planted in their gardens. Photo: Viet Hung

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