In spring, the season of revival of all things, the flowers bloom, the grass is green, and the trees are all sprouting.
Many delicious wild vegetables that you usually can't eat have also taken advantage of the good spring light to pop up.
As the saying goes, "a table of precious food is not as good as a taste of wild vegetables", many wild vegetables have the same origin of medicine and food, not only delicious, but also effective.
People who are usually tired of eating home-cooked food may wish to seize this rare opportunity to try these wild vegetables~
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Plantain - clear heat and diuresis, cool blood and detoxify
Plantain is also known as a wheel dish, and there is a short story about the origin of its name.
According to legend, the famous general Ma Wu of the Western Han Dynasty led his army to be trapped in a barren land, and the people and horses all suffered from urine due to hunger and thirst, and there was no cure for a while.
A horseman found that the horse's symptoms had improved greatly because he had eaten a weed, and he tried to take it himself, and it also improved, so he quickly reported Mawu. Ma Wu ordered the whole army to eat, and after a few days it was all cured.
Ma Wu asked, where was this grass collected from? The horseman replied, right in front of the carriage. Ma Wu laughed and said, "What a plantain." ”
Since then, the name "plantain" has been passed down in this way.
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The Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition) states that it is "sweet and cold, and belongs to the liver, kidney, lung and small intestine".
The whole grass can clear heat and diuresis, expectorant, cool blood, detoxify, often used for hot leaching pain, edema, less urine, summer dampness and diarrhea, phlegm and hot cough, vomiting blood, carbuncle sores.
Its son can clear heat diuresis, moisture, stop diarrhea, clear eyes, expectorant, often used for hot pain, water swelling, summer dampness and diarrhea, eye swelling pain, phlegm hot cough.
Today, herbal tea made from plantain can also be found in herbal tea shops in the alleys of the southern region.
The tender plantain is lightly boiled in boiling water and then served cold, dipped, stir-fried, filled, soup or steamed with noodles.
★ Health recommendation - plantago stewed pork belly ingredients: pork belly (that is, pig bladder) 200 grams, lean meat 100 grams, fresh plantain 90 grams. Method: (1) Wash the pork belly, put it into a pot of boiling water and cook it out, wash off the smell of urine, cut it into chunks and set aside; Wash and cut lean meat, blanch water for later use; Wash the plantain well. (2) Put the pork belly, lean meat, fresh plantain, ginger slices and cooking wine into a soup pot, boil over high heat, simmer over medium-low heat until cooked, add salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, green onion and then turn off the heat.
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Nutritional comments: This meal has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, diuretic and draining, and can be used for cystitis, urethritis, conjunctivitis, excessive vaginal discharge in women and other diseases.
Reminder: Plantain is cold and should not be eaten for a long time, and people with a cold constitution should not eat it.
Camelia - nourishes the liver and eyes, laxatives and nourishes the stomach
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that camelina has the functions of nourishing the liver and eyes, diuresis and dehumidification, strengthening the spleen and stomach, reducing swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and eliminating food and accumulation.
It is suitable for blood in the urine, vomiting blood, coughing up blood, menorrhagia, edema, turbid urine, liver fever, dizziness, dysentery and other diseases.
From the perspective of modern nutrition, camelina is rich in fiber, a variety of vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other minerals, and its nutritional value is quite high.
Cabbage contains more vitamins and trace elements, among which the content of vitamin B2 ranks high among all kinds of vegetables.
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Cabbage also contains more plant fiber, and regular eating can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation and reduce cholesterol absorption.
It is worth mentioning that camelina is a highly alkaline food, so people with excessive gastric acid secretion can neutralize gastric acid properly to achieve the purpose of nourishing the stomach.
There are various ways to eat camelina cabbage, you can eat it in dumplings, you can also mix it cold, and add some camelina when cooking noodles, making soup, and seasoning, which can add color and flavor.
★ Health recommendation - camelina tofu soup
Ingredients: 150 grams of camelin, 250 grams of tender tofu, 25 grams of carrots, 25 grams of green shoots, 25 grams of shiitake mushrooms, minced ginger, chopped green onion, peanut oil, fresh soup, wet starch, a little salt, sesame oil. Method: (1) Wash the ingredients, dice the tofu, carrots, green shoots and shiitake mushrooms, and finely chop the camelin, green onion and ginger; (2) When the wok is heated with oil until seventy percent hot, put all kinds of ingredients into the pot, cook in fresh soup and cook for 7 minutes, add salt, gently stir-fry evenly, use wet starch to thin the potato, and drizzle with sesame oil.
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Nutritional comments: This vegetarian soup is both light and fragrant, and the camelina has the effect of clearing the liver and eyes, reducing moisture and swelling. Usually can be cooked for the elderly at home, it is very good for the elderly with unstable blood pressure, unfavorable urine, and unclear vision.
Reminder: Although camelina is good, it should not be eaten by those who have diarrhea and yin deficiency, and those who have loose stools need to eat with caution.
Dandelion - nourishes the liver and dispels dampness, clears heat and detoxifies
Dandelion is known as the "queen of herbs", Chinese medicine believes that dandelion is a dual-use thing, bitter sweet, cold, into the liver, stomach two meridians, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, eliminating carbuncles and dispersing knots. Especially in the aspect of liver fever, the effect is better.
In addition, dandelion also has anti-inflammatory, cool blood, diuretic, stomach and other effects, also known as "bedwetter".
Not only that, nutritionists also gave dandelions a thumbs up -
Nutritionists believe that dandelion contains vitamin C, vitamin B and dandelion hormone, etc., which can enhance liver and kidney function, promote digestion, and thus make people spirited.
In short, to nourish the liver in spring, dandelion is definitely the best choice.
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Dandelions are dry and fresh, dry dandelions are suitable for brewing water, tea or soup, and fresh dandelions are suitable for cooking.
Compared to drinking directly in water, dandelion is more suitable for ordinary people.
★ Health recommendation - dandelion lean broth ingredients: dandelion 15 grams (dry product, sold in Chinese medicine stores), 10 red dates, 150 grams of lean pork, 3 pieces of ginger. Method: Wash the dandelion and soak slightly; Wash and soak red dates, remove pits; Wash the lean pork and cut into chunks. Add 1000ml of broth or water (4 bowls) and a little sake, boil over high heat, reduce heat to low for about 1 hour, add appropriate amount of salt to taste. Nutritional comments: Dandelion is compatible with pork, which has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness, nourishing yin and dryness. In the cooking process, dandelion nourishes the liver and dispels dampness, clears heat and detoxification, and the ingredients and seasonings also make dandelion cold and cool.
Reminder: Dandelion cold, yang deficiency physique, spleen and stomach cold people are not suitable for eating. Therefore, people who usually have cold hands and feet and loose stools are not suitable for eating dandelion.
In addition, the average person is not suitable for long-term excessive eating, so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach.
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It should be reminded that although wild vegetables are good, they are not home cooking after all, so everyone must pay special attention when eating food.
To eat wild vegetables in spring, you must pay attention to 4 things
1. Don't pick or eat if you don't know
Some wild vegetables look green and cute, but they may not be edible.
When picking wild vegetables, you must pay attention to not picking or eating those you don't know, to avoid unexpected situations such as poisoning.
2. Don't pick wild vegetables on the side of the road
Wild vegetables grown on the side of the road are easily polluted, garbage on the ground, unclean roadside wild vegetables should not be picked, it is best to dig the field, on the mountain.
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3. Do a good pretreatment before consumption
Some wild vegetables are slightly toxic and need to be boiled and soaked to detoxify, and must be carefully processed before eating.
4. Do not eat more
Wild vegetables are wild vegetables after all, and there must be a reason why they have not become a "home cooking".
Therefore, it is okay to try it occasionally and improve the taste, but it is not advisable to eat every day and eat a lot.
(Source/Family Doctor)