As the saying goes, "three pounds of fat every festival", in this special Spring Festival, every day relatives and friends gather together, big fish and big meat are indispensable, not only three pounds of fat. The so-called "illness comes from the mouth", no matter at any time, reasonable arrangement of diet is the greatest protection for the body.
Since I have eaten too much big fish and meat in recent days, I always want to eat some light natural green vegetables. When I came to the countryside, I found that many wild vegetables had quietly sprouted, so I quickly picked some back to make vegetables to eat, just to clear the intestines, which can reduce the accumulation of toxins in the body, which is good for health.
Among them, there is a kind of wild vegetable that grows particularly fresh and tender, and now it is the right time to pick, and there is a common name of "intestinal cleansing vegetable" among the people, and there are many on the side of the road, and people who understand it are eating. This wild vegetable is the cress that everyone in the countryside is very familiar with.
Because the shape of watercress resembles the celery we often eat in our lives, and it likes to grow near water sources, it is named watercress and is also called watercelery, wild celery, small-leaved celery and so on in some places. It can be seen in rural ditches, streams, roadsides, fields, meadows, shallow swamps, etc.
Cress is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Apiaceae, which is distributed in most provinces and regions of the mainland, mainly in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan and other provinces and regions in the mainland, and there are many people who know it.
People who know watercress know that it can reach more than 1 meter high, the leaves are all basal and stalked, the stalk can reach about 10 centimeters, the leaves are thin and long, 1 to 3 pinnate splits, the color is emerald green, like a string of emerald green kelp, which makes people feel refreshed.
When the cress blooms at the end, the cress in this season is the most tender season, you can pick it to stir-fry, stir-fry, cold dress, boil porridge, stew soup, etc., no matter how you do it, it is delicious, especially the sausage is a must, it is really very delicious.
Cress is a kind of water eight immortals, in the folk there are "spring water eight immortals, race to eat small fairies", so since ancient times water cress is a natural delicacy. It is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrients, and has always been loved by the people.
Cress is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, carotene, dietary fiber, amino acids, etc., especially rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis after eating, timely discharge of toxins, reduce the accumulation of toxins in the intestines, and at the same time facilitate the digestion and absorption of food.
It is precisely because of these ingredients that watercress is called "intestinal cleansing dish" by many people, not only the people like to eat, but also many characteristic restaurants use watercress as the "signature dish", attracting many people to come here, in order to taste what the effect of this special dish is.
In fact, cress is not only rich in nutritional value, but also very high in medicinal value, its whole herb can be used as medicine, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and dampness, stopping bleeding and lowering blood pressure, and has certain curative effects on fever and cold, vomiting and diarrhea, hypertension, urinary tract infection, edema, collapse and other diseases.
Dear friends, do you have this kind of cress in your hometown? It is commonly known as "intestinal cleansing vegetables" in the folk, and there are many of them on the edge of the ditch in the countryside. If you meet it in your hometown, please pay attention to it in time, it is a vegetable and a medicine, and it has a great effect.
Note: This article is a popular science article and does not constitute medication advice, please follow the doctor's advice!