Recently, the weather has been hot, and occasionally there is a little light rain, this kind of weather has a lot of damage to the body, especially the moisture in the body will become heavier and heavier. The so-called "dampness does not remove all diseases", dampness is the source of all diseases, quickly remove dampness, and benefit from it as soon as possible.
Today, the author shared this kind of wild vegetable, it has a good dampness effect, the old man called it "dampness dissipation vegetable", there is it in the vegetable garden, now the time to pick, people who understand it are eating, many people have eaten it.
Because the leaves of this wild vegetable are relatively fat and have a peculiar shape, they look somewhat similar to the ears of rats, so we all call it "mouse ears". At the same time, its leaves resemble a horse's teeth, and it is a amaranth plant, so it was named "purslane" by the ancients.
Purslane is a succulent herbaceous plant of the genus Purslane in the family Purslane, also known as purslane, grasshopper, long-lived cabbage, long-lived amaranth, long-lived grass, five-element cabbage, paw grass, sorrel, sour amaranth, etc., these aliases have their name origin.
Purslane is distributed all over the world, because it likes warm and humid places, it is mainly distributed in the southern region in the mainland, and grows mostly in rural vegetable gardens, field edges, roadsides, grasslands, wastelands, etc., especially in vegetable gardens, which are common weeds in vegetable gardens.
Speaking of purslane, friends in the countryside should know it, because it has been a wild vegetable that has been eaten by ordinary people since ancient times. Because of the extremely tenacious vitality of purslane, it can still grow vigorously even in severe droughts, and it has saved many lives in the past when there was a shortage of medical care and food.
People who have eaten purslane know that its taste is sour, and it tastes more sour than vinegar, but the taste is delicate, the entrance is smooth, and there is a faint fragrance, which always makes people want to stop, and is often used in life to stir-fry, make soup, make stuffing, cook noodles, shabu shabu, etc., many people like to eat.
Purslane is a dwarf herb with cylindrical stems, often lying or reclining on its back, and spreading on the ground with many branches. The main characteristic of the co-stem is its dark red color, which is also relatively rare in nature.
The leaves of purslane are alternate, although the leaves are flat, but they are relatively thick, obovate, similar to the teeth of horses, purslane is named because of its shape characteristics, and it is very easy to distinguish when encountered in the wild.
Purslane not only has a peculiar leaf shape, its flowers are also more vivid, often 3 to 5 clusters are born at the top of the branches, generally bloom at noon, with yellow petals, the petals often have 5 pieces, just like the sun flower in general, so there is another name for the sun grass and the sun flower in the folk.
In fact, purslane is not only a natural delicacy, but also a Chinese herbal medicine with excellent efficacy, its whole herb can be used as medicine, with the effect of dehumidifying and drenching, cooling blood and stopping dysentery, clearing heat and detoxifying, and has an effect on heat poisoning and blood dysentery, dysentery, collapse and leakage, blood in the stool, erysipelas eczema and other diseases.
Dear friends, is there this purslane in your hometown? Its leaves resemble mouse ears, the old people call it "damp vegetables", there are in the vegetable garden, people who understand it are eating, especially the older generation attaches great importance to it. If you meet it in your hometown, please cherish it, it's rare now.
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