Spring is the season with the most wild vegetables. Many people like to dig wild vegetables in the wild. Wild vegetables are not polluted by chemical drugs. They are pure natural green food. They are nutritious and delicious. What are the wild vegetables that can be eaten in spring.
1. Pteridium aquilinum
It is not only fresh and smooth, but also has high nutritional value. Rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, enjoy the reputation of the king of mountain vegetables. The results of pharmacological experiments show that Pteridium aquilinum is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It has the functions of detoxification, clearing heat, moistening intestines, reducing Qi and resolving phlegm.
Regular consumption can treat hypertension, dizziness, insomnia, uterine bleeding, chronic arthritis and other diseases, also has a preventive effect on influenza. There are many ways to eat Pteridium aquilinum, such as marinating, exploding, frying, burning, simmering and stewing. With green color, soft and tender texture and strong fragrance, it is favored by Chinese and foreign diners.
2. Chinese toon
It is also called red toon or spring sprout. There are many ways to eat Chinese toon sprout, such as stir fried meat, scrambled eggs, cold mixed Chinese toon sprout, fried Chinese toon, fried Chinese toon sprout sauce noodles and so on. Toona sinensis has high medicinal value. Chinese toon is used to wash scabies and rubella, and decoct leaf juice.
Chinese toon recipe: Chinese toon with Tofu
Method: cut tofu into pieces, put it in the pot and add water to boil. Drain, cut into small pieces and put them on a plate; wash the Chinese toon, blanch it slightly, cut it into pieces, put it into a bowl, add salt, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil, mix well, then pour it on the tofu, and mix well with chopsticks when eating.
3. Shepherd's purse
Also known as water chestnut, wheat, pillow grass, health care grass. Shepherd's purse has tender leaves and fat roots, which has attractive fragrance and delicious taste. It is rich in protein, sugar, carotene, vitamin C and various amino acids and minerals needed by human body.
There are many ways to eat Capsella, such as frying and making soup. Shepherd's purse is also commonly used as stuffing for steamed buns, spring rolls, dumplings and dumplings. Shepherd's purse is also a kind of authentic medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, Capsella bursa pastoris is sweet in taste and cool in nature. It has the functions of harmonizing spleen, promoting diuresis, stopping bleeding and improving eyesight. It can treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, dysentery and nephritis.
4. Malantou
It is also known as malangtou, roadside chrysanthemum, red stem vegetable, Cockerel and so on. It is a perennial herb of Compositae. It has this name because it is used as a vegetable to pick its tender stems and leaves. It is rich in vitamins and inorganic salts, more than spinach. The content of vitamin A in malantou was higher than that in tomato, and the content of vitamin C in malantou was higher than that in citrus. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Malan head is cool and pungent, non-toxic, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxification, cooling blood and hemostasis, diuresis and detumescence. Often eat malatou, hypertension, laryngitis, acute hepatitis, tonsillitis and many other diseases are good. It can be fried or cold mixed, or dried into vegetables. Stir fry the tender Malan head with the tender bamboo shoots, and the taste is delicate; cut the Malan head into minced chicken and ham, add refined salt and sugar, and mix with sesame oil, and the taste is better; stewed meat or stewed meatballs, put the cooked Malan head on the bottom, with meat and vegetable, good color, aroma and taste; Wash the Malan head, squeeze it dry and cut it into mince. Add meat stuffing, egg roll, wonton or dumpling. It's delicious and delicious.
5. Purslane
It is also called longevity dish, melon seed dish, horse snake seed dish and five elements herb. It contains vitamin A, B, C, carotene, protein, crude fiber, calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc. According to traditional Chinese medicine, purslane is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, detumescence, diuresis, cooling blood, lowering blood pressure and diuresis. It can treat urethritis, hematuria, dysentery, icteric hepatitis and gynecological diseases. It is often used to make soup, porridge or salad. Portulaca oleracea has obvious exciting effect on the uterus, so pregnant women should not eat, people with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat less.
6. Bitter herbs
Also known as chicory, it contains protein and a variety of vitamins. Its tender taste is edible. Raw slightly bitter, hot with boiling water, heating cooked, bitter can be removed. Bitter vegetables can be fried meat, scrambled eggs, soup, or add some soybean powder to make small tofu to eat, can also be boiled and dipped in flour sauce to eat. Chinese medicine believes that it can clear away heat and toxin, cool blood, and treat mastitis, upper respiratory tract infection, acute pharyngitis and cellulitis. Those with deficiency of spleen and stomach should eat less.
7. Nostoc commune
Also known as lichen, the colloid contained in it can absorb the residual dust and impurities in human digestive tract, and has the functions of clearing stomach and intestine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, Nostoc commune is mild in nature and has the effect of nourishing qi. It is often used as soup food with fresh fragrance and mellow taste.
8. Root of lateral ear
Also known as Houttuynia cordata, it has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis and detumescence. It also has the effect of treating gastric cancer. It can nourish and strengthen the body, promote the growth of hair, and make white hair black.