1. Can pumpkin vine leaves be eaten?
The leaves of pumpkin vines can be eaten as vegetables. Pumpkin vine leaves are rich in chlorophyll, vitamins and trace mineral elements, which can supplement certain nutrients for the body and are very suitable for eating as vegetables.
2. Can the fluff on it be eaten?
It is generally recommended not to eat the fluff on the leaves of pumpkin vines, which evolved from pumpkins and can avoid insect bites and sun exposure. The main components are cellulose and wax.
Although the fluff on the leaves of pumpkin vine is non-toxic, it will affect the taste. If eaten without treatment, it may also stimulate the esophagus and cause discomfort. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the fluff from pumpkin vine leaves before eating them.
3. The efficacy and function of pumpkin leaves
(1) Clearing away heat and relieving summer-heat
Pumpkin leaves are cool, sweet and bitter, have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, and have the auxiliary treatment effect on diseases such as hot thirst and hot dysentery, which is very suitable for eating in hot summer.
(2) Stop bleeding and relieve pain
Pumpkin leaf is actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of stopping bleeding and relieving pain, and can treat minor knife wounds and wounds. People often dry pumpkin leaves, grind them into powder and apply them to knife wounds, changing them 1 time every day until the knife wounds heal.
(3) Supplementing nutrition
Pumpkin leaves are rich in chlorophyll and have many uses, such as hematopoiesis, vitamin supply, detoxification, disease resistance and so on. Pumpkin leaves also contain cellulose and various vitamins and minerals. Eating pumpkin leaves can supplement body nutrition and improve body immunity.
4. Recommend how to eat pumpkin vine leaves.
(1) pumpkin vine with garlic
1. Prepare ingredients: 300g of pumpkin vine leaves, garlic, shredded ginger, dried peppers, salt and cooking oil.
2. Take the top bud leaves of pumpkin vine, wash them, dry them and cut them into sections.
3. Fry dried peppers, shredded ginger and peanuts together, add pumpkin vines and stir fry over high fire.
4. Stir-fry until the pumpkin vines collapse slightly, point a little boiling water along the edge of the pot, sprinkle some salt and garlic, and stir fry quickly and evenly over high fire.
(2) Pumpkin seedlings in soup
1. Prepare ingredients: pumpkin seedlings 300g, 1 preserved eggs, garlic slices, ginger slices, oil and edible salt.
2. Tear off the old tendons of the pumpkin vine, pick small pieces, scald them in boiling water for two minutes, pick them up and put them in a container for later use.
3. Put the oil in the wok. When the oil is hot, add the garlic slices and ginger slices and stir fry until the surface is slightly yellow.
4. Add a bowl of water (if there is broth, it is best), add preserved eggs (or ham sausage) in the middle, and cook for about three minutes.
5. Can pregnant women eat pumpkin vines?
Pumpkin vine is not only a vegetable, but also a traditional Chinese medicine.
Pumpkin vine, as a vegetable, is eaten by pinching the tender stems of pumpkins with leaves. As an ordinary vegetable, pregnant women can eat it.
Pumpkin vine, as a traditional Chinese medicine, is made from the old stem of pumpkin, which is dried and used as medicine. Strong medicinal properties and cold nature are not suitable for pregnant women. If you need to take pumpkin vine for indication treatment, you must use it under the guidance of a doctor.