Horse amaranth is a kind of wild vegetable that can be seen everywhere in the fields and roadsides, which is drought-resistant and has a strong vitality, and will not die even if it is pulled up for a long time in the sun. It is also called horse amaranth, five lines of grass, five square grass, long life vegetable, nine lion grass, horse victory vegetable. The leaves resemble a horse's teeth and are slippery, hence the name Amaranthus. Its stem is soft and spreads on the ground, and the leaves are small and grow symmetrically. It has small flowers in June and July, and bears small, pointed fruits with hebecarpa-scapose amaranth seeds.

Alternative names of Amaranthus spp.

Long Life Vegetable, Five Elements Vegetable, Anle Vegetable, Amaranthus spp, Sour Rice Vegetable, Longevity Vegetable, Hemp Vegetable. Edit this section Efficacy and Indications

It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, stopping bleeding and clearing away gonorrhea, etc. It is also used in the treatment of acute and subacute dermatitis.　　The main treatment for acute, subacute dermatitis and enteritis, bacterial dysentery, healing sores and swollen toxins, insect bites, eczema, appendicitis, hookworm disease, shingles and functional uterine bleeding. Edit this section role

1. Traditional therapeutic effects

The Chinese medicine believes that amaranth has the role of clearing away heat and detoxification, cooling the blood to stop bleeding, dissipating blood stasis and reducing swelling. Folk commonly used to treat enteritis, dysentery and many other diseases, decoction of soup for internal use; can also be amaranth mashed external compresses, the treatment of furuncle carbuncle, anonymous swellings, can be obtained obvious efficacy.?　　Amaranth contains protein, fat, a variety of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, not only can be eaten, but also has medicinal value. Amaranth contains vitamin A-like substances, which can maintain the physiological functions of epithelial tissues including skin, mucous membranes, cornea and so on. Therefore he can treat diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency.

Eating Methods

There are many ways to eat amaranth, after removing the root and washing it, you can fry it directly; you can also put it into boiling water, blanch it for a few minutes, chop it and mix it with vegetables to eat, and you can also make soups, dumplings stuffed with dumplings, and eat it with noodles and pancakes.　　

The picture shows the horse tooth water pipe

The horse tooth amaranth can also be eaten in this way, after drying in the sun, and buckle meat steamed and eat, but also with what other vegetables fried and eat. In the past, in the countryside, as soon as there is a season of amaranth, the villagers will dig the amaranth home, wash it, dry it in the sun, seal it up, and wait until the winter when there are fewer vegetables to take it out and cook it. As technology is now advanced, you can eat different seasons of the year, living conditions have become better, people have become lazy, there are few people eat amaranth again. Instead, in towns, amaranth is still a relatively rare dish, so amaranth, which can be seen anywhere in the countryside and is unattended, is more expensive than ordinary greens in towns and is also quite popular