Sophora alopecuroides is a perennial herb, which can be seen in many corners of the countryside, so not many people have seen it and not many people have eaten it. This plant itself is not high, the highest is only about 40 cm. Needless to say, there are a few centimeters short and more than ten centimeters. Although its height is not dominant, people can always recognize it among many plants. The whole plant is smooth and hairless, with slender leaves rising from the base, much like lettuce leaves, except that the edges of bitter hemp leaves are serrated and the color is often blue-green.

Bitter hemp is widely distributed and can also be seen in the Soviet Union, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Strong adaptability, like to grow on the hillside at an altitude of 500 ~ 4000m m. There is little requirement for soil in vegetable fields, wasteland, roadsides and forests. Any ordinary soil can grow. If it is too bad, it depends on the survival rate of plants. Sophora alopecuroides is the name of most areas, and some areas are called kale, coriander, coriander-free, bitter barley and so on. Different regions have different names.

In spring, people go to the fields with baskets to look for Sophora alopecuroides, uproot it, and then pick up fresh parts to eat when they get home. Common ways to eat are stir-frying, cold salad or porridge, no matter which one, it is the fragrance of exclusive wild vegetables. Farmers often eat wild vegetables in spring. In addition to eating, Sophora alopecuroides has a wide range of medicinal properties, because it has a slight bitter taste, so it can not help but have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. In addition, it also has the function of cooling blood and stopping dysentery. It can be mashed and placed in the sprained area to relieve the pain and redness of the affected area.

Cool balsam pear: dry leaves are selected for balsam pear, and old roots are removed after cleaning; Add one tablespoon of sugar, one tablespoon of vinegar, half a tablespoon of soy sauce and some sesame oil to a small bowl. Mix the sauce and pour it on the bitter vegetables. Bitter vegetable soup: wash the soil, blanch the bitter vegetable in the pot, take it out and chop it up for later use; Slowly add water to the flour to make it flocculent; Stir-fry leek and ginger slices in hot pot with cold oil, add appropriate amount of water and sprinkle with dough; After boiling for one minute, add chopped bitter herbs, add salt and serve with a bowl of soup.