Saxifraga is synonymous with equisetum. Equisetum equisetum is an annual succulent herb of Equisetaceae, and its scientific name is "Portulaca oleracea". Commonly known as "Saxifraga" in our county, it is known as health food in Shanghai. This is a special wild vegetable.
Portulaca oleracea is panicum miliaceum, and the whole plant is hairless. The stems are procumbent or decumbent, spreading on the ground, multi-branched, cylindrical, long 10- 15 cm, light green or light red.
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Leaves alternate, sometimes nearly opposite, flat, thick, obovate, like horse teeth, long 1-3cm, wide 0.6- 1.5cm, the top is obtuse or truncated, sometimes slightly concave, the base is wedge-shaped, the whole edge is dark green, the bottom is light green or reddish, and the midvein is slightly convex; The petiole is thick and short. Flowers sessile, 4-5 mm in diameter, usually 3-5 clustered branches, flowering at noon; Bracts 2-6, leaflike, membranous, suborbicular; Sepals 2, opposite, green, helmet-shaped, flat left and right, about 4 mm long, sharp at the top, raised on the back, and United at the base; Petals 5, sparse 4, yellow, obovate, 3-5 mm long, slightly concave at the top and connate at the base; Stamens are usually 8 or more, about 65438 02 mm long,
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Anthers yellow; Ovary glabrous, style slightly longer than stamens, stigma 4-6-lobed and linear. Capsule ovoid, about 5 mm long, dehiscent; The seeds are small, numerous, oblique spherical, dark brown and shiny, with a diameter of less than 65438 0 mm and small verrucous protrusions. Saxifraga
Love fertile soil, drought and waterlogging tolerance, strong vitality. It is born in vegetable garden, farmland and roadside, and is a common weed in the field.
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Distribution Map It is produced in all parts of Chinese mainland and widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions all over the world.
Scutellaria barbata is a Portulaca plant of Portulaceae.
Main value
The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, detoxicating, reducing swelling, diminishing inflammation, quenching thirst and diuresis. The seeds are bright; Can also be used as veterinary drugs and pesticides; Tender stems and leaves can be used as vegetables, taste sour and are also good feed.
Medicinal value
The medicinal parts are whole grass and seeds. Chinese medicine name: whole grass: purslane. Seeds: Portulaca oleracea seeds.
Whole grass harvesting and processing: cut the whole grass in August and September, wash the soil, remove impurities, slightly scald (boil) or steam in boiling water, aerate, take it out and dry it in the sun or in the kang; You can also use less. Seeds: when the fruit is ripe in summer and autumn, cut off the above-ground parts, collect the seeds, remove the sediment impurities and dry them.
The main components of the whole grass contain a lot of norepinephrine, dopa, dopamine, betaine, oxalic acid and so on. In addition, it also contains a lot of amino acids and triterpenoids.
Pharmacological effects: antibacterial, uterine contraction, hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerosis.
Various herbs: sour and cold. Seeds: sweet in taste and cold in nature. Whole grass: clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop dysentery, removing dampness and treating stranguria. Seeds: clearing liver, eliminating dampness and improving eyesight.
Indications: Various drugs: heat toxic diarrhea, heat stranguria, urinary incontinence, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, metrorrhagia, hemorrhoid, abscess, erysipelas, scrofula, wet tinea and alopecia. Seeds: cyanosis, dacryocystitis. Whole grass: oral: decocted, 10- 15g, fresh 30-60g；; Or wring juice. External use: appropriate amount, tamping; Burning ash, grinding and dressing; Or fried and washed. Seeds: oral: decoction, 9- 15g. External use: appropriate amount, decoction, fumigation and washing.
1. Hemorrhagic dysentery: two handfuls of Swertia japonica (sliced) and three-in-one japonica rice. Cook porridge with water and purslane, without salt and vinegar, and eat lightly on an empty stomach. ("Sheng Huifang" Horse Tooth Porridge)
2. Postpartum bloody dysentery, urinary tract obstruction, umbilical abdominal pain: raw purslane is smashed to get juice, and a white chicken is warmed first and then heated, which is the next amaranth juice. Take it at low temperature. (prescription collection at sea)
edibleness
Natural "antibacterial drugs"
Portulaca oleracea L. is known as a "natural fungicide", which has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi and Shigella dysenteriae, especially on Shigella dysenteriae. It is a common drug for treating bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea. In addition, it also has good curative effect on a variety of purulent skin diseases and surgical infections (such as mastitis, furuncle, erysipelas, cellulitis and tinea pedis infection). In the era of modern abuse of antibiotics, the significance is particularly significant.
Longevity flower for delaying senility
Vitamin E, which is rich in purslane, has been proved to have the effects of scavenging free radicals, anti-aging and beautifying. At the same time, modern research shows that the selenium rich in Portulaca oleracea has antioxidant and cancer cell inhibiting effects. Portulaca oleracea is also a rare natural high-potassium food, which is beneficial to balance the pH value of human body. Studies have shown that the lack of intracellular potassium will lead to the decrease of cell water content, which is positively related to cell aging, and eating purslane can also keep the potassium level in the body in a normal state. In addition, purslane is rich in carotene, which is also an antioxidant. Carotene, as a precursor of vitamin A, is also beneficial to eye nutrition and relieves the symptoms of dryness and night blindness.
"Popular dish" for preventing arteriosclerosis
ω-3 fatty acids of α linolenic acid in Portulaca oleracea can effectively reduce saturated fatty acids in blood, which is helpful to prevent arteriosclerosis and stay away from cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. Practice has proved that it can play a good role in prevention and adjuvant treatment of heart disease. The content of this substance in Portulaca oleracea is very rich, which is 10 times that of spinach. The strong growth ability of Portulaca oleracea also provides convenient conditions for people to eat. In addition, Portulaca oleracea contains nutrients such as norepinephrine, glucose, dihydroxyethylamine and malic acid, which has extremely important biological functions in improving human immunity and anti-aging.
Edible menu
Portulaca oleracea scrambled eggs 60g Portulaca oleracea and 4 eggs.
Ingredients: refined salt, cooking wine, peanut oil, soy sauce and monosodium glutamate.
Practice: soak purslane in warm water 10 minute, remove roots and yellow leaves, wash with clear water, and cut into sections for later use. Beat the eggs, add purslane and mix well. Add refined salt, cooking wine, soy sauce and monosodium glutamate to taste. Wash the wok, add peanut oil, heat it, pour Portulaca oleracea and eggs into the wok and fry until cooked, and eat while it is hot.
Description: Purslane scrambled eggs have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, stopping diarrhea and removing intestinal scale, benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency, and are suitable for treating chronic dysentery.
purslane
Summer is here, and I have a cold purslane, which is delicious and healthy. 500g of fresh purslane and garlic cloves. Removing roots and old stems from Portulaca oleracea, washing, blanching in boiling water, and taking out; Wash the mucus with clear water for many times, cut it into sections and put it in a plate; Mash garlic cloves into garlic paste, pour them on purslane, pour them on soy sauce, pour them on sesame oil, and mix well when eating.
Description: This dish, Qing Xiang, is delicious and delicious, and has the effects of clearing away heat, stopping dysentery and blackening hair. It can be used as an auxiliary diet dish for patients with damp-heat dysentery, vitiligo and gray hair caused by copper deficiency.
selective identification
Choosing Portulaca oleracea is mainly to identify true and false Portulaca oleracea. Portulaca oleracea, also known as the Five Elements, fully illustrates its distinctive characteristics, and the Five Elements correspond to the Five Colors. Portulaca oleracea is called Wuxing because its leaves are blue, its stems are red, its flowers are yellow, its roots are white and its seeds are black. These five colors are combined.
Edible taboo
Purslane cold, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, intestinal slippery diarrhea, loose stool and pregnant women are prohibited. At the same time, purslane is forbidden to be used with turtle shell.
plant culture
The legend of the immortal sun.
The story of Portulaca oleracea, "Shooting the Sun in Houyi", must be known to children aged 2 or 3. It is also in this legend that Portulaca oleracea is endowed with the legend of "the sun never dies". Legend has it that there are 10 suns, and nine suns are emitted from Houyi. Only 65,438+0 survived because the sun hid under purslane. In order to repay Portulaca oleracea for saving his life, the sun endowed Portulaca oleracea with the ability of "the sun never sets". The same is true in real life. Portulaca oleracea L. grows vigorously and has strong adaptability in strong light or in the shade.