Shepherd's purse is the young leaves of the cruciferous plant Capsellabursa-pastoris (L.) Medic., also known as ground vegetable, and is a favorite wild vegetable. Shepherd's purse is also known as health-protecting grass and water chestnut. Serve as young leaves. Originating in my country, it is now spread all over the world. Wild shepherd's purse has been collected and eaten in my country since ancient times. The record of shepherd's purse was as early as 300 BC. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, cultivation began in the suburbs of Shanghai and has a history of more than 90 years. At present, major cities in the country have begun to introduce and cultivate it, but it is still within the scope of sporadic production. Shepherd's purse contains 85.1 grams of water, 5.3 grams of protein, 0.4 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 420 mg of calcium, 73 mg of phosphorus, 6.3 mg of iron, 3.2 mg of carotene, 10.14 mg of vitamin B, and 0.19 mg of vitamin B2 per 100 grams of shepherd's purse. , 0.7 mg of niacin, 55 mg of vitamin C, and also contains flavonoid glycosides, choline, acetylcholine, etc. Shepherd's purse is rich in vitamin C and carotene, which helps enhance the body's immune function. It can also lower blood pressure, strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, and treat gastric spasms, gastric ulcers, dysentery, enteritis and other diseases. Shepherd's purse has a sweet and mild taste, and has the effects of harmonizing the spleen, diuresis, hemostasis, and improving eyesight. It is used to treat dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, chyluria, hematemesis, hematochezia, hemorrhage, menorrhagia, red and swollen eyes, etc. "Famous Doctors" records that it "mainly benefits liver qi and harmonizes the central nervous system." "Daily Materia Medica" records that "cools the liver and improves eyesight." "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "improves eyesight and benefits the stomach." Also known as pillow grass, zongzicai, and triangle grass. , Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. The whole plant is used as medicine. Collected in late spring and early summer and dried in the sun. The nature and flavor are sweet and flat. Function: Cooling blood to stop bleeding, clearing away heat and diuresis. Used for renal tuberculosis and hematuria, postpartum uterine bleeding, menorrhagia, tuberculosis and hemoptysis, hypertension, cold and fever, nephritis and edema, urinary tract stones, chyluria, and enteritis. Usage and dosage: 0.5 to 2 taels. Excerpt from "Compendium of National Chinese Herbal Medicine" Features and Characteristics Capsella is a biennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Capsella of the Brassicaceae family. Shepherd's purse root is white. Stem erect, simple or basally branched. The basal leaves are clustered, edgy, rosette-shaped, pinnately split, irregular, with extra large top blades, hairy leaves, and rake-like leaves. Stem leaves are narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate, with an arrow-shaped base, hugging the stem, and notched or serrated edges. When flowering, the stem height is 20-50 cm, and the racemes are terminal and axillary. Flowers are small, white, bisexual. Sepals 4, oblong, cross corolla. Short siliques are flat. It is inverted triangle shape and contains many seeds. Shepherd's purse is a cold-tolerant vegetable and requires cool and sunny climate. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 20 to 25 degrees Celsius. The optimum temperature for growth and development is 12 to 20 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius or above 22 degrees Celsius, the growth will be slow, the growth cycle will be extended, and the quality will be poor. Shepherd's purse has strong cold tolerance. The plants are not damaged at -5 degrees Celsius and can tolerate short-term low temperatures of -7.5 degrees Celsius. Under low temperature conditions of 2 to 5 degrees Celsius, shepherd's purse will bolt and bloom after passing through the vernalization stage in 10 to 20 days. Shepherd's purse is not strict about the soil selection, but it is better to cultivate in fertile and loose soil. Nutritional Value and Uses The nutritional value of shepherd's purse is very high. Each 100 grams of shepherd's purse contains 5.2 grams of protein, 0.4 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 420 mg of calcium, 73 mg of phosphorus, 6.3 mg of iron, 0.19 mg of riboflavin, and vitamin C 55 mg, niacin 0.7 mg. Shepherd's purse can be fried, eaten cold, used as vegetable fillings, and vegetable soups. It can be eaten in various ways and has a special flavor. The medicinal value of shepherd's purse is very high, and the whole plant is used as medicine. It has the effects of improving eyesight, cooling, antipyretic, diuretic, and treating dysentery. Its flowers and seeds can stop bleeding and treat hematuria, nephritis, hypertension, hemoptysis, dysentery, measles, dizziness and eye pain. Shepherd's purse seeds contain 20% to 30% oil and can be used to make soap or paint. Shepherd's purse is cold-resistant and is easy to cultivate under protection in winter. It plays a certain role in supplying green leafy vegetables in winter. The shepherd's purse acid contained in shepherd's purse is an effective hemostatic component and can shorten bleeding and coagulation time. Shepherd's purse contains acetylcholine, sitosterol and quaternary ammonium compounds, which can not only reduce the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and liver, but also have a blood pressure lowering effect. The denbiside contained in shepherd's purse can be anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, can enhance the content of vitamin C in the body, can also be antiviral, prevent frostbite, and is also effective for diabetic cataract patients. The dithiolthione contained in shepherd's purse has anti-cancer effects. Shepherd's purse is also rich in vitamin C, which can prevent nitrates and nitrites from converting into carcinogens nitrosamines in the digestive tract, and can prevent gastric cancer and esophageal cancer. Shepherd's purse contains a large amount of crude fiber, which can enhance large intestine peristalsis and promote excretion, thus increasing metabolism and helping to prevent and treat high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, intestinal cancer and hemorrhoids. Shepherd's purse is rich in carotene. Because carotene is provitamin A, it is a good food for treating dry eye disease and night blindness. Shepherd's Purse Tofu Soup Ingredients: 200 grams of soft tofu, 100 grams of shepherd's purse, 25 grams of carrots, and shiitake mushrooms cut into small dices. Preparation method (1) Cut soft tofu, cooked bamboo shoots, water gluten, and water-haired shiitake mushrooms into small dices. (2) Remove the impurities from the shepherd's purse, wash and cut into fine pieces. (3) Wash the carrots, blanch them in a pot of boiling water, take them out and let them cool, and cut them into small cubes.

(4) Heat the wok, add oil and heat until it is 70% hot. Add fresh vegetable soup, diced tofu, diced mushrooms, carrots, diced bamboo shoots, gluten, minced shepherd's purse, refined salt, minced ginger. After boiling, add MSG and use wet starch. Thin the gravy, drizzle with sesame oil, take it out of the pot and put it into a soup bowl. Serve. Features: White and green, fresh and delicious, tonifying deficiency and replenishing qi, strengthening the brain and improving intelligence, clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure. Shepherd's purse and egg soup Ingredients: 240 grams of fresh shepherd's purse, 4 eggs, appropriate amounts of refined salt, MSG, and vegetable oil. Preparation method (1) Remove and wash fresh shepherd's purse, cut into sections, put in a plate, break the eggs into the bowl, mix well in one direction with chopsticks. (2) Turn on the wok over high heat, add water and cover to boil, add vegetable oil, then add shepherd's purse, boil again, pour in eggs and cook for a while, add refined salt, MSG, and serve in a large soup bowl. Features: Bright color and delicious taste, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure. Ingredients for shepherd's purse and water chestnut soup: 100 grams of shepherd's purse, 100 grams of water chestnuts, 50 grams of shiitake mushrooms, appropriate amounts of vegetable oil, wet starch, sesame oil, refined salt, and MSG. Preparation method (1) Remove old and yellow leaves from shepherd's purse, wash them with clean water, and chop them into powder with a knife. (2) Peel the water chestnuts and wash them in water together with the mushrooms, and cut each into small dices. (3) Turn on the wok over high heat, heat the oil, add the diced vegetables and stir-fry, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add the minced shepherd's purse, cook for another 15 minutes, add refined salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil for seasoning, and an appropriate amount of starch. Thicken and serve. Features: Fresh and delicious, clearing away heat and reducing blood pressure. Shepherd's purse and candied dates soup. Ingredients: 50 grams of shepherd's purse and 50 grams of candied dates. Preparation method (1) Remove and wash the shepherd's purse and candied dates. (2) Heat the pot, put the shepherd's purse and candied dates into the pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 2 hours. Characteristics: Sweet and fragrant, it strengthens the spleen and stops bleeding. How to make shepherd's purse fish head soup. Preferably fresh shepherd's purse, washed. If you have eye disease and dizziness, add fish head and ginger. If you don't have eye disease, make soup with shepherd's purse and lean meat. Explanation (1) Shepherd's purse is mild in nature, slightly cold, sweet in taste, and enters the heart, liver, and spleen meridians. Function and spleen diuresis, hemostasis and eyesight improvement. (2) "Luchuan Materia Medica" records: "Strengthens the stomach and digests food, and resolves stagnation." (3) "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine" records that it can "stop bleeding and treat pulmonary bleeding, uterine bleeding, abortion bleeding, menorrhagia, headache, and eye problems." pain or retinal hemorrhage." How to make bitter melon, shepherd's purse and pork soup. Recipe name. Bitter melon, shepherd's purse and pork soup. Cuisine of Cantonese cuisine. Type of specialty. Basic features of soup. Basic ingredients: 250 grams of bitter melon, remove flesh and cut into small cubes. 125 grams of lean pork, cut into thin slices. Wash and chop 50 grams of shepherd's purse. Method: Season the meat slices with cooking wine and refined salt, add water and boil for 5 minutes, add bitter melon and shepherd's purse to make soup, add MSG and serve. Take once a day for 5 to 7 days. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moisturizing, clearing the liver and improving eyesight. How to make shepherd's purse miso soup. Add shepherd's purse and clams to the water from rice washing, soybean paste and chili sauce. It can bring people appetite in spring. * Shepherd's purse contains the most protein among vegetables and is rich in calcium and iron. It is especially rich in vitamin A. A bowl of shepherd's purse soup contains 1/3 of the vitamins an adult needs in a day. Shepherd's purse is a medicinal vegetable that can help the liver and digestion in traditional Chinese medicine. Ingredients: 200g shepherd's purse, 200g clams, 7 cups of rice washing water, a tablespoon of miso, 2 thick green onions, 5 heads of garlic, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce. Method 1) Pour doenjang and chili sauce into the rice water and pass through a sieve. 2) Boil clams in 1 cup of water until the clams open their mouths and scoop out the meat. Pour the soup into (1) after the sand has settled. 3) Wash the shepherd's purse and make miso soup. 4) Simmer for a while, add the prepared garlic and onions, and simmer again. Mussel and shepherd's purse soupMussel and shepherd's purse soup--------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- [Ingredients]: Mussels, shepherd's purse or celery each 10~30 grams. [Preparation method]: Boil soup and drink it every day, 15 days is a course of treatment. [Function]: Effective for reducing blood pressure. [Indications]: High blood pressure. Types and Varieties Currently, there are two main varieties in production: Capsella spp., also called Capsella spp., a local variety in Shanghai. The plant grows on the ground with a spread of 18 cm. The leaves are light green, thick and 10 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, and have about 18 leaves. The leaf margin is pinnately lobed, almost entire, and the leaf surface is smooth and slightly downy. The leaf color turns darker when exposed to low temperatures. This variety has strong cold and heat resistance, early maturity, fast growth, can be harvested 40 days after sowing, has high yield, good commercial appearance and delicious flavor. Its disadvantages are that the aroma is not strong enough, its winter resistance is weak, and it bolts early. It is not suitable for spring sowing and is generally used for autumn cultivation. Loose-leaf shepherd's purse is also called hundred-legged shepherd's purse, slow-leaf shepherd's purse, mosaic-leaf shepherd's purse, small-leaf shepherd's purse, broken-leaf shepherd's purse, broken-leaf shepherd's purse, etc. The plant grows on the ground with a spread of 18 cm. The leaves are green, pinnately lobed, with deeply notched edges, 10 cm long, narrow and short, about 20 leaves, green, with pinnately lobed edges, smooth and hairy leaves, and turn darker when exposed to low temperatures. , tinged with purple. This variety has medium cold resistance, strong heat resistance, and strong winter resistance. It is 10 to 15 days later than the shepherd's purse. It has a rich aroma and extremely delicious taste, and is suitable for spring cultivation.

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