This plant should be bitter chrysanthemum. Bitter chrysanthemum is a kind of chrysanthemum, also known as bitter vegetable. Bitter taste, blue color, can be fried or cold, is a good product for clearing heat and removing fire.

Sophora alopecuroides is born in hillside or valley forest edge, undergrowth or flat land, open land or waterside, with an altitude of170-3200m. It has been distributed all over the world several times, and it likes water, fertilizer and drought. Like moist, fertile and loose soil, it can grow on soils ranging from sandy soil to clay and pH 4.5-8.9, but it grows best on weakly acidic to neutral sandy soil. It is difficult to adapt to the environment such as drought, poor soil hardening, dense native grass groups or woodland with canopy density greater than 0.4.

Nutritional value of Sophora alopecuroides

(1) Sophora alopecuroides contains protein, high dietary fiber, complete trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, iron and manganese, and vitamins B 1, B2, C, carotene and nicotinic acid. In addition, it also contains chemicals such as wax alcohol, choline, tartaric acid and picroside.

(2) Bitter vegetables contain vitamin C and carotene, which are 2. 1 and 2.3 times that of spinach, respectively. There are various amino acids in the tender leaves of Sonchus oleraceus, and the proportion of amino acids is appropriate. Eating bitter vegetables helps to promote the synthesis of antibodies in human body, enhance immunity and promote brain function.

(3) The rich iron in bitter vegetables is beneficial to prevent anemia.