Wild vegetables do not specifically refer to certain vegetables, but are non-artificially grown vegetables. They collect the aura of heaven and earth and absorb the essence of the sun and moon. They are one of the treasures of nature. Wild vegetables have pure quality and are a wonderful gift from nature. They are also a testimony of the coexistence between man and nature. Wild vegetables are rich in nutrients, fresh and delicious. They are one of the best ingredients and are also organic and green foods.

There are many types of wild vegetables, which are usually picked and eaten by people. Although factors such as geographical location and weather environment vary, there are at least a dozen types.

Shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse likes mildness. As long as there is enough sunshine and the soil

is not too dry, shepherd's purse can grow. The soil selection of shepherd's purse is not strict. , but it is better to cultivate in fertile and loose soil. Shepherd's purse is a cold-tolerant vegetable and requires cool and sunny climate. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 20 to 25°C. The optimum temperature for growth and development is 12-20°C. If the temperature is below 10°C or above 22°C, 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℃ and can tolerate short-term low temperatures of -7.5℃. Under low temperature conditions of 2 to 5°C, shepherd's purse will bolt and bloom after passing through the vernalization stage in 10 to 20 days.

It cools blood and stops bleeding, nourishes deficiency and strengthens spleen, clears away heat and diuresis.

In spring, pick some young stems and leaves or overwintering buds of shepherd’s purse. After blanching, they can be eaten cold, dipped in sauce, soup, or stir-fried. Shepherd’s purse dumplings and shepherd’s purse wontons are indispensable delicacies on the table in spring. In addition, you can also Make delicious shepherd's purse porridge.

Purslane

Also known as purslane, purslane, and five-square grass, it is generally reddish brown and has thick, obovate leaves.

It contains protein thionine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and other nutrients. Since it contains a lot of acidic substances, it will feel slightly sour when you eat it.

The medicinal functions of purslane are to clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and stop bleeding. It can reduce blood sugar concentration and keep blood sugar constant, and has a certain effect on diabetes. There are many ways to eat it. After blanching, it can be fried, served cold, or stuffed. Such as garlic mixed with purslane, purslane scrambled eggs, purslane stuffed buns, purslane porridge, etc.

Moonica

A kind of wheat field vegetable distributed in Henan and northern Anhui. The flowers are white and red. Seeds brown. The taste is slightly astringent and non-toxic. Rich in amino acids and other trace elements. During the three years of natural disasters, this wild vegetable saved countless lives.

Moonica

Mihao

Belongs to the wild carrot family. The shape is similar to carrot leaves, but the leaves are smaller and have small yellow flowers. Non-toxic, young plants are edible. Rich in amino acids and glucose, it is one of the common wild vegetables in Henan.

Dandelion

Also known as Dandelion, its pollen contains vitamins and linoleic acid, while its branches and leaves contain choline, amino acids and trace elements.

It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. It can stimulate the body's immune function and achieve choleretic and hepatoprotective effects. Its main components are dandelion, dandelion sterol, dandelion picrin, pectin, inulin, choline, etc. It can prevent and treat lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and various tumors.

Blanched dandelion can be eaten raw, fried or made into soup. It can be mixed with jellyfish skin or stir-fried shredded pork. It can also be mixed with green tea, licorice, honey, etc., and mixed into a cup to clear away heat, detoxify and reduce swelling. dandelion green tea.

Bitter chard

Bitter chard is also known as bitter chard. The stems are yellow-white; the leaves are round-lanceolate, with a green surface and gray-green back; the flowers are bright yellow.

Bitter vegetables are rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, and other elements, which can clear away heat, reduce swelling, remove stasis and detoxify, cool blood and stop bleeding. Bitter cabbage has inhibitory effects on acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia.

The tender leaves of bitter vegetables can be eaten. They have a slightly bitter taste when eaten raw. The bitterness can be removed by scalding them with boiling water and cooking them. Bitter vegetables can be fried with meat, made into soup, or added with some soybean flour to make small tofu. They can also be blanched in boiling water and dipped in pasta sauce, or mixed with flour to make vegetable cakes. Or make sesame paste mixed with bitter vegetables, bitter vegetable porridge, etc.

Bracken

Also known as bracken, faucet, and fist vegetable. Bracken can clear away heat and smooth the intestines, reduce qi and resolve phlegm, diuresis and calm the nerves. It is widely distributed in mainland China and Southeast Asia. Because it contains certain carcinogenic ingredients, excessive use in cattle and sheep can lead to death, and consumption by humans can increase the incidence of cancer.

Bracken tastes fresh and smooth, and is known as the "King of Mountain Vegetables". There are many ways to eat bracken, including stir-frying, roasting, simmering and braised. In modern recipes, famous dishes cooked with bracken include Mushu bracken, sea rice bracken, fried bracken with meat, crispy bracken and so on. These dishes are popular among diners for their ruddy color, soft texture, and strong fragrance. When the bracken leaves are curled, it means it is relatively young, and the leaves will unfold when it gets old.

Hazards of bracken: It is worth noting that it contains certain carcinogenic ingredients. Excessive use of cattle and sheep can lead to death. Eating it by humans can increase the incidence of cancer. Please eat with caution! ! !

Water celery

Also called water celery and river celery. Water celery is a perennial herb that grows in low-lying paddy fields. It basically does not require pest control. It is a pure natural pollution-free green vegetable. Its young stems and petioles are used as vegetables.

Rich in a variety of vitamins and inorganic salts, of which calcium, phosphorus, and iron are high in content. It has the functions of cleaning human blood, lowering human blood pressure and blood lipids, and is both edible and medicinal. High-grade pollution-free herbs and vegetables.

Celery has a long growth period and can be harvested at any time in autumn, winter and spring. It can be eaten cold, stir-fried with other meat dishes, or used to make sea rice, cress, or stir-fried cress with shredded pork. , cress mutton dumplings, cress mixed with peanuts, etc.

Weicai

It is rich in protein, multiple vitamins and trace elements such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, etc. It also contains rare peeling steroids and tannins.

It has anti-cancer, heat-clearing, weight-loss and other effects, and has obvious inhibitory effects on influenza, Japanese encephalitis, etc.

The thick and tender green young leaves are collected in spring, blanched in boiling water and then stir-fried, or dried into dried or pickled vegetables. They are one of the main wild vegetable varieties exported from my country.

Platycodon

Also known as bright leaf vegetable and monk's hat, small blue flowers can bloom at the ends of its branches. What we usually eat is platycodon root.

It has expectorant, antitussive, analgesic, antipyretic, sedative, hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-tumor and antibacterial effects.

Aralia elata Seem

Aralia elata Seem is a small deciduous tree with prickles on its trunk and branches. The leaves are 2-3 odd pinnate leaves, the umbels are terminal, light yellowish white, and the fruit is spherical and black. Scientific name: Aralia elata, commonly known as Aralia elata, Aralia elata, and Bawangcai. Also called spiny dragon bud, black dragon head, black spinach, and black pomfret. Shutai is mainly distributed in the northeastern region of our country. Born in coniferous or mixed coniferous and broad-coniferous forest edges, ditch edges, burned areas, etc. The bark and roots can be used as medicine. In late April and early May in spring, buds will sprout at the tips of the trees. They will be collected when they grow to 5-15 centimeters, and then the buds will be removed manually.

Aralia aralia has high medicinal value. The total saponin content of the plant is 20.40%, which is 2.5 times that of ginseng. It has an exciting and strengthening effect on the human body, and has good curative effects on acute and chronic inflammation and various neurasthenias. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Aralia aralia has the functions of nourishing qi and calming the mind, strengthening essence and nourishing the kidneys.

Prickly shoots contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, etc. Each 100 grams of thorn sprouts contains 5.4 g of protein, 0.2 g of fat, 4.0 g of carbohydrates, 1.6 g of cellulose, 0.26 mg of riboflavin, 0.19 mg of thiamine, 3.2 mg of niacin, 12 mg of ascorbic acid, and 118.2 mg of sodium. mg, calcium 538 mg, magnesium 54.6 mg, iron 12.69 mg, zinc 4.32 mg.

The young sprouts can be used for cooking, making soup, or can be pickled and processed for filling. They are rich in nutrients, delicious and have a unique flavor. It has the functions of nourishing qi, activating blood circulation, diuresis, relieving pain, and tonifying kidney. Regular consumption is beneficial to the treatment of rheumatic low back and leg pain, diabetes, nephritis, gastrointestinal ulcers, bruises, etc. Folk medicine is used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases. It has the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing the throat. It also has a therapeutic effect on sore throat, diarrhea, malnutrition and other diseases.

Small root garlic

Small root garlic

Also known as sorghum and small root vegetables, it is irregular oval in shape, with a yellow-white or light yellow-brown surface and a bottom Discs of bulbs with protuberances. Its stems and leaves look like garlic, and also have the smell of onions and garlic. The main ways to eat it include tofu mixed with small root garlic, porridge with small root garlic and white fungus, scrambled eggs with small root garlic, etc.

Chinese toon

Chinese toon

Also known as toon sprouts, it is rich in nutrients. According to measurements, every 100 grams of Chinese toon contains 9.8 grams of protein, and the contents of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin C are among the best among vegetables. It also contains fat, crude fiber, iron, carotene, niacin and toonatonin. It has a special aromatic smell and is delicious and enjoyable to eat. There are many ways to eat toon. It can be eaten cold, stir-fried, fried, or pickled.

Chuncai can also be used as medicine. According to ancient medical books, it is cold in nature and has the effects of astringent intestines and hemostasis, strengthening the stomach and regulating qi, killing insects and fixing essence. Modern medical research shows that chuncai decoction has obvious inhibitory and bactericidal effects on Staphylococcus aureus, pneumococcus, dysentery bacilli, typhoid bacilli, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. There are folk prescriptions for treating diseases with chuncai: blanching chuncai and mixing it with soy sauce can whet your appetite and remove qi stagnation; make chuncai porridge with japonica rice and sesame oil, which can treat enteritis, dysentery, hemorrhoids, etc.

Mint

Also called mint, it can be used both medicinally and edible. Peppermint is a wind and antipyretic medicine. The peppermint oil contained in it is an active medicinal ingredient and is often used to prevent and treat colds, sore throat, etc. On hot summer days, mint is a great way to prevent heatstroke and cool down.

Mint can be used to make mint porridge, fresh mint tofu, mint chicken breast, etc.

Yunlongcai

Overview of Yunlongcai (Asparagus):

Yunlongcai (Asparagus) generally grows in the Sino-Vietnamese border area of ??Yunnan Province at an altitude of 2500 meters or more, with an annual rainfall of about 3,000 millimeters. The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mists year-round, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, towering ancient trees, and the woods and ground are covered by various bryophytes. There is no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The mountains are pure natural green and healthy. food. According to tests and analysis by the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunlong vegetables (Asparagus) have higher protein, sugar and other nutrients than ordinary vegetables. They contain 18 kinds of amino acids, and their protein content is similar to beans. It also has special nutritional trace elements and medicinal values ??that are not found in ordinary vegetables, such as germanium, selenium, strontium, molybdenum, etc.

Because it contains germanium, a special substance in Ganoderma lucidum. Long-term use of Yunlongcai (Asparagus) has obvious preventive and health care effects on preventing cancer and tumors, lowering blood lipids, balancing blood pressure, cleaning the intestines, and beautifying the skin.

Water shield

Water shield has been regarded as a precious vegetable since ancient times. It has a plump and tender taste and is rich in amino acids, arabinose, mannose, vitamins and other signature nutrients. It is deeply loved by people. It is the tender stems and leaves of Nymphaeaceae, a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant. It is delicious and tender, and is one of the precious vegetables. Alias: water chestnuts, water chestnuts, water anemones, water chestnuts, water chestnuts, water lotus leaves, flower table vegetables.

Water shield is rich in B vitamins, which are essential components for cell growth and division and maintaining the integrity of the myelin sheath of nerve cells. It can be used clinically to prevent and treat pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hepatitis and liver disease. Sclerosis and other diseases; Water shield is rich in zinc, which is the "King of Zinc" among plants. It is one of the best intelligence and health foods for children and can prevent and treat ADHD in children.

Houttuynia cordata

Also known as Zheergen. Its main component is houttuynia cordata. Through experiments, Houttuynia Cordata was used to treat Ehrlich ascites cancer in mice. It had a significant inhibitory effect. The highest inhibition rate of mitosis of cancer cells was 45.7%. It can prevent and treat gastric cancer, cardiac cancer, lung cancer, etc.

Sedum sedum

The scientific name of Sedum sedum is Sedum notoginseng, also known as strong cabbage, native ginseng, blood-activating pill, life-saving grass, etc. It has broad and thick green leaves, bright yellow stems and yellow flowers. . Jingcai can be used fresh in salads, stir-fries, stews, soups, hotpots, and tea. It tastes fragrant and tender when eaten. Jingcai is rich in nutrients and can be used as a food therapy.

It has the functions of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, replenishing qi and strengthening the heart, calming the heart and calming the liver, clearing away heat and cooling blood, and has good curative effect on irritability, insomnia, and hysteria.

Scenery vegetables can be grown all over the country and are easy to grow and manage. Jingcai is extremely cold-tolerant and can survive the winter safely at -20℃ and can grow at 5℃ above zero.

Jingcai is disease-free and is a pollution-free green vegetable. Once the landscape vegetables are planted, fresh stems and leaves can be harvested continuously for 20 years, just like leeks, they grow as they are cut. The market price is 20 yuan per kilogram, the yield per mu is more than 2,000 kilograms, and the output value per mu is more than 40,000 yuan. The method is mainly to propagate seedlings, plant them in the same year, have a good harvest that year, and enter the peak season the next year.

Plantain

Also known as cartilage, it is a perennial herb of the family Plantainaceae. Grows in mountains, roadsides, flower gardens, riverside and other places. The rhizome is shortened and thick, with dense fibrous roots. The leaves are all rooted, smooth, broadly ovate, with wavy edges and inconspicuous blunt teeth. The main veins are five, bulge toward the back of the leaf, and extend into the petiole in a rib shape. The leaves are often as long as the petiole. In spring, summer and autumn, spike-like inflorescences sprout from the center of the plant. The flowers are small and the corolla is not conspicuous. It bears an oval capsule with a persistent style at the top. When ripe, the lid cracks and the seeds are scattered. It has the effects of diluting water and relieving stranguria, clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, eliminating phlegm and stopping diarrhea. Not only can it be used medicinally, but it can also be eaten and is very popular among people.

Gardenia

Also known as: yellow gardenia, wild gardenia.

Generally, the petals are four-petaled and off-white. Blooms and spring and summer. It is a herbaceous plant of the Rubiaceae family and grows mostly in wild mountain forests. Flowering time is all day and closes at night. In the morning, when floral dew is secreted the most, floral dew can be sucked and has the function of clearing the lungs. The petals can be used in vegetables and have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. The fruits are yellow and red when ripe, and come in two varieties. After the yellow juice is boiled, it can be used as medicine. After the red juice is boiled, it can be used as an anti-moth medicinal material.

Artemisia arborescens

Also known as Artemisia truncatula, Artemisia annua, mugwort, Artemisia annua, Artemisia annua, etc.

Eat its tender leaves and fleshy stolons. Artemisia vulgaris mostly grows on field edges, roadsides, and ditch edges in low-altitude areas. It has the effects of choleretic, reducing jaundice, nourishing yin and moisturizing, strengthening the body, moisturizing the skin, and preventing and resisting diseases.

Cold Artemisia: 300 grams of tender stems and leaves of Artemisia, blanch and squeeze dry, add refined salt, monosodium glutamate, minced garlic, and sesame oil, mix well and serve.

Stir-fried shredded pork with Artemisia annua: 250 grams of Artemisia angustifolia young seedlings, blanched and squeezed dry, 100 grams of pork, cut into shreds, stir-fried, add soy sauce, green onion, ginger and cooking wine to treat jaundice hepatitis.

Echinacea

It is named after the thorns on the edges of its leaves, and its scientific name is thistle. Rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates and calcium.

The whole plant can be used as medicine, containing alkaloids and saponins, which have hemostatic, antibacterial and silt-removing effects. It can treat vomiting blood, epistaxis, hematuria, bloody stranguria, hematochezia, hemorrhage, acute infectious hepatitis, traumatic bleeding, boils, carbuncles and other diseases.

Garlic and garlic sprouts: 500 grams of garlic sprouts, appropriate amounts of garlic paste, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, chopped green onion, and sesame oil. Wash the seedlings of acanthus, blanch them thoroughly in a pot of boiling water, remove them, squeeze out the water, and cut them into sections. Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the chopped green onion, add the spinach, refined salt, and MSG, stir-fry until the flavor is fragrant, then add the minced garlic and mix thoroughly.

Soybean and acanthus soup: 150 grams of soybeans, 150 grams of acanthus, chopped green onion, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, and cooking oil. Wash the acanthus seedlings, blanch them thoroughly in a pot of boiling water, drain them into cold water several times to remove the bitterness, squeeze out the water and cut them into sections. Soak the soybeans and grind them into a pulp. Heat the oil pan, stir-fry the chopped green onion until fragrant, add the spinach, add refined salt, and stir-fry until the flavor is fragrant. Add soy milk to the pot and bring to a boil, add MSG and serve.

Konjak

The ingredients are mannan, protein, fructose, pectin, konjac starch, etc.

It can hinder the invasion of harmful substances including carcinogens, play a role in detoxification and prevent and treat cancer, such as thyroid cancer, gastric cardia cancer, colon cancer, lymphoma, parotid gland cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, etc.

Ma Lan

Also known as "Ma Lantou", "Ma Cai" and "Chicken Intestine".

Grows on the roadside and in the wilderness. Malan has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used for chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, cough due to yin deficiency, sore throat, edema, difficulty in urination, epistaxis, bleeding gums, vomiting blood and other diseases.

Fried blue head: 350 grams of blue head, blanch it in boiling water, remove and chop, put the duck eggs into a bowl and mix well, heat the oil pan, add chopped green onion and stir-fry, add the duck eggs and stir-fry, When the maolantou is fragrant, add MSG and it is ready to eat.

Phu Quoc Cuisine

Also known as: Sweet Potato Leaves

The tender stems and leaves at the tips of the vines are edible, with a crisp, tender and sweet flavor, and are rich in nutrients.

It has health-care functions such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing the kidneys and moistening the lungs.

Water shield

The main ingredients are amino acids, asparagine, fucose, arabinose, fructose, etc.

The secretions from the back of the leaves of Water Shield can inhibit certain metastatic tumors. It can prevent and treat tumors such as gastric cancer and prostate cancer.

Ginseng vegetables

The young shoots are edible and should be fried or made into soup. It has certain effects on diabetes, and the decoction can treat pinkeye.

Okra

The young pods can be used for stir-frying, making soups, and cold salads, and are effective in treating gastritis, gastric ulcers, and hemorrhoids.

Sweet hemp leaves

The leaves are used as vegetables, have a sweet taste, and have the effect of clearing away heat and cooling blood. Suitable for stir-frying, soup or hot pot.

Purple back vegetables

The young shoots are edible, the leaves are smooth and the stems are delicious. Stir-fried with fermented bean curd and sand tea sauce, it has a unique flavor. It has the functions of enriching blood, anti-inflammation, treating menstrual pain, blood deficiency, bronchitis, etc.

Perilla

Used as a vegetable or in tea. It has the effects of relieving the surface, dispersing cold, promoting qi and regulating the stomach.

Basil

Medical and edible, it strengthens the stomach, promotes digestion, is a diuretic and strengthens the heart.

Guangdong wild vegetables

A kind of mountain wild vegetable that likes to grow in bushes and wetlands near mountains and rivers. Its curled and unexpanded young leaves can be eaten in spring, because they eat cucumbers. Its delicate fragrance is also called cucumber fragrance. It is fragrant, delicious and nutritious, and is known as "Linhaishanzhen".

Cucumber fragrance contains a large amount of dietary fiber, various amino acids, ascorbic acid, vitamins, etc. It also contains 5 macroelements and 7 trace elements necessary for the human body. It not only has high nutritional value, but also has heat-clearing and smoothing properties. It has the functions of intestines, lowering qi, expelling wind, replenishing qi, calming the nerves, and resolving phlegm. Cucumber-flavored pork dumplings have a light cucumber flavor.