Saussurea

One of the common wild vegetables in Henan. Germination grows in winter, and young seedlings are edible in spring. The leaves of plants are covered with fluff, and the leaves are rich in chlorophyll, iron and other trace elements. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, purple, white and red. The seeds are brown. It tastes slightly astringent and non-toxic. Rich in amino acids and other trace elements. During the three-year natural disaster, this wild vegetable has saved countless lives.

noodle dish

one of the common wild vegetables in the central plains. Like the growth environment and season of Saussurea medusa, it germinates in winter and seedlings grow in spring. The whole plant is different from Saussurea: the leaves are slightly wider, shiny and green, fluffy and smooth, and edible. It is more similar to another kind of weeds and difficult to distinguish.

shepherd's purse

shepherd's purse likes to be mild. As long as there is enough sunshine and the soil is not too dry, shepherd's purse can grow. Shepherd's purse is not strict in choosing soil, but it is better to cultivate it in fertile and loose soil. Shepherd's purse is a cold-tolerant vegetable, which requires a cold and sunny climate. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 2 ~ 25℃. The optimum temperature for growth and development is 12 ~ 2℃. If the temperature is lower than 1℃ and higher than 22℃, the growth will be slow, the growth cycle will be prolonged and the quality will be poor. Shepherd's shepherd's purse has strong cold tolerance, the plant is not damaged at -5℃, and it can tolerate short-term low temperature of -7.5℃. At the low temperature of 2 ~ 5℃, shepherd's purse will bolting and blossom after vernalization for 1 ~ 2 days.

cooling blood to stop bleeding, tonifying deficiency and strengthening spleen, clearing heat and promoting diuresis. Pick some tender leaves or overwintering buds of shepherd's purse in spring. After blanching, they can be cold-mixed, dipped in sauce, made into soup and fried. Shepherd's purse dumplings, shepherd's purse wonton and shepherd's purse spring rolls are indispensable delicacies on the spring table, and they can also be made into delicious shepherd's purse porridge.

Portulaca oleracea

is also known as Equisetum japonicum, Equisetum japonicum and Equisetum pentaphyllum, and it is also commonly known as "Iris japonica" in Northeast China. It is generally reddish brown with thick leaves, like an inverted oval.

It contains protein methionine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and other nutrients. Because it contains a lot of acid substances, it will feel a little sour when eating.

The medicinal functions of Herba Ardisiae are clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop bleeding, lowering blood sugar concentration and keeping blood sugar constant, which has a certain effect on diabetes. There are many ways to eat it, such as fried food, cold salad and stuffing. Such as garlic mixed with horsetails, scrambled eggs with horsetails, stuffed buns with horsetails, horsetails porridge, etc.

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.

Taraxacum mongolicum

, also known as Veronica, contains vitamins and linoleic acid in its pollen, and choline, amino acids and trace elements in its branches and leaves.

It has antibacterial, repercussive, diuretic, heat-clearing and detoxicating effects, can stimulate the immune function of the body, and achieve the functions of benefiting gallbladder and protecting liver. Its main components are dandelion, dandelion sterol, dandelion bitter, pectin, inulin, choline, etc., which can prevent and treat lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and various tumors.

After the dandelion is blanched, it can be eaten raw, fried or made into soup. It can be mixed with jellyfish skin and fried shredded pork. It can also be mixed with green tea, licorice, honey, etc. to make a cup of dandelion green tea that can clear away heat and toxic materials and reduce swelling.

sowthistle

sowthistle, also known as sonchus, koji, koji and sonchus, has yellow-white stems; Long leaves, slightly rounded tip, with teeth on the edge, and the size of teeth varies slightly with different varieties. The surface is green, the back is gray-green, and the color is bright yellow, belonging to wild compositae.

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

the tender leaves of sowthistle are edible, slightly bitter when eaten raw, and the bitterness can be removed by scalding with boiling water. Bitter vegetables can be fried with meat, made into soup, or made into small tofu with some soybean flour, or dipped in flour paste after scalding in boiling water, or made into vegetable cakes with flour. Or make sesame sauce mixed with bitter vegetables, bitter vegetable porridge and so on.

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum is also known as Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum. Pteridium aquilinum has the functions of clearing away heat, smoothing intestines, reducing qi and resolving phlegm, and inducing diuresis to soothe the nerves. It is widely distributed in Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia. Because of its carcinogenic components, excessive use of cattle and sheep will lead to death, and human consumption will lead to an increase in 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, such as frying, burning, simmering and stewing. In modern recipes, the famous dishes cooked with bracken include bracken with wood beard, bracken with dried rice, bracken fried with meat, bracken with crispy skin and so on. These dishes are favored by diners because of their rosy color, soft texture and strong fragrance. When bracken leaves are curly, it means that they are fresh and tender, and when they get old, the leaves will stretch out.