Amaranth is also called "Artemisia annua". On the day of the vernal equinox, people go to the fields to pick wild amaranth, and they can "cook soup" with fish fillets, which is called "spring soup". There is a folk saying that drinking spring soup can wash the liver and intestines, which is safe and healthy.
Toona sinensis has a unique fragrance and is deeply loved by people. Chinese medicine believes that Toona sinensis is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach and regulating qi; It tastes fragrant and can play the role of invigorating spleen and appetizing.
Spring bamboo shoots are seedlings of bamboo, and bamboo is on the rise. Eating bamboo shoots has a good meaning of high fortune in one year.
Dandelion is one of the most suitable wild vegetables for spring. Eating dandelion and drinking dandelion water in spring is good for resolving "spring dryness".
Leek is also called "Yang Cao", which needs to be supplemented in spring. Eating leeks in spring is beneficial to the growth of yang.
Shepherd's shepherd's purse has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, and can dispel the turbid qi accumulated in winter and avoid spring sleep.
—— The above content is taken from Millay's children's book Field Natural History Class.