There are many kinds of bitter herbs, but there is only one kind of bitter greens with purple flowers, sophora purpurea. Not all bitter herbs are called bitter herbs. At present, only purple sowroot produced in Jiangsu is the most authentic. Purple bitterweed has purple flowers and white fuzz on the back of the leaves. It is generally useful only when picked in the right season.

In the past, it was often used to satisfy hunger. Especially in famine years, purple-flowered bitter greens were used to save lives. Purple-flowered bitter greens were also used carefully, even when they were used to satisfy hunger. Remove the bitter core in the middle so that it does not feel bitter. It is not recommended to eat too much bitter vegetables alone. However, when it is used to regulate the stomach or for maintenance, it is necessary to add brown sugar. There is a bit of skill in using it. The brown sugar is added after cooking, not during the cooking process. Otherwise, it will be difficult to bring out the effects and effects of sophora purpurea.

Sophora purpurea is neither a dandelion nor a purpurea, and cannot be confused with the same thing. There are many kinds of bitter herbs, but not many with purple flowers. There are also various pictures of sophora purpurea on the Internet. The sophora purpurea in the encyclopedia is The food is really authentic. Due to the high nutritional value of sophora purpurea, it has been developed into sophora purpurea tea, which is more convenient for people to use.

But one problem is that many counterfeit goods have appeared, especially in Shandong and other places, so be careful to identify this. The real origin of sophora is in Guannan, Jiangsu, and there are many mountains in Shandong. Generally, sophora must be weathered by wind and frost before it can be used by people. However, sophora in the mountains cannot be used because it is often covered by other plants and cannot fully withstand it. The frost of nature makes it useless. Never believe that the mountains are good.