Bitter vegetables are rich in carotene, vitamins, plant alkaloids and various nutrients such as potassium, calcium and iron. It is a good wild vegetable, which has both edible value and medicinal value, and has good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and promoting blood circulation. The shape of Sophora alopecuroides is really bitter, but it is not planted artificially, but grows in the wild by itself. In the past, pigs, chickens, ducks and geese often went to the fields to dig pig grass, and Sophora alopecuroides was a good feed for poultry and livestock.

The nutritional value of sonchus oleraceus L. is very high, and it contains many nutrients, such as protein 2.8 g, calcium 66 mg, vitamin C 19 mg, etc. In addition, it also contains 17 amino acids. Sonchus oleraceus L. is very valuable for both medicine and food. Its medicinal value is actually quite extensive, which has anti-inflammatory effect and can treat sore throat.

It may be cold. After washing the dug-up Sophora alopecuroides, take it out under water control, then blanch it in a pot, take it out, soak it in cold water, take it out, dry it under water control, then cut it into pieces and dip it in bean paste when eating. Generally, we roll them in pancakes and dip them in bean paste, but people who eat them for the first time will feel a little bitter. Stir-fried pork with bitter herbs can relieve constipation, cough due to yin deficiency and other diseases. Eating pig liver also has the effects of improving eyesight and clearing away heat.

Sophora alopecuroides contains a kind of white milk, which is a bitter element, so it has few pests and diseases, generally only between summer and autumn. At this time, it can be controlled by spraying general pesticides, but spraying pesticides is not recommended. Sophora alopecuroides is naturally resistant to pests and diseases, and generally does not produce pests and diseases. However, some diseases, such as aphids and borers, are easy to occur during the summer and autumn seasons, so we can directly use corresponding chemicals to prevent and control them.