1 What are the functions of amaranth

Amaranth is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, stopping dysentery, and laxative. It can be used for dysentery, It can also cure snake and insect stings and sores due to constipation. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Six amaranth can benefit both the large and small intestines. It can cure early dysentery and miscarriage.

2 What are the nutritional values ??of amaranth?

1. Rich in protein, fat, Carotene provides rich nutrients to the human body, can strengthen the body and improve the body's immunity.

2. It is rich in calcium and iron, which can promote the development of children and the growth of teeth and bones.

3 How to eat amaranth

Amaranth is most commonly used in stir-frying and boiling soup. It is suitable for people with damp-heat diarrhea and constipation. It can be stir-fried or stir-fried with garlic, and boiled in soup or above. The soup is better, which makes the amaranth have a strong meaty flavor and tastes smoother and more delicious. Amaranth is easy to cook, so the cooking time should not be too long. Stir-fried amaranth with minced garlic

Ingredients: 500g amaranth, minced garlic, edible. Add appropriate amounts of oil, salt, and white sugar.

Method: Wash the amaranth with water, add cooking oil to a wok, add minced garlic and saute until fragrant, then add amaranth, appropriate amount of salt, and white sugar, stir-fry until cooked. That’s it.

4 Amaranth’s Dietary Recipes

1. Treat lacquer sores and itching: decoction of amaranth (from "Compendium of Materia Medica")

2. Treat prepartum and postpartum dysentery: appropriate amounts of purple amaranth leaves (thin leaves) and japonica rice. First fry the amaranth leaves to extract the juice, remove the residue, add the japonica rice to cook porridge, and take it on an empty stomach (Purple Amaranth Porridge Recipe, derived from "Purple Amaranth Porridge". Puji Fang》)