Speaking of Chen Bi (some Hakka towns are called Bichi), are you familiar with it? Yes, it is an essential seasoning for raw fish, fried snails, white-cut geese and so on. When it comes to mint, the first reaction of Hakka young people is "mints". In fact, "Chen Bi" is a kind of mint, also called soil mint. Speaking of which, do you feel knowledgeable?

Soil mint, also known as: fish vanilla, blood coriander, dog meat flavor, spearmint with round leaves, spearmint and so on. , a perennial herb with a height of 60 ~ 70 cm and sparse short hair throughout the plant. Underground rhizome spreading, stem four-branched, slender, erect or oblique, slightly branched. Single leaf opposite; Oval or ovoid, the leaf length can reach 3 ~ 10 cm, the edge is serrated, both sides are sparsely covered with short hair, and the base is nearly heart-shaped or obtuse; Sessile or nearly sessile. The spike is terminal, and the florets are arranged in a wheel shape on the floral axis, and the sequence length can reach 5 ~ 10 turns. Calyx 5-toothed, covered with short hairs; Corolla 4-lobed, white or reddish; Stamens 4, filaments protruding from corolla; Ovary 4-lobed. Nutlets are oval and have a smooth surface. Flowers bloom in July.

It is rarely specially cultivated in .................................................................................................................................................................................. and is usually collected from Shan Ye. Individual families will plant several plants in flowerpots or courtyards for their own use.

Medicinal value

..... soil mint, pungent, cool, non-toxic, has been used as medicine since ancient times. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records, "expelling wind, dissipating heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and detoxifying. Treat furuncle, red eyes, relapsing fever, stuffy nose, general numbness, boils in children, nosebleeds and colds. "

Function is mainly used to dispel wind and clear heat, reduce swelling and detoxify. Treat common cold, stomachache, epistaxis, red eye, furuncle and heat furuncle.

① Drug classification: "Dispelling wind and improving eyesight, resolving phlegm and clearing qi."

② Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Strengthening the stomach and stopping vomiting. Treat stomach gas pain; External use of the foot causes chapped feet. "

(3) Catalogue of Medicinal Plants in Guizhou: "Expelling wind, dissipating heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and detoxifying. Treat furuncle, red eyes, relapsing fever, stuffy nose, general numbness, boils in children, nosebleeds and colds. "

Oral administration and dosage: decocted, 1 ~ 3 yuan (fresh 0.5 ~ 1 yuan). External use: decoction, fumigation, grinding, and coating.

Choose the prescription for treating stomachache: two or two fish and herbs, one or two fennel (whole grass), and half a catty of fish and loach. Decoct water. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

"Chen Bi" VS gold remains unchanged.

Gold does not change, belonging to Meizhou and Chaoshan areas, formerly known as basil, Chinese herbal medicine! It can be recovered all year round. Herbs are wild and cultivated in wet places. Leaves alternate, film-shaped, wide triangle, round, shield-shaped, 65,438+00 ~ 65,438+05 cm long, 65,438+04 ~ 20 cm wide, obtuse at the top, shallow wavy at the edge, pale yellow below, 9 palmate veins, 5 forward and 4 backward; The veins of young leaves are red, and when they burst, red juice flows out; The petiole is 20 ~ 30 cm long. Dioecious, compound umbel axillary.

.................................................................................................................................................................................. because gold is similar to "green dust" in appearance and aroma. Identification method: "Chen Bi" leaves have serrated edges and a layer of short hair attached to the surface, which makes them feel fluffy.

How to eat?

1

Throw ginger/dusty ducks

Duck: This is a Hakka food. Taking 2-2.5 Jin of ducks as raw materials, the slaughtered ducks are cooked first, then cut into small pieces and put into a small pot, and appropriate amount of ingredients such as sour vinegar, ginger (tender ginger) and flour aging (a kind of grass) are added, and then the pot is kept stirring until the fragrance overflows. The old pink duck tastes hot and sour, which helps digestion and is delicious. It is a local flavor used by Hakkas in mountainous areas to entertain relatives and friends. My mouth watered when I saw these photos.

2

Stir-fried snails to enhance fragrance

three

Baked eggplant companion

four

White ribs/salted goose paste