1, appearance
Malantou plant is about 10 ~ 30 cm high, with branches on the upper part of the stem and extremely narrow wings. The leaflike branches are narrow and lanceolate, the upper part is tapered, the lower part is tapered, green, and both sides are hairless; Axillary flowers, yellow-green; Pedicel short, yellow-green; Pedicel short, yellow-green; Berries are red when they are ripe.
Malantou is shaped like a small bamboo, with several to dozens of roots in a cluster, and is born on hillsides, fields and roadsides. Erect herbaceous plants are more common in ditches and shrubs on the roadside or forest edge in middle and low altitude areas, especially in the grass overgrown by streams.
2. Nutrition
Malantou is rich in nutrients, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, as well as provitamins A and B vitamins. Malantou also contains a variety of nutrients, such as carotene, vitamin C, potassium, calcium and magnesium. It has a certain effect on improving human nutritional status, promoting metabolism and enhancing immunity.
Step 3 taste
Malantou tastes delicious, crisp and refreshing. Its taste is unique, fresh and refreshing, with a unique fragrance, which is unforgettable. Malantou can be cold, stir-fried and steamed. No matter how you cook it, you can keep its fragrant and delicious taste. Whether as a staple food or a side dish, Malantou can bring delicious enjoyment to people.
4. Function
Malantou has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, diuresis and detumescence. Proper consumption of Malantou has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on liver fire and damp-heat dysentery in the body.
Malantou can also be used for adjuvant treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases such as acute hemorrhagic enteritis, acute mastitis, acute laryngitis and acute conjunctivitis. In addition, Malantou also has the functions of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipid and preventing cardiovascular diseases.
5. Cooking methods
Malantou can be cold, stir-fried and steamed. Cold salad Malantou, wash Malantou, cut into sections, add salt, vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well; Saute Malantou. Wash Malan head and cut it into sections. Stir-fry all kinds of meat, vegetables and spices until cooked.
Steam Malantou, wash Malantou, break eggs and a small amount of starch, add appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, and steam in a steamer. In addition, Malantou can also be used to make soup and porridge.