Burdock root is a traditional Chinese medicine, and burdock, like burdock, can clear heat, detoxification, diaphoretic, especially clear lung heat. In addition, it has a laxative effect, because Chinese medicine says that the lungs and the large intestine are mutually exclusive, so clearing lung heat is also good for passing stools.

The cassia seed is mainly to clear the liver heat, clear the liver and eyesight, but also has a laxative effect. The difference between the two is that burdock root is into the lung meridian, mainly to clear lung heat to laxative, and cassia mainly into the liver and gallbladder meridian, mainly to clear the liver and gallbladder heat, the two together with the liver and lungs together, the effect of the laxative is very ideal, so you can also be applied at the same time.

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Burdock in our country earlier for medicinal purposes, but there are a lot of records of its consumption as a vegetable; such as the "Compendium of Materia Medica", "burdock ancient seeds, planted in fertilized soil. Cutting seedlings amoy for vegetables, take the root boil exposure for the preserved, cloud very beneficial to people, nowadays it is advisable to eat rare."

But because burdock naturally comes with a "earthy flavor", some friends may not be easy to accept, so you can prepare a pot of water with a little white vinegar when cooking, first peeled burdock soak for a few moments, not only to remove the "earthy flavor", but also to prevent burdock from being exposed to the air. It can also prevent burdock from oxidizing and turning black due to exposure to air.

Fresh burdock is a tough, flexible root that can be used for stir-frying, stewing, and porridge. If someone is not used to the taste of burdock at first, it is really missing out on this nutritious "new ingredient".

Knowing that burdock is low in energy and high in vitamins and minerals, especially carotenoids, we can see that burdock has a lot of carotenoids in it. Some experiments have also found that burdock is also high in calcium and iron. This is a nutritious, calorie-rich vegetable that can help promote bowel movements, and it's really good for dieters.

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