Malan, also known as Malan, red stalks, chicken intestine, field chrysanthemums, purple chrysanthemums, crape myrtle, etc., belongs to the daisy family Malan genus of perennial herbaceous plants. Malan head is originally a wild species, born on the roadside, fields, slopes, most parts of the country are distributed. There are two kinds of Malan head, red stem and green stem, both edible, medicinal use of red stem Malan head is better. Due to the relationship between Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival, some places still retain the custom of eating cold food at Qingming Festival. In Zhejiang eat Malan head and other seasonal vegetables, is to take its "green" word, in order to "Qingming" of the "green".

Can not be dried to eat, dried can only be used as medicine! To raw fried to eat.