Chinese name: Sagittaria sagittifolia

Foreign name: Sagittaria sagittifolia

Alternate names: Sagittaria sagittifolia, swallowtail grass, white ground chestnut, crisp egg

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Alismataceae

Genus: Sagittarius

Species: Perennial emergent plant

Distribution area : North America, Europe, Asia, etc.

Introduction

Scientific name: Sagittaria sagittifolia

Alternative names: Sagittaria sagittifolia, swallowtail grass, white ground chestnut, swallowtail grass, bud mushroom and other families Genus: Alismataceae, Sagittarius genus, Araceae Materia Medica Category: Perennial emergent plant "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "A Sagittarius plant can produce twelve seeds, just like Sagittarius's milk, so it is named. Swallowtail, its leaves It looks like a swallow's tail being forked, hence the name." "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that it "stimulates kidney qi, strengthens the spleen and stomach, relieves diarrhea and dysentery, resolves phlegm, and moisturizes the fur". It is a top-quality treasure among pollution-free green health foods. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the mushroom has a sweet and mild taste, produces fluid and moisturizes the lungs, tonifies the body and replenishes qi, and has unique curative effects on diseases such as fatigue, cough and asthma. Mushrooms are grown every year during the summer heat and are harvested and put on the market during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival. They are one of the types of vegetables that fill the gaps in winter and spring. They have high nutritional value. The main ingredients are starch, protein and multiple vitamins. They are rich in iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus and boron. The trace amounts of vitamins required for various active substances can regulate and promote human muscle energy and have good medicinal value.

Morphological Characteristics

Perennial emergent plant Morphological Characteristics: 1.2m high, with rhizomes underground and a corm at the tip, with thin scales attached to the surface of the corm. There is a longer terminal bud at the end. The leaves are attached to the base, and the leaves are sword-shaped. The leaves are arrow-shaped, entire edge, and the petioles are long and hollow. The submerged leaves are mostly linear, and the flower stems are upright, mostly solitary, with whorled panicles on the upper part. The small flowers are unisexual or heterosexual, white, and difficult to bear fruit. The flowering period is from July to September. There are currently 25 species of plants in the genus Aegyptus, and there are about 5 to 6 species in my country.

The outstanding feature is that the arrowroot mushroom is a monocotyledonous plant but has no endosperm.

Main ingredients

Starch, protein and multivitamins, rich in potassium, phosphorus, zinc and other trace elements, which can regulate and promote human body functions. More importantly, it also has probiotic and anti-inflammatory effects. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild rice has a sweet and mild taste, produces fluid and moisturizes the lungs, and replenishes the middle and replenishes qi. Therefore, wild rice is not only rich in nutritional value, but can also reduce fire and reduce inflammation, and assist in the treatment of tuberculosis, cough and asthma.

Origin distribution: Originated in my country, cultivated in all provinces in the north and south, and widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions of Asia, and also cultivated in Europe and the United States.