Sweet potato leaves are also called groundnut leaves. In the past, they were particularly worthless, and farmers usually boiled them and used them to feed pigs. People on my side of the family used to generally only eat the tender stalks underneath the leaves, not the leaves.
But not necessarily often eat sweet potato leaves, because people think this kind of leaves can not eat, or many people simply do not know the nutritional value of sweet potato leaves. In fact, the nutritional value of sweet potato leaves is very high. Sweet potato leaves are rich in nutrients, can enhance the body's immune function, can improve the body's ability to resist disease. In addition, sweet potato leaves can also promote metabolism, but also can delay aging. So that some people suffering from diabetes, hypertension, blood fat thick people can eat some sweet potato leaves, for regulating blood fat, diuretic laxative and so on.
In fact, we may not know, sweet potato leaves are known as the queen of vegetables. This name is not for nothing. And get a lot of countries some nutritionists recognized. When I was young, I often saw the sweet potato planted in the ground in my hometown, especially in the summer, I saw the sweet potato leaves are particularly good-looking and tender. I used to raise rabbits in my hometown, so I would pick some sweet potato leaves and feed them to the rabbits. At that time, sweet potato leaves can be found everywhere in the old house. In fact, I really didn't realize that sweet potatoes are full of treasures.
Sweet potatoes can be eaten, sweet potato stems can also be fried to eat, sweet potato leaves can be steamed buns, porridge, cold or vegetarian fried, and sweet potato leaves can also be steamed to eat. Many people may not be accustomed to eating this taste, but after recognizing its value, do not have to spend a lot of money, the regulation of our daily body constitution has such a good role, you can actually try.
But to remind you of one thing is, do not see the sweet potato leaves to pick, be sure to ask if it is pesticide, because now many places even if grown in greenhouses will be drugged. If it is drugged, it is best not to eat. After a period of time after the drug volatilized off, and then go to pick some clean, and then used to cook or make soup can be. Daily table often have such a dish is not bad oh!