1, before washing, remove the grass whiskers, wipe off the soil on the roots, pay attention to wipe off the small whiskers on the roots, and the leaves will be washed according to other vegetables. Of course, many of them have no leaves now, only roots, which are repeatedly rubbed in the water. Grab a handful and rub them together. It's easy to rub off the whiskers. It takes patience to wash them one by one, because Houttuynia cordata is really dirty.
2. Some people like to eat leaves, while others like to eat their underground stems. Therefore, those grass whiskers can be pinched off. Pinch off the old roots and whiskers of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Leave tender roots and leaves, wash them with clear water for several times, wash off the sediment, soak them in cold water for 10 minute, take them out and dry them, or blanch them in boiling water. In addition, leaves are nutritious, but they don't taste good at first.
Pay attention to eating houttuynia cordata
1, don't eat too much houttuynia cordata. Slightly toxic, with certain side effects. Normal consumption will not be a problem, but eating too much will damage the yang and make people weak. Houttuynia cordata is recorded in Bielu. "Eating too much makes people asthma."
2, people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat more. From the nature of traditional Chinese medicine, people with cold and pungent houttuynia cordata, deficiency of spleen and stomach, and weak constitution should not eat more. Eating too much will aggravate cold symptoms such as cold hands and feet and weak face. Women with dysmenorrhea due to palace cold should not eat Houttuynia cordata regularly.
3. People with abnormal liver function should not eat Houttuynia cordata. It is slightly toxic and can be eaten by normal people, but the detoxification ability of people with abnormal liver function is reduced, and excessive consumption will aggravate liver damage.