Nine-story pagoda is a basil plant in Labiatae. Also known as golden lotus, sweet basil, orchid, fish coriander, St. Joseph's grass and so on. It grows rapidly and matures all year round. Location: Xinjiang, Henan, Zhejiang, Jilin, Hebei, Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces.

What does the nine-story tower look like?

The nine-story pagoda is an annual or biennial herb with a plant height of 20-80cm. The plant has straight and blunt stems, oblong leaves, terminal racemes, bell-shaped calyx and lilac flowers.

Nine-story tower practice

There are many ways to use the nine-story tower as a dish, such as frying the nine-story tower, frying clams, soda biscuits, oyster soup and tomato juice. Stir-fry clams in nine-story tower: put the cleaned clams in boiling water for about one minute, take them out, boil the oil in the pot, add shredded ginger and garlic slices, stir fry over high heat, add salt and soy sauce to taste, and sprinkle with nine-story tower before taking out.

Efficacy and function of nine-story tower

The nine-story pagoda is not only a vegetable, but also a spicy and warm medicinal material with high nutritional value. It is rich in protein, cellulose, carotene and other substances, and has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, relieving exterior syndrome, eliminating dampness, regulating qi circulation and promoting blood circulation.