"Fern root block map" fern, also known as vegetable lotus, life-extension fruit, another "ginseng fruit" of the name. But do not be mistaken for "Journey to the West" story recorded in the Monkey King stole to eat the kind of "ginseng fruit". Rather, it is a fern, a perennial herb. Its roots spread to the underground growth, the lower part of the root expanded into a fusiform or oval root mass, that is, fern hemp. Gansu Gannan region, Qinghai, Tibet specialty. For the ideal medicine, food and dual-use products. Its nature is warm, bitter taste, sweet. Attributed to the spleen, stomach meridian. Nutrition: fern hemp is a wild plant of highland Rosaceae, rich in 18 kinds of essential amino acids and vitamins B2, C, E, carotene, and magnesium, zinc, potassium, calcium and other mineral elements of the highest content, is incomparable to other rhizomes, contains high selenium, has a strong antioxidant effect. There are also starch, crude cellulose, betalains and other nutrients, with high medical and nutritional health value. Regular consumption, the ginseng effect of prolonging life, therefore, known as "ginseng fruit".

In Tibetan medicine, the root is often used as medicine. Effects: Strengthening the spleen and stomach, generating fluids and quenching thirst, detoxifying, stopping bleeding and astringent, publishing, benefiting qi and tonifying the blood, relieving cough and phlegm, nourishing, antioxidant, and boosting the immune system. Indications: spleen deficiency and diarrhea, anemia after illness, bleeding hemorrhoids, malnutrition, spleen and kidney yang deficiency, edema and other conditions. It is described as having high medicinal value and is effective in treating cancer and tumors, and is an anti-cancer food. Fern Herb Chart" collection season: spring and summer pick fern seedlings or young seedlings, stems and leaves, wash and blanch in boiling water, then soak in cold water to remove astringent flavor, as a wild vegetable fried food, the nature of its taste bitter, sweet, slightly cold. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying and stopping bleeding.

The whole herb collected in June and July when it blossoms can be used for astringency and hemostasis, cough and phlegm, and tonic effect. Digging in the fall or early spring, a bunch of fern roots, like microforms of small sweet potatoes, bright red and lovely, root-rich fleshy block shape. The roots of the block, washed, dried in the sun into the medicine and or for health food, because of its starch, can also be used as raw materials for winemaking. Methods of consumption: the dried fern hemp can be taken internally by grinding, and the dried product can be fried in soup, boiled or eaten raw. Fern hemp because of rich nutrition, unique fragrance, add rice porridge, soft and delicious, can also add lotus seeds, white fungus, Job's tears, goji berries, jujubes, lilies, etc. Cooking, and then add rock sugar or honey as appropriate, not only delicious but also have health effects. Dosage: 15-30 grams of dried fern for medicinal purposes, powder or decoction for internal use. Porridge, or health snacks, add dry fern about 20 grains can be.

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