Shepherd's purse, also known as grass protection, ground vegetables, rice vegetables, water chestnut vegetables and so on. It is an annual or biennial herb of Capsella in Cruciferae. Growing in fields, roadsides and gardens. Feed on young leaves. It has high nutritional value, various edible methods and high medicinal value. Shepherd's purse is distributed all over the world. China has collected wild shepherd's purse for food since ancient times, which was recorded as early as 300 BC.
Shepherd's purse has high nutritional value. There are many ways to eat. It has high medicinal value, has the effects of regulating spleen, promoting diuresis, stopping bleeding and improving eyesight, and is often used to treat postpartum hemorrhage, dysentery, edema, enteritis, gastric ulcer, common cold, fever, red eyes and swelling and pain. Shepherd's purse with loose leaves is mainly cultivated artificially, which can be used in late winter and early spring. The traditional custom is to eat delicious eggs cooked with shepherd's purse on specific days. Delicious, jiaozi is also a good choice!