2. Wild amaranth is the stem and leaf of Millet of Amaranthaceae, and its tender seedling and tender stem and leaf are edible. Amaranth was originally a wild vegetable, but it was only put on the table in recent years.
In some areas, amaranth is called "longevity dish". Because it is rich in vitamins and minerals that the human body needs, and they are all important substances that the human body can easily absorb. At the same time, it is an excellent food for strengthening physique, improving immunity, promoting children's growth and development, accelerating fracture healing, reducing weight and detoxifying, preventing constipation and anemia, and giving birth to pregnant women.
Born in fields, roadsides and villages. Distributed in the north and south of China. Harvest whole grass or roots in summer and autumn, use them fresh or dry them in the sun; Seeds harvested in autumn when fruits are ripe can be used as traditional Chinese medicine.
3 Wild Amaranth The aliases of wild amaranth are fake amaranth, soil amaranth, thorn amaranth, wild amaranth and wild amaranth.
4 "National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicines": Wild Amaranth 4. 1 Wild Amaranth is also called Fine Amaranth and White Amaranth.
4.2 It comes from amaranth, a plant of Amaranthaceae, and the whole herb is used as medicine by roots. Harvest in summer and autumn, wash and dry.
4.3 Sexual taste is sweet, light and slightly cold.
4.4 Functions are indicated for clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It can be used for treating bacterial dysentery, enteritis, mastitis and hemorrhoid swelling and pain.
4.5 Usage and dosage of wild amaranth 1 ~ 2.
4.6 Excerpted from the National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine
5 "Chinese Materia Medica": wild amaranth 5. 1 originated from "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica"
5.2 Pinyin Name
5.3 Alias of wild amaranth: wild amaranth and light amaranth.
5.4 Source: whole grass or roots of Amaranthus dentatus and Amaranthus retroflexus.
Latin plant and animal mineral name: 1. Amaranth.
2. Amaranthus retroflexus
Harvest and storage: spring, summer and autumn harvest, washing, rarely used.
5.5 Original Form 1. Panicum miliaceum, height1030cm. Stems inclined upward, branched at the base, slightly ribbed, hairless, pale green to dark purple, dark red with green on the upper part, recumbent and ascending. Simple leaves alternate; Petiole is13.5 cm; Long; The leaves are oval or rhombic, with a length of1.54.5cm and a width of1.03cm.. The top is serrated or obtuse, and the base is wide wedge-shaped, whole or slightly wavy. Flowers unisexual or heterozygous, small; Clustered leaf axils or terminal spikes or panicles; Bracts scarious, oblong; Tepals 3, slender and round, with blunt and slightly sharp apex, curved inward; Stamens 3; Stigma 3 or 2, linear, falling off when fruit matures. Utricle oblate, indehiscent, nearly smooth or slightly wrinkled. The seeds are annular, black to dark brown, and the edges are annular. Flowering in July and fruiting in August.
2. panicum miliaceum, 2080 cm high. Stems erect, stout, simple or branched, slightly obtuse, densely pubescent. Petiole length1.55.5cm, pilose. Leaf blade rhomboid-ovate or elliptic-ovate, 5 12 cm long and 25 cm wide, apex slightly convex, awn tip small, base wedge-shaped, both sides and edges pilose; Flowers unisexual or heterozygous, integrating terminal and axillary panicles; Light-colored segments and bracteoles are dry, subulate, 46 mm long, perianth segments 5, white, with light green midvein; Stamens of male flowers are slightly longer than perianth segments; Female style 3, with small teeth inside. Utricle oblate, small, light green, dehiscent and enclosed by persistent perianth. Seeds subglobose, brown or black, with dull edges. Flowering in July and fruiting in August.
5.6 Ecological environment of habitat distribution: 1. Born in a garden, roadside, etc.
2. Born in the wilderness, field or grassland near the cottage.
Resource distribution: 1. It is distributed all over the country.
2. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, Shandong, Taiwan Province Province, Henan and other places.
5.7 Characterization (1) The taproot of Amaranthus dentata is relatively straight. Stem length 1030 cm, branched at the base, light green to dark purple. After flattening, the leaf shriveled, oval or rhombic, with a length of 1.54.5cm and a width of 1.03cm. Zhu Duan is concave, with 1 awn tip, or inconspicuous, with a broad wedge-shaped base. The petiole is almost as long as the leaf. A stable inflorescence. Utricle oblate, indehiscent, nearly smooth. A slight breath, a faint taste.
(2) The taproot of Kunduz is relatively straight. The stem is 2080 cm long, slightly obtuse and pubescent. Leaf blade shriveled, rhombic oval or squashed oval, 5 12cm long and 25cm wide, slightly convex at the apex, with small convex points, and pilose on both sides and edges; Petiole length1.55.5cm. Panic. Utricle oblate, dehiscent. Gas emblem, light taste.
5.8 Chemical composition: 1. The whole plant contains amarantin [1], and the leaves contain mallow -3- glucoside and paeoniflorin -3-glucoside [2].
2. Amaranthus retroflexus contains saturated and unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid and myristic acid [3]. Leaves contain glutamic acid, arctic acid, methionine, histidine, glucosamine and galactosamine [4]. The analysis of volatile oil in tissue culture includes cis -3 hexene 1 alcohol (cis -3 hexene 1 alcohol), 1 ethanol (1 hexanol) and trans -2 hexene 1 alcohol (trans -2 hexene-/kloc-0
5.9 Sexual taste is sweet; Minor Cold
5. 10 large intestine meridian tropism; small intestine channel
5. 1 1 Function is mainly used for clearing away heat and toxic materials; Diuretics. Main dysentery; Diarrhea; Furuncle and swelling poison; Snakebite; Bee sting; Poor urination; oedema
5. 12 Administration and dosage of wild amaranth: decocted in water, 930g; Pour the juice. External use: appropriate amount, tamping.
5. 13 supplement ① treatment of dysentery: fresh wild amaranth roots 1-2 roots are decocted in water. ② Treatment of liver heat with red eyes: wild amaranth seeds are decocted in one or two waters. ③ Treatment of breast abscess: fresh amaranth root 1-2, duck egg 1 piece, decocted in water; In addition, fresh wild amaranth leaves and cold rice are mashed and applied externally. ④ Treating hemorrhoid swelling and pain; One to two ounces of fresh wild amaranth roots and a section of pig's large intestine are boiled in water and taken before meals. ⑤ Treatment of snakehead boils: Mash fresh wild amaranth leaves and salt and apply them to the affected area. ⑥ Treatment of poisonous snake bite: fresh wild amaranth is one to two times that of grass, and the juice is mashed; Or fresh whole grass, fresh bayberry bark, San Qian, decoction and laxative, San Qian clothes. (The selected prescription is Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)
5. 14 Various arguments 1. Su Shi's "extremes meet": bees sting, potherbs boil.
2. "southern Yunnan materia medica": white people go to the lungs to accumulate phlegm, and red people break stomach blood. When red and white are used together, it can pat the accumulated belly hair, eliminate the accumulation of insects, kill the white worm and relieve the qi. Wash skin itching and erratic wind.
3. Illustration of Chinese Medicinal Plants: Analgesia, astringency, diuresis and antipyretic; Seeds can benefit mankind and improve eyesight.
4. "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": clearing heat and detoxifying.
5. 15 Clinical application of amaranth in treating goiter. Take fresh roots of wild amaranth and pork, decoct them in water and take them twice after meals. Light 1 week, heavy 3 weeks can be effective.
5. 16 from Chinese materia medica
6 Nutritional value of wild amaranth Amaranth leaves are rich in calcium easily absorbed by human body, which can promote the growth of teeth and bones, maintain normal myocardial activity and prevent intramuscular spasm.
At the same time, it is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, which can promote blood coagulation, increase hemoglobin content, improve oxygen carrying capacity and promote hematopoiesis. Amaranth is also the protagonist on the diet table. Eating regularly can reduce weight and intellectual man fit, promote detoxification and prevent constipation.
At the same time, regular consumption of amaranth can enhance physical fitness. Amaranth is rich in protein and fat. Sugar, a variety of vitamins and minerals, its protein is more fully absorbed by human body than milk, and its carotene is higher than eggplant, which can provide rich nutrients for human body, help to strengthen the body and improve the body's immunity, and is called "longevity dish".
Amaranth, which can promote children's growth and development, has higher iron and calcium content than spinach, and is the best among fresh vegetables. More importantly, amaranth does not contain oxalic acid, and the calcium and iron contained in amaranth can be easily absorbed and utilized after entering the human body. Therefore, amaranth can promote children's growth and development, and has certain dietotherapy value for fracture healing.
At the same time, it is also suitable for women and the elderly, and can promote the growth of teeth and bones; Amaranth is also beneficial to maintain normal myocardial activity and promote blood coagulation. This is because it is rich in iron, can synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells, and has the functions of hematopoiesis and oxygen carrying, so it is most suitable for anemia patients.
Therefore, amaranth and purslane are usually regarded as the best vegetables for fracture patients and pregnant women in labor.
Wild amaranth is suitable for the general population.
1. It is more suitable for the elderly, children, women and dieters.
2. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat; People with cold stomach and diarrhea should not eat more.
8 therapeutic effect of wild amaranth Amaranth is cool and slightly sweet, entering the lungs and intestines;
Has the effects of clearing away dampness and heat, and clearing away liver and toxic materials.
9 Food similar to wild amaranth Amaranth is forbidden to be eaten with soft-shelled turtle and nail fish.
10 edible suggestion for treating dysentery with wild amaranth: decoct fresh wild amaranth root 1-2 root in water.
Treating liver heat and red eyes: wild amaranth seeds are decocted in one or two waters.
Treatment of breast abscess: one or two fresh wild amaranth roots, one duck egg, decocted in water; In addition, fresh wild amaranth leaves and cold rice are mashed and applied externally.
Treatment of hemorrhoid swelling and pain: one to two Liang of fresh wild amaranth roots and one section of pig's large intestine are decocted in water and taken before meals.
Treatment of snakehead boils: Mash fresh wild amaranth leaves and salt and apply them to the affected area.
Treatment of poisonous snake bites: fresh wild amaranth is one to two ounces of grass, mashed and squeezed; Or fresh whole grass, fresh bayberry bark, San Qian, decoction and laxative, San Qian clothes.
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