Bitter vegetable is a bitter vegetable. Li Shizhen said: "Bitter vegetables are bitter herbs, and those who grow them at home call them bitter endives, which is actually the same thing. The stems are hollow, and there is white juice when broken. The leaves on the stems hug the stems, and the yellow flowers bloom like wild chrysanthemums with early stamens. After the seeds are formed, there are white The hairs flutter in the wind and grow as soon as they fall to the ground. "In some areas, the bitter herbs are called Tomb Tou Hui or Baijiang Cao.

Note: Bitterweed is a herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family. The seedlings are shaped like dandelions and can easily be confused with dandelions. However, dandelions do not have stems, but only have a flower stem, which makes them identifiable. Their effects are similar to those of dandelions. ≮Food and flavor≯

Bitter, cold, non-toxic. ≮Gourmet ingredients≯

Protein, fat, vitamins. ≮Food Function≯

It has anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects. Suitable for appendicitis, enteritis, cervicitis, mastitis, throat, tonsillitis, etc. Suppurative appendicitis (intestinal carbuncle), carbuncle, cellulitis, unknown swelling, breast cancer in women, etc.:

30-60 grams of bitter greens (double the amount of fresh grass), decoct in water and take. For women with endometritis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, fishy leucorrhea, adnexitis of the uterus, etc.:

60 grams of bitter greens, decoction in water; or 15 grams each of honeysuckle and dandelion, decoction together. . Influenza, flu, acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis:

30-60 grams of bitter greens, 15 grams of wild chrysanthemum, decoction in water. Biliary tract infection, cholecystitis:

30 grams of bitter greens, the same amount as dandelion, decoction in water.