In fact, in our hometown, Pogostemon cablin is called "paste seedling", and mint is a relatively unified name. First, let's talk about the characteristics of Pogostemon cablin. Patchouli's leaves look round and big to the naked eye, while mint's leaves are narrow and slender at first glance.

In addition, the root causes of the two are also different. The roots of Pogostemon cablin are not knotted, while mint is knotted like bamboo. The roots of Pogostemon cablin grow higher and lower than Pogostemon cablin.

The other is the two kinds of flowers we just mentioned. Although the flowers are the same, they bloom in different places, which is the key factor to distinguish which plants they are. First of all, the flowering position of Pogostemon cablin is at the top, just like the ear of wheat, while the flower of mint is at each node of the rhizome, so it can be distinguished well.

Are "Pogostemon" and "Mint" Wild Vegetables?

Is it a wild vegetable after all? Then I can definitely answer you that it is a kind of wild vegetable, and it is also a kind of wild vegetable with very high value. These two plants can be compared with the common "plantain" and "amaranth" in rural areas, and even their value is better than plantain and amaranth.

As I said, my mother fried meatballs with musk and mint is a very delicious food. The method is to cut mint and musk into filaments with two handfuls of flour, then mix with flour, and prepare an oil pan to fry delicious meatballs when the oil temperature is high.

At the same time, you can add musk to the fish soup to remove the fishy smell, so that the stewed fish soup is more delicious. Mint can be eaten by frying it gently in the pot, and the taste is very refreshing.

To sum up:

Pogostemon rugosa and mint are very precious wild vegetables. Although these two plants are of high value, they cannot be mined at will. After all, this wild patchouli and mint are rare. When we want to eat, we dig a little.