Amaranth pronunciation xiàncài family Amaranthaceae Amaranthus panicum miliaceum. English Amaranth scientific name: Amaranthus mangastanus L. Alias Qing Xiang Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Wild Amaranth, Rice Amaranth, Arillus, Apricot, Shepherd's Shepherd, Sky Vegetable, Corn Vegetable, Rice Vegetable, Yun ceramium, etc. Date of birth: June 6- 10/0. Amaranthaceae Amaranthus, panicum miliaceum. The sexual taste is cold and slightly sweet; Entering lung and large intestine meridian. Habitat is distributed in fields or roadsides, near cottages and on weeds. Indications: clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and stopping dysentery. Indications: red and white dysentery, constipation, red eyes, sore throat, epistaxis and other diseases. Every100g of nutrients can contain 90. 1 g of water, 0.8g of protein1.3g of fat, 5.4g of carbohydrate, 0.8g of crude fiber, 0.6g of ash1.90g of carotene/kloc-0. Nicotinic acid 1. 1 mg, vitamin C 28 mg, calcium 180 mg, phosphorus 46 mg, iron 3.4 mg, potassium 577 mg, sodium 23 mg, magnesium 87.7 mg and chlorine 160 mg. Amaranth is rich in calcium easily absorbed by human body, which can promote the growth of teeth and bones, maintain normal myocardial activity and prevent muscle spasm (cramp). It is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, and has the functions of promoting blood coagulation, increasing hemoglobin content, improving oxygen carrying capacity and promoting hematopoiesis. Amaranth is also the protagonist on the diet table. Regular eating can reduce weight and intellectual man fit, promote detoxification and prevent constipation. Amaranth is divided into white amaranth and red amaranth, which is abundant in summer. When the plant is not hardened and the bud is not formed, the whole plant is pulled up or cut along the soil surface with a knife. Every 100g of tender stems and leaves contains about 90. 1g, protein 1.8g, 5.4g of carbohydrate, 46mg of calcium 180mg, 46mg of phosphorus, 0/.95mg of carotene/kloc-0, and C28mg of vitamin. Stir-fried food or soup. The whole plant can be used as medicine. Amaranthus plants are distributed all over the world. There are 13 species of Amaranthus in China. A few cultivated species are mainly distributed in China and India. Amaranth has been cultivated in China since ancient times, and it was called "red amaranth" in Erya in early Han Dynasty in China. Now it is cultivated all over the country. Amaranth roots are developed and widely distributed. The stem is 80 ~150 cm high and branched. Leaves alternate, entire, oval to lanceolate, smooth or shriveled, 4- 10cm long and 2-7cm wide, with green, yellow-green, purplish red or variegated colors. Flowers unisexual or heterozygous, spikes; Flowers small, tepals membranous, 3 pieces; There are 3 stamens, 2-3 pistils and stigmas, and the cell is oblong and dehiscent. The seeds are round, purple-black and shiny, and the 1000-grain weight is 0.7g. Fermented amaranth juice can be used to make stinky tofu. Amaranth can be divided into three types according to the color of its leaves: ① green amaranth: green leaves, strong heat resistance and hard texture. The varieties are white rice amaranth in Shanghai, willow amaranth in Guangzhou and auricularia amaranth in Nanjing. ② Amaranth: The leaves are purplish red, with moderate heat resistance and soft texture. The varieties are Dahongpao in Chongqing, Amaranth in Guangzhou and Amaranth in Kunming. ③ Amaranth: The leaf edge is green, and it is purplish red near the vein, with poor heat resistance and soft texture. There are amaranth with sharp leaves in Shanghai and amaranth with sharp leaves in Guangzhou. Amaranth likes warmth and is heat-resistant. The optimum growth temperature is 23 ~ 27℃, and the growth is slow below 20℃. It is difficult for seeds to germinate below 10℃. The soil is required to be moist, not waterlogged, and the air humidity is not strict. It is a short-lived vegetable, which is easy to bolting and blossom under the condition of high temperature and short sunshine. Cultivated in the spring with suitable temperature and long sunshine, bolting is late, quality is tender and yield is high. Amaranth grows for 30-60 days. During the frost-free period all over the country, seeds can be sown in stages and harvested one after another.