Although people call it "bitter vegetable", its scientific name is Oleaceae, which is a kind of herbs. Let's talk about its specific good functions first.

For eating.

Its taste is sweet and slightly bitter. It can be fried or cold. However, we prefer cold salad. Here's how to do it. Choose fresh ones first, then washed ones. Next, we will water them, dry them and hang them for a while. After cooling, we can add chopped ginger and garlic, and seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar. Then, stir well and put it on a plate.

Medicinal efficacy

When it comes to efficacy, that's too much. We mainly elaborate from the following points. The first is to clear away heat and detoxify. As we all know, this plant is cold, so it has this effect. Can enhance the function of human disinfection system, but also can eliminate some toxins and so on. Especially in summer, the effect is more obvious. Secondly, it can reduce blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid. With the gradual improvement of our living standards, the number of patients with "three highs" has only increased. However, some alcohol substances contained in bitter herbs can prevent diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Another is to improve human immunity. Plants are rich in various amino acids, which can promote the synthesis of antibodies in our body. In this way, our resistance to all kinds of harmful substances will be correspondingly enhanced.