Amaranthaceae plants can be used not only for medicine, but also as vegetables, such as amaranth (Figure 1) and panicum miliaceum, which are mostly green or red in color, with mottled stems and coarse gray hairs. The leaves are oblong or obovate, with small spots, white villi and cilia on both sides. The head is single or 2 ~ 3, terminal, spherical or oblong, purplish red, sometimes lavender or white; The involucre is 2 pairs of leaflike bracts; Bracts white, bracteoles purplish red, perianth segments 5, lanceolate; Staminal filaments are connected into a tubular shape, the top is 5-lobed, and the cell is nearly spherical. For ornamental purposes, the flower heads remain unchanged for a long time and can be used as decorations such as wreaths and flower baskets; Inflorescence is used as medicine and ornamental. The main varieties are red amaranth, white amaranth, green amaranth and horseshoe amaranth. Celosia cristata is a common flower plant (Figure 2), which is an annual herb. The spikes are flat, fleshy, crested and feathered, and the tepals are red, purple, yellow, orange or red and yellow. 1. cold amaranth? 5 grams of amaranth and 5 grams of garlic seeds. Wash amaranth, blanch it in boiling water and take it out; Mash garlic into paste, put the blanched amaranth into a plate, add garlic paste, salt, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate, and mix well. This dish is light and cool, has the effect of appetizing and helping food, and is suitable for diseases such as poor appetite, unpleasant diet, abdominal distension and fullness. 2. Amaranth bean curd soup? 4g of amaranth, 2g of dried seaweed, 25g of tofu and 1g of garlic. Wash amaranth, blanch in boiling water, remove and drain; Water-soaked dried seaweed is minced; Cut tofu into small pieces and mash garlic; Set the wok on fire, add cooking oil, add garlic paste after the oil is hot, stir-fry dried seaweed and tofu blocks, stew with a little salt for 1 minute, then add water and appropriate amount of salt; Bring the soup to a boil, put the amaranth out of the fire as soon as it rolls, and put it in a bowl with seasoning essence. This dish has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with liver and gallbladder fire and swollen eyes. 3. Fried amaranth? 25g amaranth, 2g shrimp. Wash amaranth and take tender tips; Wash and chop shrimps; Put the pot on a high fire, add oil and heat it up, add amaranth and stir-fry it, add shrimps and stir-fry until cooked. A little salt is enough when the pot is lifted. This dish has the effect of tonifying deficiency and promoting growth, and is especially suitable for children. 4. Amaranth soup? 4 grams of amaranth, take the tender tip and wash it; Put sesame oil in the pot, heat it, add amaranth, stir-fry for a while, add broth and simmer until cooked, take the pot and put it into a bowl. This dish is light and cool, which can facilitate defecation. It is an ideal dietotherapy for patients with heat and constipation. 5. Purple amaranth porridge? 15g of amaranth and 6g of japonica rice. Wash amaranth, chop it up, put it in a pot, add washed japonica rice, add appropriate amount of water and salt, boil it with strong fire, and cook porridge with slow fire instead. This porridge has the effect of clearing away heat and stopping dysentery, and is suitable for senile physical weakness, poor stool, acute bacillary dysentery, acute enteritis and other diseases. Regular consumption can benefit the spleen and stomach and strengthen the body.