The inexhaustible shepherd's purse can be stored directly, in the refrigerator or frozen.

1. direct storage: generally speaking, the dug shepherd's purse can be eaten in almost a few days, and it can be stored directly in a humid environment for about 1-3 days. It should also be noted that shepherd's purse needs ventilation, so it can't be stored in plastic bags for a long time, otherwise it will accelerate the aging of shepherd's purse.

2. Refrigerator storage: clean shepherd's purse, put it in a fresh-keeping bag, and then put it in the refrigerator for cold storage. This method can be stored for about 5-1 days.

3. Freezing preservation: wash shepherd's purse, add it to boiling water, blanch it, take it out and drain it in cold water, then pack the drained shepherd's purse into fresh-keeping bags, and then freeze it in the refrigerator. This method can be preserved for a long time and can be eaten for almost one year.

morphological characteristics of shepherd's purse

plant: (7)1-5 cm high, hairless, with single hair or bifurcated hair.

stem: the stem is erect, simple or branched from the lower part.

Leaves: basal leaves are rosette-shaped, with big heads pinnately divided, with a length of up to 12 cm and a width of up to 2.5 cm; the top lobes are oval to oblong, with a length of 5-3 mm and a width of 2-2 mm; the side lobes are 3-8 pairs, oblong to oval, with a length of 5-15 mm; and the top is gradually pointed, shallowly divided, or irregularly coarsely serrated or nearly. Cauline leaves are narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate, 5-6.5 mm long and 2-15 mm wide, with arrow-shaped base, clasping stems, and notched or serrated edges.

flowers: racemes are terminal and axillary, and the fruit period is extended to 2 cm; Pedicel 3-8 mm long; Sepals oblong, 1.5-2 mm long; Petals are white, oval, 2-3 mm long, with short claws.

Fruit: short pod is an inverted triangle or an inverted triangle, 5-8 mm long and 4-7 mm wide, flat, hairless, slightly concave at the top, with reticulate veins; Style about .5 mm long; The pedicel is 5-15mm long. Seeds 2 rows, oblong, about 1 mm long, light brown.