Chrysanthemum morifolium is also distributed in southern Europe and Nanjing, China. Cichoriu chicory is a genus of Compositae. Sexual preference for cold climate, early summer flowering stems, can be eaten raw and cold, with antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, eyesight and other effects. Young leaves are edible. A biennial herb, its young leaves contain 95. 1g, protein 1.2g, 77mg of calcium and vitamins. Suitable for raw food, boiled food or soup. Chicory leaves are lanceolate. Head, about 20 florets, corolla lavender, pistil stigma forked pale blue, stamens 5, connected into a tube, anthers pale blue. The seeds are short columnar, grayish white, with 1000-grain weight1.6g.. Seed germination can last for 10 years, and seeds stored for 1-3 years are often used in production.
brief introduction
A kind of chicory plant in Compositae, also known as bitter vegetable and dog tooth lettuce, has antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and eyesight-improving effects. Bitter in taste and green in color, Bitter Chrysanthemum can be fried or cold-mixed, which is a good food for clearing away heat and fire. Because it tastes sweet and slightly bitter, and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, it has been widely praised. Sexual preference for cold climate, early summer flowering stems, can be eaten raw and cold, with antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, eyesight and other effects. Young leaves are edible.
Sophora alopecuroides is a biennial herb, which feeds on young leaves. Bitter chrysanthemum is suitable for raw food, cooking or soup. Chicory leaves are lanceolate. Head, about 20 florets, corolla lavender, pistil stigma forked pale blue, stamens 5, connected into a tube, anthers pale blue. The seeds are short columnar, grayish white, with 1000-grain weight1.6g..
morphological character
Annual or biennial herbs.
The roots are conical, vertical and straight, and there are many fibrous fibrous fibrous roots.
Main value
I. Nutritional value
Bitter chrysanthemum contains protein, high dietary fiber, complete trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, iron and manganese, and vitamins B 1, B2, C, carotene and nicotinic acid. In addition, it also contains chemicals such as wax alcohol, choline, tartaric acid and picrin.
Bitter vegetables contain vitamin C and carotene, which are 2. 1 and 2.3 times that of spinach respectively. There are all kinds of amino acids in the tender leaves of Sonchus oleraceus, and the proportion of amino acids is appropriate. Eating bitter vegetables is helpful to promote the synthesis of antibodies in human body, enhance immunity and promote brain function.
Bitter vegetables are rich in carotene, vitamin C, potassium salt, calcium salt, etc., which has a good effect on maintaining normal physiological activities, promoting growth and development, and relieving summer heat and health care.
Every 100g of tender leaves of Sophora alopecuroides contains 95. 1g, protein 1.2g, 77mg of calcium, vitamins and other nutrients.
Second, the medicinal value
1, clearing away heat and diminishing inflammation
Sonchus oleraceus contains dandelion sterol, choline and other components, which has a strong bactericidal effect on Staphylococcus aureus resistant strains and hemolytic streptococcus, and also has a certain killing effect on pneumococci, meningococcus, diphtheria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Shigella dysenteriae, so it has a certain curative effect on jaundice hepatitis, pharyngolaryngitis, bacillary dysentery, cold fever, chronic tracheitis and tonsillitis.
2. Prevention and treatment of cancer
Water decoction of Sophora alopecuroides has obvious inhibitory effect on blood cell deoxyenzyme in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia, and can also be used for preventing and treating cervical cancer, rectal cancer and anal cancer.
Food consumption suggestion: use 80 ~100g each time.
Suitable crowd: the general population can eat.
Taboo crowd: people with weak spleen and stomach and low intake of loose stool are not suitable for eating.