Bramble or cabbage, also known as water sunflower. It is also known as leek, water chestnut, lake cabbage and so on. It is a perennial aquatic herb. It is one of the precious vegetables with delicious flavor and tender flesh. Brasenia schreberi is rich in gelatinous protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals. Regular consumption of Brasenia schreberi has the health care function of medicine and food, which is in line with the concept of Chinese medicine and food of the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. Mainly produced in the Taihu Lake basin in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, and Lichuan City in western Hubei Province; the shoots with curly leaves are picked from late April to late October.

The medicinal value of Brasenia schreberi

Brasenia schreberi has the efficacy of clearing away heat, diuretic, swelling and detoxification. Treatment of hot diarrhea, gangrene, carbuncle, boils. The year in addition to the annoyance of removing heat and resolving phlegm. Brasenia schreberi is cold in nature, and should not be eaten more than one, should not be eaten for a long time. Brasenia schreberi is rich in nutrients, contains a large amount of vitamin C, protein and trace iron, with beauty, stomach, strong body, anti-cancer effect. According to Li Shizhen medical forest codification, Brasenia schreberi can quench thirst and heat paralysis, carp in soup when lowering the gas to stop vomiting, make up for the large intestine, small intestine gas deficiency, treatment of hot jaundice, thick stomach, calm the lower Jiao, water detoxification.

Therapeutic effects of Brasenia schreberi

Brasenia schreberi's mucilaginous substance contains a variety of nutrients and pentose sugar, has a good effect of clearing heat and detoxification, and can inhibit the growth of bacteria. It clears stomach fire, diarrhea and intestinal heat, and can be pounded and applied externally to cure carbuncle boils.

The polysaccharide in the mucus of Brasenia schreberi has an inhibitory effect on certain tumors in experimental animals. B lymphocytes with oncogenic genes and carcinogens *** with the culture, add the components of Ulva schreberi, found to have a strong inhibition of the activation of oncogenic viruses.

Alva schreberi is rich in vitamin B12, an essential component for cell growth and division and for maintaining the integrity of myelin sheath of nerve cells. Clinically, it can be used for the prevention and treatment of pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.

Bramble is rich in zinc, is the king of zinc in plants. It is one of the best food for children to improve their intelligence and strengthen their body, and it can prevent and control children's hyperactivity disorder.

Alva schreberi contains an acidic heteropolysaccharide, which not only can increase the weight of the immune organ - spleen, but also can significantly promote the phagocytosis of foreign objects by macrophages. It is a good immune booster, which can enhance the body's immune function and prevent the occurrence of diseases.

Edited by Showerman