Efficacy and function: The stems and leaves contain apigenin, bergamot lactone, organic acids, carotene, vitamin C, sugar, butyl phthalide derivatives with special odor in volatile oil, and dried celery contains acidic antihypertensive components. It is reported that celery has obvious antihypertensive effect, which is mainly caused by chemical receptors in aortic arch.
Nutritional value (benefit)
Oenanthe javanica contains acidic components and has the effect of lowering blood pressure.
Water celery is extremely high in water content, extremely low in calories, containing a small amount of fiber and high in potassium and carotene, which is beneficial to weight loss.
An alkaline component can be separated from Oenanthe javanica, which has a calming effect on animals and human bodies, and is conducive to stabilizing emotions and eliminating irritability.
Oenanthe javanica is a kind of high fiber food, which will produce intestinal fat during intestinal digestion. At high concentration, it can inhibit carcinogens produced by intestinal bacteria, thus playing a role in preventing cancer.
Perennial plants. Roots germinate from the fallen stems on the ground in autumn, forming new plants with short nodes. Like roots and leaves, creeping branches are extracted from the stems of new roots around them, and then continue to sprout and grow seedlings. In winter, the upper leaves freeze and wither, and the basal stems and leaves overwinter in water layer, and continue to germinate and reproduce in the next year, with a plant height of 70-80 cm; Bipinnate compound leaves, slender leaves, alternate leaves, angular stems, white-green in the upper part and white in the lower part; Umbellies with small white flowers; No fruit or empty seeds.
All smooth and hairless, with stolons. The stem is cylindrical and can be as long as1m. It is hollow, with five branches in the upper half, protruding out of the water, and each node in the lower half is swollen, green and longitudinally striped. Compound leaves alternate, with stalks and sheaths, and the leaves 1~2 pinnate divisions; Leaflets or lobed leaves are oval or rhombic. Compound umbels with white flowers. Double oval raspberry flower. The flowering period is July-August and the fruiting period is August-September. Oenanthe javanica is usually eaten from April to June when the tender stems and leaves are over 10cm. September-June 5438+/kloc-October/October, cut the upper part of the land and dry it for later use.
Like cool, avoid hot and dry, below 25℃, the mother stem begins to germinate and grow, 15~20℃ grows fastest, and stops growing below 5℃, which can tolerate the low temperature of-10℃; Suitable for living by rivers and paddy fields, with soft soil, deep and fertile soil layer, rich in organic fertilizer and strong water retention; Long sunshine is beneficial to stolon growth, flowering and fruiting, while short sunshine is beneficial to root and leaf growth.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia entry Oenanthe javanica