Oil lettuce, oil lettuce belongs to the family of Asteraceae, it is a pointed leaf type leaf lettuce with young tips and young leaves, the leaves are long lanceolate, it looks a bit like the "head" of lettuce, the leaves are slender and spreading, and the shoots are thin and short. Oat lettuce is a variant of leaf lettuce, longleaf lettuce, and is similar to the familiar lettuce. It has a light green color, strong growth. Disease resistance, adaptability, crisp texture, the taste is extremely tender, fragrant, "phoenix-tail" of the name.
Leeks belong to the lily family perennial herbs, with a special strong smell, rhizome horizontal, bulb narrow conical, clustered; scale-like outer skin yellow-brown, reticulate fibrous; leaf basal, bar-shaped, flat; umbels, terminal. Leaves, scapes and flowers are used as vegetables; seeds can be used as medicine, with the effect of tonifying the kidney, strengthening the stomach, refreshing the spirit, stopping sweating and fixing astringency. In traditional Chinese medicine, some people call leeks the "bowel cleansing herb". Chives are highly adaptable, resistant to cold and heat, and are cultivated all over the country.
Nutritional value of chives:
1. tonifying the kidney and warming the yang:
Warm and pungent, it has the function of tonifying the kidney and activating the yang, so it can be used for the treatment of impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation and other diseases;
2. benefiting the liver and strengthening the stomach:
Contains volatile essential oils and sulfide and other special ingredients, which emits a unique pungent odor, which can help to regulate the liver qi and improve appetite and enhance digestion. It helps to regulate liver qi, improve appetite and enhance digestive function;
3. Promote circulation of qi and blood:
Its pungent odor has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and promoting circulation of qi and stagnation, and it is suitable for chest pains and other diseases;