Kale (scientific name: Brassica? Broccoli? var。 ? Amnesia? DC。 ) is a Brassica plant in Cruciferae, a biennial herb flower, and also a horticultural variety of cabbage.

The basal leaves are close to each other in a rosette shape, and the leaves are divided into smooth leaves, wrinkled leaves, cracked leaves and wavy leaves. Veins and petioles are light purple, and the inner leaves are extremely rich in color, including yellow, white, pink, red, rose, purple, cyan and variegated colors.

The ornamental period of leaves is from 65438+February to March and April of the following year. Plant height is generally 20-40 cm, with racemes and pale yellow flowers. Fruit pods, seeds mature in June, dark brown, oblate.

Health care value

The Vc content of cabbage is the highest among green leafy vegetables. The content of trace element selenium is the first among Chinese cabbage vegetables, and it has the reputation of "anticancer vegetables".

Related research shows that it is rich in calcium, VD and VE, and long-term consumption is helpful to treat osteoporosis often suffered by elderly women. In addition, it also has certain effects of nourishing stomach, regulating middle energizer, clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, promoting diuresis and promoting digestion, relaxing bowels, and preventing dry mouth and eating less.