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Burdock is also known as: Caishi, Hercules, Oriental ginseng, also known as Oriental bullwhip, etc. It has been eaten as a vegetable in Taiwan for many years and is known as the birthplace of burdock. Mainly distributed in China, Western Europe, Kashmir, Europe and other places. The main producing areas of Chinese burdock are distributed in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces. Fengxian and Peixian in Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province, and Cangshan in Shandong Province have a long history of planting and have a large area. ?

Burdock stems and leaves contain volatile oil, tannins, mucilage, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid, etc. Burdock fruit contains various chemical components such as arctiin, fatty oil, sterols, thiamine, and burdock phenol, of which fatty oil accounts for 25%-30% and has an iodine value of 138.83. It can be used as industrial oil.

How to eat:

Stir-fried burdock leaves: Burdock leaves can be used to stir-fry, just add oil and stir-fry, it is juicy and delicious.

Burdock leaf salad: Burdock leaves can also be used to make salads, paired with other vegetables, and topped with salad dressing to complete the vegetable salad.

Burdock leaf decoction: Burdock leaf also has a good medicinal effect. When used together with platycodon, licorice and nepeta, the effect is better.