Amaranth, also known as longevity vegetable, melon vegetable, etc., is an annual herb, can be divided into two types of yellow flowers and white flowers, the dried above-ground parts can be used for medicine.
What Amaranthus looks like
Amaranthus as a whole is entirely glabrous, with the plant's stem lying flat, ambrosial and spreading, and much branched above. Its color is dark reddish, and the leaves are flattened, alternate, and shaped somewhat like a horse's tooth, with a length of about 1-3 cm.
After harvesting, the plant's leaves are mostly broken, obovate when intact, and flat at the edges, with the tips more bluntly flat and partially missing.
Amaranthus varieties introduced
Amaranthus is a kind of plant in the family of Staphylinidae, Amaranthaceae, because the plant's leaves are flattened and shaped like a horse's teeth, hence the name, which is distributed in all parts of our country, drought-resistant and flood-resistant, and has a very strong vitality.
Common horse tooth foraging varieties are large-flowered horse tooth foraging, half of the lotus, purple rice, hairy horse tooth foraging and other four , we can distinguish them according to their subtle morphological differences.
The efficacy and role of amaranth
1, water and swelling
The amaranth this plant contains a large number of potassium salts, is able to make the blood vessel wall dilatation, so as to achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure, water and swelling.
2, eliminate dust poison
Amaranth in medicine, can also effectively prevent phagocytosis change, to eliminate the formation of silicon nodules, for vitiligo also has a certain degree of efficacy, but also can effectively promote the healing of ulcers.
3, sterilization and anti-inflammatory
Amaranth for dysentery bacillus, typhoid bacillus, E. coli inhibitory effect is very obvious, is known as the "natural antibiotic".