Bamboo leaf lettuce is the young stem and leaves of Commelinacommunis L., a plant in the family of duckweed, also known as light bamboo leaves and chicken tongue grass.

Latin: Commelina Benghalensis

Also known as duck plantain or bamboo leaf lettuce. Belongs to the duckweed family. Born in the field shade wet land, leaves like bamboo leaves, summer bloom like moth-shaped, rain petals like wings, blue and blue lovely. Li Shizhen said: "Bamboo leaf lettuce everywhere in the flat land, March-April seedlings, young edible." The whole herb is used medicinally, and is harvested at the time of flowering.

Taste Bitter, cold, non-toxic.

Composition

Contains anthocyanins (for Fei Yan subglycosides, etc.), mucilage, starch.

Bamboo leaf lettuce per 100 grams of young stems and leaves containing 89 grams of water, protein 2.8 grams, 0.3 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbohydrates

Compounds, calcium 206 mg, phosphorus 39 mg, iron 5.4 mg, carotene 4.19 mg, vitamin

Vitamin B10.03 mg, vitamin B20.29 mg, niacin 0.9 mg, vitamin C87 mg,

Also contains duckweed flavonoid glycosides, and so on.

Effects

Bamboo leaf lettuce is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of promoting water circulation, clearing heat, cooling the blood, and detoxifying. It can be used to treat edema, foot odor,

disadvantageous urination, colds, dengtoxin, mumps, hepatitis, hot dysentery, epistaxis, blood in urine, hematochezia, pharyngeal

throat swelling and pain, and so on. It can clear away heat, diuretic, and moisten the lung. It can be used for treating bruises, musculoskeletal pain, and

painful dribbling of urine. Eat less if you have a weak spleen and stomach.