Rattan pseudo-ginseng is a perennial vine, slightly woody, smooth and hairless. Annual shoots can reach more than 4 ~ 5m, with round stems, green and tender stems, brown mature stems, alternate leaves, fleshy leaves, heart-shaped, smooth and hairless, and short stems. Originally from Brazil, it is cultivated in many areas of China, especially in the south. It has the advantages of easy cultivation, few pests and diseases, high nutrition, good taste and rich in Va and Vc, and has the functions of nourishing, strengthening waist and knees, resolving phlegm, promoting blood circulation, invigorating stomach and protecting liver.
Rattan notoginseng is a perennial vine of Malvaceae. Also known as Abelmoschus manihot, it belongs to perennial vines of Abelmoschus manihot. It is native to Brazil and is cultivated in many parts of China, especially in the south. Easy to cultivate, less pests and diseases, high nutrition, good taste, rich in Va and Vc. Has the effects of nourishing and strengthening waist and knees, promoting blood circulation, relieving swelling and removing blood stasis; Slightly bitter in taste and warm in nature, it has the functions of promoting blood circulation and enriching blood, and can be used for tonifying kidney, strengthening waist, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Indications: lumbago and leg pain, weakness after illness, traumatic injury and fracture. It can nourish, strengthen waist and knees, eliminate phlegm, promote blood circulation, strengthen stomach and protect liver, and promote bone growth.
Rattan notoginseng, also known as Lagerstroemia indica, Rattan notoginseng and Chuanqi, is mainly distributed in China, Yunnan, Sichuan and Taiwan Province provinces. Rattan notoginseng is mostly wild. As a medicinal plant or potherb, it is widely cultivated in Taiwan Province and Guangdong provinces and listed as a vegetable product.
Fujitsu and mallow, which we often eat, belong to the same family, and have similarities in plant shape and flavor quality. The aerial stems of Rattan notoginseng are fleshy, the leaves are heart-shaped, oily green, fleshy, smooth and hairless, with short petioles, and there are tumor-like green buds with a diameter of about 3-4 cm in the axils of vine leaves.
The leaves and bulbils of Panax notoginseng are edible, with comprehensive nutrients and special functional components. Especially, the content of iron is high, about 2 mg per 100 g leaf.
Tengsanqi has the effects of nourishing, reducing swelling and strengthening the waist and knees. People in Yunnan and other places collect more beads and tubers of Panax notoginseng, wash and peel them, and cook them with lean meat or chicken pieces to treat waist and knee pain. It has also been reported in Taiwan Province Province that the decoction extract of Panax notoginseng leaves [2] has obvious anti-inflammatory and liver-strengthening effects on acute liver injury. Fried fresh leaves or fried with meat can also treat habitual constipation.
Fujisanqi mainly eats leaves and buds as vegetables, which is tender, smooth and refreshing. You should choose the purchase with dark green leaves, no spots, thick leaves, crisp stems, no flowers and no pearls.