The scientific name is Campanulaceae, codonopsis pilosula.

Characteristic perennial herbs. Roots are fleshy. Leaf blade rhombic. Corolla broadly campanulate, apex 5-lobed. The flowering and fruiting periods are July and September. Mountain thickets and forest margins.

Distributed in Northeast China, North China and Central China.

The nutritional and medicinal effects are sweet. Has the effects of detumescence, detoxification, pus discharge, expectorant and lactation promotion.

2. Glehnia prostrate

The scientific name is Campanulaceae, Adenophora.

Characteristic perennial herbs. Roots are fleshy. The stem is upright. 3 4 Cauline impeller, rhombic or narrowly ovate, with toothed leaf margin. Panicle tower-shaped, with branches extending at an acute angle with floral axis; Calyx lobes entire; Corolla blue-purple, bell-shaped, 5-lobed; The ovary is inferior and the style is almost as long as the corolla. The flowering and fruiting period is July 65438+ 10.

Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Shandong and other places. Mountain grass, forest edge.

Nutritional and medicinal effects include carotene, vitamins, carbohydrates, protein, minerals, etc. Sweet, slightly bitter, cool. Nourishing yin and clearing lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for dry throat, sore throat, dry cough due to lung heat, and tuberculosis.

Edible parts and methods tender stems and leaves, roots. Pick tender stems and leaves in spring, wash them, blanch them with boiling water, and eat them cold or stir-fry. Dig roots, peel, wash and stew with meat in autumn.

3. Malan (Malantou Chicken and Chrysanthemum)

The scientific name is compositae, Malan.

Characteristic perennial herbs. The stems are erect and much branched. Cauline leaves are ovoid and oblong, and the leaf margin is toothed. The flower heads are solitary at the ends of branches and arranged in sparse umbrellas. Tongue-shaped flowers have 1 layer, and the tongue is lavender; Most tubular flowers are yellow. Achenes obovate-oblong or oblanceolate, very flat and brown; There are crested hairs of different lengths. The flowering and fruiting period is 65438+ 10 in May.

Distributed in southwest China, South China, Central China, Taiwan Province Province, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places. Raw fields, forest edges, grasslands, streams, roadsides, wasteland.

Nutritional and medicinal effects include carotene, vitamins, carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, volatile oil, etc. The taste is pungent and cool. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop bleeding, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for hematemesis, jaundice, edema and sore throat.

Edible parts and methods tender stems and leaves. Picking in spring, washing with clear water, blanching with boiling water, and then cold salad, stir-fry or soup. Cantonese people like to eat Malan pork liver soup, which is said to have the effect of clearing liver and improving eyesight.

4. Chrysanthemum (chamomile, autumn chrysanthemum, stevia, medicinal chrysanthemum)

The scientific name is compositae, chrysanthemum.

Characteristic perennial herbs. Stems erect, branched or unbranched, pilose. Leaf blade ovate to lanceolate, pinnately lobed or cleft, pubescent. Head, single or several clusters at the top of stems and branches. Multilayer involucral bracts; Tongue flowers are white, red, purple, yellow and so on. Achenes, usually undeveloped. The flowering and fruiting period is 9 1 1 month.

Distributed in most parts of the country, cultivated.

Nutritional and medicinal effects include vitamin A, vitamin B 1, volatile oil, stevioside, amino acids and so on. Sweet, bitter, slightly cold. Dispel wind and clear heat, nourish liver and improve eyesight, detoxify and reduce swelling. It is suitable for common cold, headache, red eyes, dizziness, furuncle and toxic swelling.

Edible parts and methods petals. Picked in autumn, washed with clear water, can be cold-mixed, fried, cooked with porridge, stewed fish and fried with batter, and used as ingredients for hot pot, tea brewing and wine brewing.

5. Artemisia selengensis (Artemisia aquatic, Artemisia selengensis)

The scientific name is Artemisia, Compositae.

Characteristic perennial herbs. The stem is upright. The leaves are pinnately divided, with 65438 0.2 pairs of lateral lobes, serrated leaves and gray felt hairs on the leaves; The upper leaves of the stem are 3-lobed or undivided. The flower heads are nearly bell-shaped, densely arranged at the top of stems or axils of leaves, and are long and narrow conical. The flowers are yellow, the outer flowers are female and the inner flowers are bisexual. Achenes are oblong and brown, and the flowering and fruiting period is 7 10 month.

Distributed in Northeast China, North China, Central South and other places. Ditches, river banks, wasteland. Common artificial cultivation.

Nutritional and medicinal effects: every 100g contains 3.7g of protein, 0.7g of fat, 9.0g of carbohydrate, 4.88mg of carotene, B20.25mg of vitamin B, C49mg of vitamin and various minerals. Sex is sweet and plain. Conducive to stomach separation and detoxification. It is suitable for five zang-organs pathogenic factors, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, tonifying middle warmer and benefiting qi.

Edible parts and methods tender stems and leaves. Spring harvest, wash, can be cold, fried, mixed with rice flour or steamed, fragrant and refreshing. Regular eating can strengthen the body, prolong life, and keep your ears and eyes open.