Mushu is an alternative name for alfalfa. Commonly known as goldenrod, it is a perennial flowering plant. The best known of these is alfalfa (Medicago sativa), which is used as a pasture grass. There are many different kinds of alfalfa, mostly wild herbs.

There are three main types of alfalfa produced in China. It is highly nutritious and has the effect of clearing the spleen and stomach, benefiting the large and small intestines, and lowering bladder stones. Alfalfa contains the richest vitamin K, the composition of the high, over all vegetables. Other vitamins such as vitamin C and B are also quite rich. It is mostly used as livestock feed. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was introduced from the Western region.

Alfalfa application value

Alfalfa contains a large amount of crude protein, rich in carbohydrates and B vitamins, vitamins C, E, and iron and other micro-nutrients, not only can be used for livestock, but also one of the most ancient human It is not only used for livestock raising, but also one of the oldest foods for human beings. People mainly eat alfalfa in early spring when the young shoots, alfalfa buds high nutrient content, rich in dietary fiber.

And only a little sugar, calories are very low, is a good high fiber low calorie food. Alfalfa is widely distributed, most parts of China are cultivated, south alfalfa is distributed in the middle and south of China, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is cultivated. It is harvested in summer and fall, washed and used fresh, or dried in the sun.

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