1, xuelihong, broomcorn millet and mustard tuber, mustard tuber leaves with stems are xuelihong (also known as xuelihong), commonly known as spicy food. The leaves split deeply, the edges withered, and the flowers were bright yellow. Stems and leaves are common vegetables and are generally pickled.
In addition, according to the famous lexicographer Wang Guanghan's Research on Dictionary Problems * Review on Recommended Formats of Modern Chinese Dictionaries, it is considered as a "wild vegetable". Guang Yun pronounced it "Hu Gongqie" and Jiyun pronounced it "Mao". "Guangqun Fangpu Recipe 5": "Siming has the name of wild vegetables, and the snow is deep and the vegetables are frozen. This dish is unique. " It is called this dish when it snows, hence the name. It is the tender stem and leaf of mustard, a cruciferous plant. It is a mustard, which is used in the middle leaves of mustard vegetables.
2. Morphological characteristics
Annual herb, 30- 150 cm high, often hairless, sometimes young stems and leaves have prickly hairs, frost and spicy taste; The stems are erect and branched.
Basal leaves oblanceolate or oblanceolate, indehiscent or slightly notched, with irregular serrations or bisserrations. Upper and top cauline leaves are small, oblong, entire and shriveled.
Racemes are terminal and extend after flowering; Yellow flower, 7- 10 mm in diameter; Pedicel 4-9 mm long; Sepals pale yellow, oblong-elliptic, 4-5 mm long, erect; Petals obovate, 8 8- 10/0mm long and 4-5mm long. Silique linear, 3-5.5cm long and 2-3.5mm wide, with prominent midvein1; The beak length is 6- 12 mm; Pedicel is 5-15mm long. The seeds are spherical, about 65438±0mm in diameter and purple-brown. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from May to June.
3. Geographical distribution
Cultivated in northern and southern provinces of China. The type specimens were collected from Ningbo, Zhejiang.
4. Growing habits
Potherb mustard likes cool climate, and the suitable growth temperature is 15-20℃. When the temperature is higher than 25℃ or lower than 15℃, the growth is slow and fine. At high temperature, the fiber substance increases and the variety decreases, but the potherb mustard will not freeze to death in Leng Xue at low temperature, and it grows in sunny conditions.
5, the main value
Main effects:
Stir-fried potherb mustard: This dish is rich in dietary fiber, which has the effects of relaxing bowels and appetizing, and is suitable for dyspepsia, anorexia and habitual constipation.
Sauté ed shredded pork with potherb mustard: This dish is delicious, and has the effects of improving eyesight, removing annoyance, detoxifying and clearing heat. It is suitable for patients with red eyes and pain, especially those with habitual constipation, loss of appetite and irritability.
Nutrition: 9 vitamins, 7 minerals, dietary fiber and protein. The leaves of potherb mustard can resist free radicals in the body. They concentrate β -carotene and three antioxidants (vitamins E, A and C). Vitamin c has the function of balancing the water-soluble environment of the body.
Note: potherb mustard contains a lot of crude fiber, which is not easy to digest. Children with digestive dysfunction should not eat more.
6. Crop cultivation
"A Letter from Guang Yun" records: "The grass grows and the warbler flies."
"Guangqun Fangpu Recipe 5": "Siming has the name of wild vegetables. Please be frozen in the snow, this dish is unique. "
Chen Qing Que. Song of Steamed Vegetables: "Bottled vegetables are beautiful, and steamed vegetables are more beautiful than those. Especially in rice cookers, the grain smells dense. Once steamed, the color is moist, and once again steamed, the fragrance is deep, and the steamed situation is not easy to get old. The poor don't know the taste of meat, and there are many days when they have food. So it will take a long time to grow old together. A bowl of ten-day dishes, a bowl of dozens of steamed, ten steamed as much as possible, rude and safe! Two lunches, half a liter of twilight wine, blending, and the sound of the Millennium. Dare not be private, good is fair. "