Chrysanthemum in history
In ancient times, people discovered the value of Chrysanthemum morifolium, and Sun Simiao also said that it was "reassuring qi, nourishing spleen and stomach, and removing phlegm", which shows that the ancients had already discovered its dietotherapy function.
Ancient emperors also paid great attention to health preservation. In addition, the cooking of court chefs, such as "boiling chrysanthemum soup", "roasting chrysanthemum fish", "mixing chrysanthemum vegetables" and "burning chrysanthemum garden", was also different from the current frying pan. At that time, chrysanthemums were deeply loved by princes and princes.
Nutritional value of chrysanthemum
Although Artemisia selengensis has a peculiar taste, it has high nutritional value and medicinal value. Chrysanthemum morifolium has the functions of promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, clearing away fire, clearing lung, resolving phlegm and caring skin. It can also regulate and enhance immunity and inhibit liver cancer, lung cancer and skin cancer; Adjuvant treatment of spleen-stomach disharmony, cough with excessive phlegm, anemia and other diseases; It can also treat chronic gastritis and constipation, and is a kind of vegetable which is very beneficial to the body.
Therefore, chrysanthemum has entered the palace menu with its unique flavor and rich nutrition, so it is called "the emperor's dish".