Cold Houttuynia cordata practice:
1. Remove the whiskers from the roots and pinch them into sections;
2. Put more salt for ten minutes and rinse it off with water before mixing the seasoning;
3. Stir the seasoning with Houttuynia cordata. The seasoning: minced garlic, soy sauce, pepper powder, Chili oil, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil and shallots;
4. Mix well and serve.
Tips
houttuynia cordata
Alias: broken ear root, stinky vegetable, lateral ear root, stinky root grass, smelly magic pill, vermilion arch.
There is a saying in ancient books: wetlands and valleys can also creep in the shade, leaves are as fat as buckwheat, stems are purple and red, and people in Jiangzuo are good at eating, which is called Guanzhong. Swallow, the leaves have fishy smell, so it is commonly called fish grass.
Houttuynia cordata Thunb. has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling pus and carbuncle, diuresis and stranguria. A yellow oily substance extracted from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. can inhibit various microorganisms (especially yeasts and molds) and improve immunity.
As a natural plant with homology of medicine and food, Houttuynia cordata Thunb. eaten raw (such as cold salad) can regulate various bacterial and viral infections, such as wind-heat cold, herpes, urinary system infection, etc. Soaking fresh Houttuynia cordata Thunb. in water as tea can diminish inflammation and detoxify, and relieve symptoms such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis. In many places, when a pregnant woman eats chicken for the first time in the second month, she must put some houttuynia cordata to prevent postpartum wind.