Pteridium aquilinum contains 0.43g of protein, 0.39g of fat, 3.6g of sugar, 0.45g of organic acid per 100g of fresh product, and contains various vitamins. It can be used as vegetables, such as maltose, biscuits, lotus root starch and pharmaceutical additives. Regular consumption can treat hypertension, dizziness, uterine bleeding, arthritis and other symptoms, and prevent measles and influenza.
1. Fern taste: sweet, cold and astringent, non-toxic.
2. Fern tropism: entering the large intestine and bladder.
3. indications of bracken: dysentery, proctoptosis.
4. Description of Pteridium aquilinum: Pteridium aquilinum, with thick roots and rich starch, is named Pteridium aquilinum or Pteridium aquilinum powder, which can be eaten as vermicelli and vermicelli. Its tender seedlings are curled like fists, so it is also called "fist dish". Born in the shady and humid place of the mountain forest, it is a kind of wild vegetable that people in southern mountainous areas of China like to eat. When eating, it is usually cooked with boiling water, then taken out and torn, soaked in clear water for a day or two, changed with clear water several times a day, soaked to remove astringency, and put salt and seasoning back into the pot to fry cooked food. Because of its astringent taste, it has the function of astringing and treating proctoptosis.
Medicinal value of bracken;
The tender leaves of Pteridium aquilinum contain carotene, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, fern, fern glycoside, acetyl fern, choline and sterol.
1. Pteridium aquilinum has a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria, and can be used for diseases such as persistent fever, intestinal wind-heat toxin, eczema, ulcers, etc., with good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, sterilizing and relieving inflammation;
2. Some effective components of Pteridium aquilinum can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure;
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3. The crude fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and has the function of lowering qi and relaxing bowels;
4. Pteridium aquilinum can clear the intestines and detoxify, and Pteridium aquilinum is commonly used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysuria, which has certain effect;
5. Pteridium aquilinum can be made into vermicelli, which can replace grain to satisfy hunger, replenish spleen and qi, strengthen the body and enhance disease resistance;
6. In recent years, scientific research shows that Pteridium aquilinum has certain anticancer effect.