There is an ancient poem that says, "Only heaven gives me green." It is delicious to eat shepherd's purse in spring, and the streams in Shan Ye are sweet and fat.

Shepherd's purse, also known as chicken feet dish and pillow dish, is the top grade of wild vegetables and is also regarded as a medicinal herb by the people.

Now that spring is back to the earth, it is a good time to eat shepherd's purse.

Every100g of shepherd's purse contains 4.2-5.3g of protein and 4.8-6.0g of sugar, which is higher than that of common cultivated vegetables. Its fat content is 0.3 grams.

Its carotene content is high, which is equivalent to carrot, about 4.5 mg. It contains 5.4 mg of mineral iron, which is about three times that of ordinary green leafy vegetables. Its calcium content is particularly high, 420 mg, about 6 times that of Chinese cabbage, and 10 times that of Chinese chives, which is equivalent to the content of a catty of milk. It also contains a certain amount of minerals phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and other vitamins.

Every hundred grams of shepherd's purse contains crude fiber1.12g.

Chinese medicine believes that shepherd's purse has high medicinal value, and it was first used as medicine in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Shepherd's purse is slightly cold and sweet, and has the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, stopping bleeding and diarrhea, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, softening hard mass, calming the liver and improving eyesight. Its hemostatic effect is obvious, and it has therapeutic effect on internal injury bleeding, hematochezia, hematuria and ulcer bleeding, including postpartum hemorrhage and menorrhagia of women. Traditional Chinese medicine is most commonly used to treat hypertensive fundus hemorrhage and edema caused by qi deficiency. It can also be used to treat urinary calculi, nephritis edema, stomach spasm, enteritis, conjunctival congestion, night blindness and other diseases.

In rural China, shepherd's purse is regarded as a blindly herbal medicine by the people, and there are many prescriptions for treating diseases with it. It played an important role in the past years when there was a lack of medical care and medicine. The number of elevators is as follows:

1. Take 50g of fresh shepherd's purse, decoct it in water and take it instead of tea, which can relieve the surface rash and treat children's measles.

2. Use 50 grams of shepherd's purse and 50 grams of stem rice to cook porridge, which can clear the liver and improve eyesight, strengthen the spleen and stop bleeding.

3. Take shepherd's purse100g with water, one dose a day, which can reduce the blood pressure of patients with hypertension.

Stir-fried with shepherd's purse and eggs, often eaten, can cure tuberculosis.

Modern research has found that shepherd's purse contains many bioactive substances. Capsaicin, choline and flavonoids contained in it have the functions of stopping bleeding, diuresis, lowering blood pressure and preventing cancer.

Most wild vegetables have a bitter taste like grass, and only shepherd's purse is fresh and refreshing. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as the top grade of wild vegetables.

There are many ways to eat shepherd's purse, which varies from place to place.

The common way to eat in Northeast China is to use it as the stuffing of pasta. Chop shepherd's purse, mix with lean meat, diced shrimp and a little chicken soup and seasoning, and wrap jiaozi and steamed stuffed bun, which is fragrant and sweet.

Shandong people like to eat raw. Wash the tender shepherd's purse leaves, dip them in sweet noodle sauce or big sauce and eat them raw, or roll them with millet pancakes or pancakes.

In some places in Guizhou, some people fry it and make it into spring rolls, which are crisp and fragrant. You can also use soy sauce and other condiments to eat cold, and it is refreshing to eat directly.

Jiangnan people are used to cooking alone, often with shredded chicken and shredded bamboo shoots. It can also be used as a spoon to make tofu soup and egg soup, which is delicious.

Shepherd's purse Shepherd's purse is a kind of wild vegetable, which began to sprout on hillsides and fields in early spring. Generally, after being stung, Tomb-Sweeping Day picks them before and after.

The changeable climate in spring often makes people have dry nose, sore throat, cleft lip and dry tongue, which makes people feel "getting angry". Shepherd's purse shepherd's purse is a seasonal vegetable suitable for spring because it can clear away heat and fire. In addition, the market lacks fresh vegetables in spring. Eating shepherd's purse when it is green and yellow can not only supplement the vitamins that people are easy to lack in winter, but also change the taste. For city dwellers who are tired of eating vegetables produced in the fields and greenhouses, it is a kind of game worth recommending.

Naturally growing wild vegetables are green food, do not contain pesticides and fertilizers, and are generally not polluted by industrial wastes, so they are ideal "safe vegetables". However, it is necessary to avoid the roadside when collecting shepherd's purse, because it may be polluted by lead from automobile exhaust, so don't pick it near landfill and sewage ditch.

At present, the shepherd's purse sold in city supermarkets is not all collected from hillside, but a considerable part is cultivated artificially, and some is planted in greenhouses. Compared with wild shepherd's purse, the artificially cultivated products are big and strong, with white leaves and light taste.

Shepherd's purse is cold and cold, and people who are afraid of cold should avoid eating it because they belong to yin-kidney-yang deficiency constitution.

Main ingredients (3 persons)

300 grams of fresh shepherd's purse and 300 grams of tofu.

working methods

1. Cut the tofu into small pieces, blanch it thoroughly in boiling water, take it out, drain the water and put it on a plate for later use.

2. Wash shepherd's purse, scald it slightly with boiling water, drain it, let it cool, cut it into thin slices and sprinkle it on tofu.

3. Add appropriate amount of refined salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and rice vinegar and mix well.

comment

This meal is simple and delicious. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness. Not only suitable for daily meals, but also suitable for wine.

refer to

Jiang et al. Survival of the fittest. China Social Publishing House.2012.

Zheng Liu. A knowledgeable person in family diet. Sichuan People's Publishing House.2014

Zhao Yayong. Shepherd's purse is fragrant in early spring. Yishou abstract March 2022.

(The picture is taken from the network; Text: Daguang, Fuquan)

Chief physician Liu Zheng. As an early modern nutritionist in China, he studied in Japan in 1980s and served as the chief nutritionist of Dalian Nutrition Meal Working Committee.

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