Malantou, the tender stems and leaves of perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, with coarse serrations on the edges, and purple flowers, which look like chrysanthemums. Has the effects of promoting digestion, eliminating dampness, relieving fever and cough, and removing toxic substances. There are cold salad, soup and fried food.
Pea head, tender stem and leaves of pea. This plant is semi-prostrate and has small green pinnate leaves. The leaf-eared butterfly is flower-shaped with tendrils. Corolla white, pod green sickle-shaped. Has diuretic, antidiarrheal, repercussive, analgesic and digestive effects. Edible methods include fried food, pancakes and so on.
Gouqi head, the tender leaves of Lycium barbarum. Deciduous shrub with lanceolate leaves and lilac flowers. Has the effects of invigorating essence, clearing away heat, quenching thirst, expelling pathogenic wind and improving eyesight. There are ways to eat soup and fry food.
Chrysanthemum brain, shaped like the tender stems and leaves of wild chrysanthemum. It is a perennial herb of Chrysanthemum in Compositae. It has the effects of dispelling wind, dissipating heat, calming liver, improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Eating methods include cold salad, soup, fried food and porridge.
The tender stems and leaves of purslane and millet. Grape stems have small obovate leaves and small yellow flowers. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating qi, moistening intestine, promoting blood circulation, relieving swelling, and stopping dysentery, and can be used for preventing and treating various diseases. Eating methods include cold salad, stir-frying, making steamed buns and so on.
Shepherd's purse is the tender stem and leaf of an annual or perennial herb. The leaves are pinnately divided, the lobes are notched and the flowers are white. Has diuretic, antipyretic and hemostatic effects. Eating methods include cold salad, soup, stir-fry, porridge, jiaozi, steamed buns, steamed dumplings, spring rolls and so on.
Artemisia, buds around reeds. Aquatic plants. Has the effects of clearing away heat, reducing fire, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Edible methods include frying, copying Artemisia selengensis and drying in the sun.
See Baidu's "Zhou Xu, a potherb complex of Nanjing people" for details.