Arctium lappa L. is a herbaceous taproot plant of Compositae, which is warm, sweet and non-toxic. Alias Dali, Oriental Ginseng, Bullwhip, etc. Arctium lappa L. and Arctium lappa L. root can be used as medicine and edible. Originally from China, it was introduced to Japan around 920 AD, and many varieties were cultivated and trained. In the late 1980s, vegetable burdock was introduced from Japan, most of which was exported, and a small amount entered the domestic market. Burdock has a long history of being used as medicine in China, and only in recent years has it begun to study its nutritional value, edible value and pharmacological action. In Japan, burdock has become a health-care dish for ordinary people to keep fit and prevent diseases. It can be compared with ginseng, so it is called Oriental Ginseng. Toyo Ginseng (Burdock) series products sell well in Southeast Asia, Japan, Taiwan Province Province and South Korea with its unique aroma, pure taste and rich nutritional value, and are loved and concerned by people of insight in Western Europe and the United States.
Burdock is called Oriental Ginseng in Japan and originated in China. It is called "Burdock" (also called "Popeye") in Compendium of Materia Medica. It is a biennial herb, and its progeny and roots can be used as medicine and food. In the Classic of Materia Medica, it is called "three essential drugs for expelling wind, clearing away heat and detoxifying". Compendium of Materia Medica says that it can "dredge the twelve meridians, wash evil spirits from five internal organs" and "take it for a long time, and it can strengthen the body and resist aging". Burdock enjoys the reputation of "the king of vegetables" and is comparable to ginseng in Japan. It is a health care product with high nutritional value. It is rich in inulin, cellulose, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and amino acids needed by human body, and the carotene content is 280 times higher than that of carrots.
According to authoritative works such as "Cherish Famous Vegetables" and "Vegetable Cultivation", regular consumption of burdock root can promote blood circulation, remove gastrointestinal waste, prevent premature aging of skin, moisturize skin, prevent stroke and hypertension, clear intestines and detoxify, and reduce cholesterol and blood sugar, which is suitable for diabetic patients to eat for a long time (because burdock root contains inulin). It has a certain curative effect on rheumatoid diseases and fungi, and also has a good preventive and inhibitory effect on cancer and uremia.
The function and value of burdock are being deeply understood and explored by people. In the authoritative pharmacopoeia Dictionary of Modern Chinese Medicine and Dictionary of Chinese Medicine, the pharmacological effects of burdock are summarized in three aspects: first, it can promote growth; Second, there are substances that inhibit tumor growth; Third, it has antibacterial and antifungal effects. The main function of burdock root is to dispel wind, dissipate heat, detoxify and reduce swelling. Can be used for treating dizziness, tinnitus, deafness and blurred vision caused by wind-heat common cold, cough, pharyngalgia, constipation and wind-fire disorder. It can also be used for external treatment of wind-heat toxin swelling, toothache, gingival swelling and pain, carbuncle swelling and malignant sores. In fact, burdock root, as a blindly traditional Chinese medicine, has been recorded in detail in ancient medical literature such as Compendium of Materia Medica, Bielu of Famous Doctors, Theory of Medicinal Properties, Newly-revised Materia Medica, Compendium of Materia Medica, Classification of Medicinal Materials, China Medicinal Diet Collection, etc.
Dr. Al Stell, a famous American health care expert, pointed out in his book "Anti-aging Canon" that "Burdock root is deeply loved by people all over the world, and it is considered as a mild nutritious herb, which can help the human body to maintain a good working condition (suitable for practical use from childhood to old). Burdock can eat the sun without any side effects. It is an important herb and can restore the balance of the body system. Herbologists regard it as a cancer treatment agent, and also as a digestive agent and solution with outstanding curative effect.
Dr Maeda of Kumamoto University believes that the health care function of burdock is to eliminate and neutralize "active oxygen" harmful to human health, because "active oxygen" is not only a carcinogenic factor, but also one of the causes of arteriosclerosis and aging.
Burdock fiber can promote large intestine peristalsis, help defecation, lower cholesterol, reduce the accumulation of toxins and wastes in the body, and achieve the effects of preventing stroke and preventing and treating gastric cancer and uterine cancer. Western medicine believes that it not only has pharmacological effects such as diuresis, digestion, expectoration and diarrhea, but also is used for diet therapy of constipation, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the functions of expelling wind and cold, dispersing lung qi and penetrating rash, detoxifying and relieving sore throat. Can be used for treating wind-heat common cold, cough with excessive phlegm, measles and rubella, and sore throat.
Burdock, as a high-grade food, is very popular in Japan, Taiwan Province Province and South Korea. Burdock root, as a healthy vegetable (tea) for strengthening the body, is listed as the raw material of health food by the Ministry of Health together with ginseng. It is precisely because of the nutritional value and medicinal function of burdock that people of insight have developed a series of products such as burdock vegetables, burdock tea, burdock wine and burdock sauce. In China, it will also become a health care product in the new century and be welcomed! Act quickly and enjoy the health and happiness brought by nature.
Functions of burdock:
First, eating, cooking, burdock soup; Second, it can be used as medicine, which is a good medicine; Third, you can make wine; Four, one of the famous teas, five, health care products.
Vegetable Cultivation, edited by Vegetable Research Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, contains various root vegetables.
Comparison table of nutritional components of edible parts per100g (content unit: mg)
Protein crude fiber calcium phosphorus iron carotene vitamin B 1 vitamin B2 vitamin C
Niubang 4700 2400 242617.6 390.0 0.02 2.29 25.0
Carrot 600 80019 29 0.71.35 0.010.0412.0
Spinach 240070072531.8 3.87 0.010.13 39.0
Tomato 800 400 8 24 0.8 0.37 0.30 0.02 8.0
Potato 230030011641.20.10 0.010.03/6.0.
Arctium lappa belongs to Arctium lappa, and its seed is named Niupangzi or Popeye. It belongs to Compositae. Roots are fleshy and edible.
Delicious taste
Seeds: pungent, flat and non-toxic. Root: sweet, cold and non-toxic.
Food ingredients
Arctium lappa contains two compounds, namely arctigenin, which can be hydrolyzed to produce arctigenin and glucose. In addition, it also contains vitamin B, a small amount of alkaloids and fatty oil. The main components in the oil are palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, α -linoleic acid and burdock alcohol.
Food efficacy
Burdock is an antipyretic antidote, which has the function of diuresis and pus discharge. Roots and leaves: strong, diuretic, promoting metabolism, blood circulation, dredging menstruation and relaxing bowels, suitable for cerebral hemorrhage, beriberi and other diseases, with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects for external use.
Swelling throat (angina, flat shoulder inflammation:
6 grams of Fructus Arctii, 3 grams of Radix Platycodi, 3 grams of Radix Glycyrrhizae, decocted in water to remove residue, often containing pharynx.
Women's breast carbuncle pain;
6 grams of Fructus Arctii, stir-fried and ground into fine powder, the fragrance is 65438 0%, evenly ground, twice a day, and served with warm yellow wine.
Children are unhappy with measles;
Burdock root can be boiled in water for drinking, which has the functions of detoxification, diuresis and prevention of pneumonia.
Acute otitis media:
Fresh burdock roots are mashed and squeezed into ear drops several times a day.
All boils and sores:
Coat burdock root or leaf juice several times a day.
Cooking fresh burdock root has certain anticancer effect on gastric cancer and cervical cancer.
Vascular sclerosis in the elderly to prevent stroke;
It is good for hemiplegia after stroke to cook porridge with proper amount of burdock root.
Stomach cramp pain:
Mash fresh roots and wring juice, and drink half a cup warm, 2 13 times a day.