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In the Hakka mountainous area of Guangdong, a wild vegetable picked on the mountain is called "red knot" by Hakka people.
This is not medicine, but a kind of wild vegetables and ferns. Fern, also known as bibcock dish, ruyi dish, etc. It belongs to Pterisdaceae.

The fresh product of Pteridium aquilinum contains 0.43g of protein, 0.39g of fat, 3.6g of sugar, 0.45g of organic acid per 100g, and contains various vitamins. Can be used as vegetables, such as maltose, biscuits, lotus root starch, pharmaceutical additives, etc. Regular consumption can treat hypertension, dizziness, uterine bleeding, arthritis and other symptoms, and prevent measles and flu.

1. bracken taste: sweet, cold, astringent, non-toxic.

2. fern: into the large intestine and bladder.

3. Indications of bracken: dysentery, proctoptosis.

4. Description of Pteridium aquilinum: Pteridium aquilinum has thick roots and rich starch, hence the name Pteridium aquilinum or Pteridium aquilinum powder, which can be used as vermicelli and vermicelli. Its tender shoots curl like fists, so it is also called "fist dish". Born in the cool and humid place of the mountain forest, it is a kind of wild vegetable that people in the 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 several times a day to remove the astringency, and then put the salt and seasoning back into the pot for frying. Because of its astringent taste, it has astringent and therapeutic effects on proctoptosis.

Medicinal value of bracken;

The tender leaves of Pteridium aquilinum contain carotene, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, Pteridium aquilinum, pteridium aquilinum glycoside, acetyl Pteridium aquilinum, choline and sterol.

1. Pteridium aquilinum has certain inhibitory effect on bacteria, and can be used for persistent fever, intestinal wind-heat toxicity, eczema, ulcer and other diseases. Has good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, sterilizing and diminishing inflammation;

2. Some effective components of Pteridium aquilinum can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure;

Edible tender leaves for braking.

3. Crude fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and has the effect of reducing qi and relaxing bowels;

4. Pteridium aquilinum can clear the intestines and detoxify, and Pteridium aquilinum is commonly used to treat diarrhea and dysuria, which has certain curative effect;

5. Pteridium aquilinum can be made into vermicelli, which can replace grain to satisfy hunger, tonify spleen and qi, strengthen physical fitness and enhance disease resistance;

6. In recent years, scientific research shows that Pteridium aquilinum has certain anticancer effect.