"Bao Chun Cai" shepherd's purse
Shepherd's purse, also known as local cuisine and local cuisine, is sweet and flat. Entering the liver, lung and spleen meridians, it has the effects of harmonizing the spleen, clearing away heat, diuresis, detumescence, calming the liver, stopping bleeding and improving eyesight. Chinese medicine believes that shepherd's purse is effective in treating dysentery, edema, stranguria, hematemesis, hematuria, menorrhagia, red eyes and swelling and pain.
Shepherd's purse is rich in minerals and vitamins, and it is suitable for cooking, soup, cold salad or jiaozi.
Recommended recipe shepherd's purse tofu soup
Ingredients: shepherd's purse, a piece of tofu, an egg, salt, chicken essence, pepper and oil.
Blanch the washed shepherd's purse with cold water, then dry it, dice the tofu, blanch it, and beat the eggs into egg liquid for later use. Add water and diced tofu to the pot. When the fire boils, it turns to medium fire. Then add shepherd's purse, egg liquid, salt, chicken essence, pepper and other seasonings. Boil for a while, turn off the heat and sprinkle with sesame oil.
Dandelion, a "detoxification dish"
Dandelion, also known as old woman and yellow flower medicine, is sweet and cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and removing blood stasis, and promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels. Chinese medicine is often used for mastitis, sore throat, furuncle and other diseases. Modern research also points out that dandelion is beneficial to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis because of its high dietary fiber content.
Dandelion can be eaten in many ways. Its tender buds can be taken before flowering, scalded with boiling water and then cold-mixed, and can also be used to make soup, stir-fry and stuff. However, it should be noted that people with weak spleen and stomach and allergic constitution should be careful to eat.
Recommended recipe dandelion cake
Ingredients: dandelion and flour.
Chop the washed dandelion in water for later use. Add water and chopped dandelion to flour and knead into dough for later use. Add a proper amount of cooking oil to the pot, flatten the dough and fry until both sides are golden.
"Liver-protecting dish" wormwood
Yinchen, also known as Yinchen, tastes bitter and pungent, and belongs to spleen and stomach, liver and gallbladder meridians. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, removing toxic substances and relieving Huang Zhi. Modern pharmacological research shows that the main chemical components of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae are coumarin, flavonoids, organic acids and volatile oil. Has antipyretic, analgesic, antiviral, blood pressure regulating and blood lipid lowering effects. Because wormwood is bitter and cold, people with weak spleen and stomach should use it with caution.
Recommended recipe Artemisia frigida
Ingredients: 250g of tender stems and leaves of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, appropriate amount of sugar and appropriate amount of sesame oil.
Wash and remove impurities from Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, blanch it, take it out, chop it up, put it on a plate, add appropriate amount of salt, sugar and sesame oil and mix well.
Of course, the taste of the tip of the tongue in spring is not limited to the above three vegetables. The important thing is to adapt to the four seasons and eat more fresh vegetables. I also want to remind you that many people have the habit of digging wild vegetables to eat in spring. Be careful not to eat wild vegetables of unknown origin to avoid poisoning and other accidents. Moreover, most wild vegetables are bitter and cold things, which are easy to hurt the spleen and stomach while clearing away heat and toxic materials, and should not be eaten in large quantities. It is recommended to blanch with boiling water before eating, and don't eat wild vegetables for a long time or overnight.
Photo courtesy: vision china