There are many paddy fields in rural areas in our mountainous areas, so most mountainous areas are mainly planted with corn, and a large number of pumpkins are interplanted at the foot of the fields, so pumpkin vines have become the most common seasonal vegetables in southern summer.
Edible pumpkin vine refers to the tender stems and leaves at the far end of pumpkin vine. Occasionally, fresh pumpkin flowers and pumpkin can be cooked together. In early years, except for the old pumpkin in Xiaonangua River, other stems and leaves were generally not ripe, and most of them were used to feed pigs.
In fact, pumpkin vine is really a good thing for women, because it is said in Compendium of Materia Medica that pumpkin vine has the functions of nourishing liver qi, benefiting heart qi, benefiting lung qi and benefiting essence qi, and many women are accompanied by symptoms of physical deficiency and qi deficiency, so it is very beneficial for women to eat pumpkin vine.
First of all, pumpkin vine is rich in trace elements such as calcium, potassium, selenium and zinc, and it also contains as many as 17 kinds of amino acids necessary for our human body. If women eat pumpkin vine, they can supplement their qi and blood, regulate their endocrine and beautify their skin.
Later, we found that pumpkin vine not only contains very rich crude protein, crude fiber, crude fat and carbohydrates, but also contains many vitamins such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and potassium, which has the related effects of clearing away lung heat, dredging collaterals, calming liver and stomach, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. They all moved pumpkin vines to the table as delicious food.
So now the price of pumpkin vines here is more expensive than pumpkin. Pumpkins can be bought for one or two yuan a catty, and pumpkin vines can be bought for five or six yuan a catty. More is not sold by the catty, but by the piece.
In addition, pumpkin vine also has diuretic, detoxicating, intestine clearing and blood pressure lowering effects, so women who often eat pumpkin vine can completely lose weight and cultivate themselves, eliminate stones in their bodies and lower their blood pressure.
Moreover, it is said that pumpkin vine is a dish that singers like very much. Because pumpkin vine also has the functions of clearing away lung heat, eliminating laryngitis and treating constipation, women can keep their voices tender by eating pumpkin vine often.
And personally, I like pumpkin vines very much. Most importantly, it can not only regulate the human stomach, but also has the related effects of enriching blood, clearing away lung heat and lowering blood pressure, and also has a certain conditioning effect on women's irregular menstruation. There are two kinds of food most often eaten.
One is boiled green edamame soup, which can clean the pumpkin vines thoroughly, tear off the fluff on the vines, leave young leaves, remove the old stems and keep the whiskers on the vines intact. After cleaning, cut into small pieces for later use.
Clean fresh green soybeans, let's just call them green soybeans, and then mash or beat them into soybean milk. Then you can put the pumpkin tip in the pot and boil it with clear water, and then pour the soybean paste or soybean milk into the pot to continue cooking. Add lard and salt and stir constantly while cooking, otherwise the bottom of the pot will be very easy to paste.
This dish tastes delicious and has high nutritional value. Suitable for men, women and children, it is also a special health dish in our hometown. One is cooking, which can be fried with a little dried Chili and garlic, or scrambled eggs. Crispy, sweet and delicious.
In fact, in rural areas, pumpkin vine is also a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. Pumpkin vine juice is often used to treat burns in folk remedies, as well as small stones in urinary system and irregular menstruation in women.
I remember someone quitting smoking with pumpkin vines. Pumpkin vines are dried and crushed, and boiled with brown sugar. After drinking them for 7 days in a row, I felt uncomfortable and didn't want to smoke. Of course, folk remedies belong to folk remedies after all. If you are sick, you still have to go to a regular hospital. Quitting smoking should have a certain willpower, right?
In addition, if someone is accidentally scalded or burned, pumpkin vines can also be mashed and applied to the affected area, which also has a certain therapeutic effect on burns. Of course, pumpkin vines are cold, and people who are afraid of cold due to spleen deficiency should pay attention to eating less, otherwise their condition will get worse. I hope you can understand.