Efficacy and function of sonchus sonchifolius
Efficacy: inhibit Japanese aggression, clear away heat and toxic materials, and stimulate appetite.
Indications: Bitter mouth, fever, stomachache, stabbing pain in chest and ribs, loss of appetite, Bada dry bag, chest tightness, burning sensation, pantothenic acid, nausea and epigastric discomfort.
Sonchus sonchifolius is a traditional Chinese medicine with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and promoting diuresis. Sonchus has the following functions:
1, Herba sonchifolii has the effect of treating acute pharyngitis.
2. Sonchus has the effect of treating acute bacillary dysentery.
3. Sonchus has the effect of treating appendicitis.
4. Chicory has the function of treating prolapse and inflammation of internal hemorrhoids. You can use two or two chicory to add water to decoct the soup, and then clean the affected area after the decoction is cool, and rinse it with clean liquid medicine, once a day 1-2 times.
Edible method of chicory
Sonchus is the tender stem and leaf of Sonchus in Compositae. It is cold in nature and bitter in taste. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away lung-heat, relieving cough, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, cooling blood and promoting diuresis. It has a good therapeutic effect on sore throat, cough due to lung heat and other diseases. Dietary fiber contained in sonchus sonchifolius can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, inhibit lipid absorption, promote cholesterol excretion, and has a good effect of losing weight and lowering blood fat. Contains vitamin C, and has antioxidant, anticancer, antitumor, whitening and other effects.
Wash the dipping sauce directly and eat it; Blanch, cold, stir-fry, make soup, stir-fry.
The tender stems and leaves of Sonchus sonchifolius contain 3% protein, 0/%fat and 0/7 amino acids, among which arginine, crude amino acids and glutamic acid are the highest, accounting for 43% of the total amino acids. The whole plant is edible. Wash the whole plant, cut it into sections, cook it in cold salad or dip it in sauce. Northeast China eats mostly dipping sauce; In northwest China, people eat steamed stuffed buns, jiaozi, mixed noodles or processed sauerkraut. Most foods eaten in northern China are cold salad and steamed noodles.
Matters needing attention in eating chicory.
There are some precautions in eating chicory. There are many bitter elements in chicory, so it is said that chicory tastes bitter, especially for cool chicory. Many foods in life belong to bitter vegetables, so it is the first time to eat two kinds of bitter foods together.
Chicory is familiar to everyone, and many people like to eat it at ordinary times. Such wild vegetables can play a role in clearing away heat and toxic materials. Eating chicory in summer is very suitable for us, which can help us to relieve all kinds of discomfort, but we must eat it in moderation.