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What is the nutritional value of bracken? What are the disadvantages of eating bracken?
What is the nutritional value of bracken? What are the disadvantages of eating bracken? Pteridium aquilinum is rich in protein, cellulose and vitamins. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, clearing intestine and removing toxic substances, and losing weight. But it contains a substance called protopterin. Plants considered to be carcinogenic to humans. Protopterin is easily soluble in water. If bracken is blanched in the cooking process, the content of protopterin will decrease.

1, what is bracken?

This green plant is different from others. Its relative height can reach one meter, and its periphery is surrounded by some yellowish hairs. With its continuous growth and development, this plush will gradually fall off. The maximum petiole length of bracken is 20 cm to 80 cm. Pteridium aquilinum is widely distributed in many areas of China, generally in the Yangtze River basin and northern areas. Pteridium aquilinum is generally willing to develop in sunny places, and only sunny places can produce lush Pteridium aquilinum.

2. Nutritional analysis of Pteridium aquilinum

Pteridium aquilinum, a very unusual green plant, contains a lot of trace elements, especially vitamins and vitamins, as well as a lot of protein, sugar and dietary fiber. Most notably, Pteridium aquilinum contains 65,438+08 kinds of essential carbohydrates. No matter what kind of trace elements, they are very beneficial to health.

3, the function of bracken

Pteridium aquilinum has high edible and utilization value. Can be made into some dishes to eat, but also can be made into some Chinese herbal medicines. Because Pteridium aquilinum has excellent medicinal value, the whole tree can be used as medicine, especially for people with rheumatism, Pteridium aquilinum can be used as adjuvant therapy. There are also cases of poor urination, or hot and thirsty, which can be treated with bracken. Pteridium aquilinum not only can clear away heat, purge fire and quench thirst, but also can induce diuresis and relieve constipation.

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