Since ancient times, China has had the tradition of eating wild vegetables in spring, and every spring farmers will go to the field to pick all kinds of wild vegetables to eat. Common wild vegetables include Qingming cabbage, camellia, goose intestines, camellia, dandelion, etc., and the plant we are going to talk about today can also be eaten as wild vegetables. And its calcium content is very high, especially suitable for the elderly and children.
Many people may not have heard of Fei Cai, but when it comes to the alias, everyone may not be unfamiliar with it, and it is called heart-saving or heart-nourishing grass in the author's hometown. This plant is common in the countryside and prefers to grow on mountain rocks or on the slopes of river ravines. Fei Cai is also called a horse.
Three. Seven, horse chestnut, rejuvenating grass, four seasons to return to the sun, sedum.
Three. Seventh, the longevity of Sedum, Jin Buchang, Tian Sanqi, it is a perennial succulent herb of the family Sedum, Fei Cai. The stems of this plant are erect, cylindrical, fleshy, and its leaves are alternate, obovate or oblong.
The flowering period of Fei cauliflower is in summer, from May to July every year, and the flowers are apical and umbrella inflorescences. Sepals are sepal, lanceolate, flowers yellow or orange-yellow. The fruiting period is from July to September, and it bears oval-shaped fine seeds. It is recorded in the "Materia Medica" that "Fei Cai Shenghui County Taihang Mountain Carriage Box rushes into the mountains and wilderness, and its seedlings are high. The leaves resemble flame grass, the leaves are small, the head is quite straight, and there are serrations. Its leaves are born from the stems, and the leaves are slightly open with five-petaled small pointed light yellow flowers, and the five-petal red florets are capsule, and the seedling leaves taste sour", which describes the Fei Cai we are talking about today.
In fact, in general, the recognition of Fei Cai is still very high, its leaves are fat and fat, and it feels fleshy to the touch, much like a fleshy leaf. If you don't know Fei Cai after reading this article, the author recommends that you take a look at the following book "800 Chinese Herbal Medicines". It contains hundreds of plants that are common in the countryside, and when you encounter plants you don't know, you can see them at a glance if you take out this book directly. Especially if you have children at home, with this book, not only adults can learn about it, but children can also learn interesting knowledge about plants when you go outdoors.
Fei Cai is a plant that is distributed in most provinces of China, commonly found in the grassland by the river or in the shrubs on the hillside, it is a shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant, cold-tolerant rural common herbaceous plant. This plant can be said to be a treasure all over the body, it has 4 major functions, and it is extremely valuable. The elderly and children in the countryside should pay special attention to it, and often eat this wild vegetable, which has many benefits for the body.
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1. Fei Cai can be eaten.
Fei Cai is a wild vegetable that grows seedlings in summer and is edible. Moreover, Fei Cai is a very famous high-calcium dish, which has a higher calcium content than milk, and is a pure natural green food, suitable for all ages. The way to eat Fei Cai is also very simple, mainly stir-fried or cold dressing, and the taste is crisp and refreshing.
It is worth mentioning that the taste of Fei Cai is sour, so remember to blanch it to remove the sour taste before eating it. In the Ming Dynasty, it is recorded in the "Materia Medica": "To relieve hunger, pick (Fei Cai) tender seedling leaves to cook, change the water to remove the sourness, oil and salt to adjust the food", it can be seen that the ancients also loved to eat this kind of wild vegetables.
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Second, Fei Cai can be used as medicine.
Fei Cai is a good thing, it is both medicinal and edible, not only a high-quality wild vegetable in spring, in fact, it can also be used as a whole herb for medicine, which has the function of invigorating blood and stopping bleeding, calming the heart and relieving dampness, reducing swelling and detoxifying. It is recorded in "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine": "Fei Cai inhibits the liver and calms the heart, clears blood heat, and cures palpitations".
In addition, it is also recorded in the "Hunan Medicine Chronicle": "Fei Cai breaks the blood, invigorates the blood, and cools the blood", which shows the high value of this plant. In fact, the elderly who understand the value of this plant in the countryside often pick it to boil water or boil pig's heart to eat, which has great benefits for the heart, which is why Fei Cai is called the heart grass and the reason why the cabbage is called the heart-nourishing grass and heart-saving vegetables. There are also old farmers who like to pick it in the spring, dry it and cut it off and use it to boil water to make tea, which is also very useful, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, with many benefits.
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Third, Fei Cai can relieve itching.
In addition to the effect of eating wild vegetables and medicine, in fact, it can also be used to relieve itching. As we all know, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, and if you are bitten by mosquitoes, there will be all kinds of small packets. You can pick the leaves of this plant and mash them to wipe them, especially for children, who don't have to worry about various hormones and have a special effect.
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Fourth, Fei Cai has a high ornamental value.
The stems and leaves of Fei Cai are fleshy, and many people breed it as a succulent. Moreover, Fei Cai has a strong vitality, and it can survive by breaking its stems and cuttings into the ground. Therefore, this plant is also widely loved by bonsai lovers, and it is very eye-catching to put it in a potted plant and raise it at home or in the office.
Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about Fei Cai? Have you ever eaten Fei Cai? Is there such a plant in your hometown? If you have anything to say, you can leave a comment below and share your insights. New Year's goods are not closed