Spring is here, and it's the season to eat wild vegetables again, although the weather is still bitterly cold. However, many wild vegetables in the field have begun to grow seedlings, and the wild vegetables at this time are the most tender and the most delicious, but many people eat wild vegetables to pick in the field. For example, noodle vegetables, gray cabbage, dandelions, camelina, broken camelina, etc., but in fact, in addition to the wild vegetables that grow in the ground, in fact, the young leaves of many woody plants are also edible. For example, the well-known wolfberry, its leaves are very famous health vegetables in spring, known as the earth fairy seedlings and the heavenly essence grass.
In addition to the leaves of wolfberry can be eaten as wild vegetables, our common mulberry leaves, its leaves are actually very delicious wild vegetables. Mulberry leaves, also known as mulberry leaves, fairy leaves, are the leaves of deciduous trees or shrubs of the family Morusaceae and Mulberry. This plant is very common in rural areas, and silkworms are raised when they are young, and their leaves are picked to feed silkworms. Its leaves can be described as treasures all over the body, but it is a pity that many farmers in the countryside do not understand it and treat it as an ordinary tree. In fact, mulberry leaves have 4 major functions, the value is very high, farmers must understand clearly, there are mulberry trees at home can not be missed.
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1. The young leaves of the mulberry tree are edible.
Many people have always thought that mulberry leaves can only be used to feed silkworms, but in fact, this is very one-sided. The young leaves of the mulberry tree that have just grown in spring are very good wild vegetables, and the fresh mulberry leaves that are picked back are blanched and then mixed or scrambled eggs, which is very fragrant. In addition, it can also be used to cook porridge, make broth, stir-fry or make cakes, etc., and there are many ways to eat it.
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2. The leaves of the mulberry tree can be used to make tea.
In addition to being eaten as a wild vegetable, mulberry leaves can also be used to make tea. It is recorded in the "Book of Herbal Drawings": "Mulberry leaves can be often taken, and the leaves are picked when the mulberry is lush in April, and the decoction is used to replace the tea chin, which makes people smart", which shows that the value of the mulberry leaves is high. However, if you want to drink good mulberry leaf tea, you must pay attention to the season. Spring mulberry leaves are the first choice, followed by frost mulberry leaves, and mulberry leaves made from mulberry leaves picked in these two seasons are the best.
Zhang Shouyi, a famous Chinese medicine scientist, once said: "Mulberry leaves, it is better to be old and frosted." In addition, it is also recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Mulberry leaf juice decoction instead of tea, can quench thirst, moxibustion and decoction, instead of tea to quench thirst", it can be seen that mulberry leaves are used to make tea and drink, since ancient times.
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3. The leaves of the mulberry tree can be used in medicine and have high medicinal value.
Mulberry leaves are treasures all over the body, it is not only wild vegetables is tea, in fact, mulberry leaves are also a commonly used Chinese medicinal materials in the folk, which has the function of dispelling wind and clearing heat, cooling blood and brightening eyes. It is recorded in the "Tang Materia Medica": "Mulberry leaves are decocted in water to extract thick juice, remove athlete's foot, edema, and benefit the large and small intestines." In addition, it is also recorded in the "Materia Medica": "Mulberry leaves boil soup, wash eyes and tears, eliminate edema, foot floating, lower qi, and benefit joints", it can be seen that mulberry leaves have high medicinal value, worthy of the name of "fairy leaves", do farmers understand? If you have a mulberry tree at home, then the mulberry leaves must be well collected.
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Fourth, the leaves of the mulberry tree have high nutritional value.
Mulberry trees are a good thing, not only do they taste great, but most importantly, they also have a high nutritional value. According to modern research, mulberry leaves are rich in amino acids and polyphenols, and drinking mulberry leaf tea has the benefit of refreshing the mind. The most important thing is that mulberry leaf tea is different from other teas, it is caffeine-free, so it can also be drunk for people who do not sleep well.
Well, that's all for today's article. Do you know anything about mulberry leaves? Have you ever drunk mulberry leaf tea? If you have anything to say, you can leave a comment below and share your insights. New Year's goods are not closed