Shepherd's purse - a delicious and edible wild vegetable

Shepherd's purse - a delicious and edible wild vegetable

Shepherd's purse, also known as Husheng grass, chicken cabbage, Jingchang grass, water chestnut, pillow grass, ground rice and so on. As a wild vegetable, shepherd's purse can be used both as a vegetable to cook and as a herbal remedy for diseases.

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Shepherd's Purse is nutritious

Shepherd's purse is rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, selenium, etc. trace elements.

Shepherd's purse contains a lot of dietary fiber, which helps to enhance gastrointestinal digestive function, promote gastrointestinal motility, and prevent constipation after eating.

Rich in carotene (provitamin A), eating shepherd's purse is good for the treatment of dry eye and night blindness.

The polysaccharides, flavonoids and various trace elements and vitamins contained in shepherd's purse can not only maintain the normal metabolism of the human body, but also help to improve the activity of immune cells, which is of great benefit to the improvement of human immunity.

Health benefits of shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse also has the effect of detoxification and swelling, can resist infection and prevent the occurrence of diseases, help to promote wound healing, and can help prevent infectious diseases.

Eating some shepherd’s purse in moderation every day can effectively expand the blood vessels in the human body, lower blood pressure, and have a certain protective effect on the entire cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system.

Eating shepherd's purse has a certain inhibitory effect on the excitement of the human brain, which can keep people's emotions stable and help improve sleep quality.

The medicinal value of shepherd's purse

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, shepherd's purse is sweet, light, and cool in nature, and belongs to the liver, heart, and lung. , white dysentery, nephritis and edema.

How to eat shepherd's purse

There are many ways to eat shepherd's purse, which can be cold, stir-fried, soup, porridge, or stuffed to make dumplings, steamed buns or cakes.

Shepherd's purse is suitable for pairing with some meat and vegetarian ingredients. It can be matched with some soy products, such as tofu, dried bean curd, bean skin, etc., which not only can make the cooked dishes match white and green, and taste fresh and tender, but also have the functions of tonifying deficiency and replenishing qi, strengthening the brain and improving intelligence, clearing heat and reducing blood pressure.

If it is paired with meat, chicken is recommended, which not only tastes fresh, but also contains less calories. Usually, scramble eggs with shepherd's purse, which can not only serve as a delicious meal, but also has the effect of clearing the liver, improving eyesight and nourishing the spleen and stomach.

It should be reminded that shepherd's purse should not be cooked for a long time. Cooking for too long will destroy its nutrients and make its color yellow. Therefore, no matter what cooking method you choose, you must remember to control the time, and it should not be too long.

Text/Chief Physician Li Shuzhen Guangxi Medical University

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