Bitter herbs, scientific name bitter food, is the asteraceae plant, edible leaves, at the same time, is still dual-purpose food for medicine and food, drug name Patrinia. Usually harvested in April-May.
Each 100 grams of young bitter seedlings contains the following nutrients:
Protein (g) 2.8
Fat (g) 0.6
Crude fiber (g) 5.4
Sugar (g) 4.6
Carotene (micrograms) 540
Vitamin B (Milligrams) 10.09
Vitamin B (Milligrams) 20.11
Vitamin PP (mg) 0.6
Vitamin C (mg) 19
Vitamin E (mg) 2.93
Potassium (mg) 180
Calcium (mg) 66
Iron (mg) 9.4
Zinc (mg) 0.86
Phosphorus (mg) 41
Sodium (mg) 249
In addition to the above nutrients, bitter herbs also contain 17 kinds of amino acids, of which the highest content of arginine, histidine, glutamic acid, accounting for 43% of total amino acids. Chinese medicine believes that bitter herbs are cold, bitter, flat, non-toxic, have heat, detoxification, swelling, and pus.
Bitter herbs help improve liver function
The bitter herbs contain yellow flower sauce, and the yellow flower sauce has the effect of promoting liver cell regeneration and improving liver function.
Bitter herbs help antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
The bitter herbs contain choline and sterols and other substances have very good bactericidal efficacy, have strong antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella typhi, will help heat inhibition Bacteria anti-inflammatory and suppurative.
Bitter herbs help ease diabetes
The bitter, bitter taste of bitter herbs is excellent for diabetics.
Bitter herbs help alleviate anemia
Bitter vegetables are rich in nutrients, but also rich in iron and calcium salts of some minerals, help to promote red blood cell regeneration, improve human hematopoietic function and prevent anemia.
Bitter herbs help develop
Bitter herbs are rich in amino acids, and they are complete in variety. They also contain a variety of inorganic salts and trace elements, which have a certain role in promoting children's growth and development.
Bitter herbs help prevent cancer
Bitter water decoction has obvious inhibitory effect on blood cell deoxygenase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, and can also be used to prevent cervical cancer, rectal cancer, and anal cancer.
There are so many effects of bitter herbs that not everyone is fit to eat.
Cold bitter herbs are not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.
Bitter vegetables are rich in nutrients, but taste is bitter. Many people don't like to eat. How to remove bitter taste in bitter herbs?
1. boiled
After the bitter herbs are cooked, they are soaked in cold water and then taken out to help remove bitterness.
2. Salted
The bitter herbs are marinated with salt, and the bitter is washed with water, and then the fried food is not so bitter.
3. Washed
Rinse the bitter herbs with flowing water, and while gently kneading the bitter herbs with your hands, the bitters will be washed down in the running water, helping to remove bitterness from bitter herbs.
However, the efficacy of bitter herbs may be derived from the bitter taste. It is recommended that you do not remove the bitterness too cleanly when you are eating. This may not reach the efficacy of health care.
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