What kind of plant is this?

Dandelion is a perennial herb of Compositae. A flower head with white crown hairs on its seeds, which floats to a new place with the wind after flowering and breeds new life. Dandelion plants contain many healthy nutrients, such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, inulin and so on, which have diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving and cholagogic effects. Dandelion contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins. Rich in nutritional value, it can be eaten raw, fried and made into soup. It is a plant with homology of medicine and food.

Flower language:

Dandelion: It is full of youthful yellow flowers, and the flower language is "unstoppable love".

Purple dandelion: lavender dandelion, whose flower language is "legendary purple" and its attribute is darkness.

Flying Arrow Dandelion: Dandelion is called flying arrow, which means "aiming at marbles" and belongs to the wind. [5]

Function: can be used as medicine.

Storage: Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moisture and insects.

Appearance characteristics

Dandelion-primitive plant

Perennial herbs. The roots are cylindrical, dark brown and stout. The leaves are obovate-lanceolate, obovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, with a length of 4-20cm and a width of 65438 0-5cm. The apex is blunt or sharp, and the edge sometimes has wavy teeth or pinnately parted, and sometimes it has pinnately parted or pinnately parted on the big head. The top lobe is large, triangular or triangular-halberd, whole or dentate, with 3-5 lobes on each side. Scape 1 to several, equal or slightly longer, high 10-25 cm, purple-red upper part, densely covered with spider silk white villous; The head is about 30-40mm in diameter; Involucre bell-shaped, long 12- 14 mm, light green; The involucral bracts have 2-3 layers, and the outer involucral bracts are ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate with a length of 8 8- 10/0mm and a width of1-2mm. The membranous edge is wide, the base is light green, the upper part is purplish red, and the top is thickened or has a small to medium angle protrusion. The inner involucral bract is linear-lanceolate, with a length of 10- 16 mm, a width of 2-3 mm, a purplish red tip and a small angular protrusion; The tongue-shaped flower is yellow, with a tongue length of about 8 mm and a width of 1.5 mm. There are purple stripes on the back of the marginal tongue, and the anthers and stigma are dark green. Achenes are obovate-lanceolate, dark brown, about 4-5 mm long and 1- 1.5 mm wide.

Dandelion-primitive plant

Rice, with small spines on the upper part and rows of small tumors on the lower part, the top gradually shrinks to grow into a conical to cylindrical beak base of about 1 mm, and the beak is 6- 10 mm long and slender; The crown hair is white and about 6 mm long. The flowering period is April-September, and the fruiting period is May-65438+1October. 2n=24，32 .[6]

Perennial herb, 10 ~ 25 cm tall, containing white milk. The root is long, single or branched, and the outer skin is yellow-brown. Leaves have roots, arranged in a rosette shape, narrowly oblanceolate, with big head pinnate, triangular lobes, entire or with several teeth, slightly blunt or sharp apex, tapering to a stalk at the base, and hairless bream with spider-like hairs. Flowering stems are shorter than or equal to leaves, elongate when bearing fruit, and the upper part is densely covered with white spider-like hairs. The head is simple, the end is about 3.5cm; Dragon; The involucral bracts are herbaceous, green, partly reddish or purplish red, with or without small horns at the top, and white spider-like hairs; Tongue-shaped flowers are bright yellow, truncated at the top, 5 teeth, bisexual. Achenes are oblanceolate, khaki or yellow-brown, with longitudinal edges and transverse nodules. The transverse nodules with medium yield or above have spines, a beak at the top and white crown hairs at the top. Flowering in early spring and late autumn. Born on roadsides, fields and hillsides.

Country of origin

Dandelion covered with dew

Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, northern Fujian, Taiwan Province, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, northern Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces. Widely distributed in hillside grasslands, roadsides, fields and river beaches in middle and low altitude areas. North Korea, Mongolia and Russia are also distributed. [6]

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Edible method

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Dandelion can be eaten raw, fried, made into soup and mixed with unique flavor.

Health: Wash the fresh stems and leaves of dandelion, drain the dipping sauce, it is slightly bitter and delicious, and it is fragrant and refreshing.

Cold salad: blanch the cleaned dandelion in boiling water 1 min, drain the water and rinse it with cold water. Use Chili oil, monosodium glutamate, salt, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic paste, etc. You can also mix different flavors of side dishes according to your own taste.

Stuffing: Wash the tender stems and leaves of dandelion, blanch them, knead them slightly, chop them up, add seasoning to make stuffing (or add meat) and wrap them in jiaozi or steamed bread.

diet

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① Dandelion porridge: 30g dandelion, 0/00g japonica rice/kloc. Cooking porridge can clear away heat and toxic materials, reduce swelling and disperse knots;

② Dandelion Chen Yin Jujube Soup: 50 grams of dandelion, 50 grams of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, 50 grams of 10 jujube and 50 grams of sugar, which is an excellent adjuvant for treating acute icteric hepatitis;

③ Dandelion and orange stem soup: 60g dandelion, 0/0g platycodon grandiflorum and a little white sugar are decocted into soup, which has certain curative effect on carbuncle;

④ Dandelion corn soup: 60 grams of dandelion and 60 grams of corncob, decocted in concentrated water or used as tea, used to treat hot showers and short urine.

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Dandelion-primitive plant

Dandelion, also known as bedwetting grass, Typha latifolia, Typha latifolia and Mongolian dandelion. Maz. Taraxacum mongolicum, a compositae plant. Or dried whole grass of several plants. It has a very good effect on diuresis. Rich in carotene, C and minerals, it can improve indigestion and constipation. In addition, the leaves have the functions of purifying blood, improving eczema, relieving dermatitis and joint discomfort, and the roots have anti-inflammatory effects, which can treat gallstones and rheumatism. However, it is best not to use it without the guidance of a professional doctor. Flower soup can remove spots, which can be said to be a very useful fragrant herb, fresh.

Dandelion is a perennial herb of Compositae. This is a plant that can be used as medicine and food. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and dispersing stagnation, and promoting lactation, which is very effective in treating mastitis. Whether decoction is taken orally or mashed externally, it is effective. In addition, dandelion also has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving, cholagogic and other effects, and is widely used in clinic. There is a saying in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Dandelion tender seedlings are edible, and eating them raw is particularly good for treating infectious diseases." Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica, Tang Materia Medica, Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine and other medical monographs of past dynasties all gave high praise.

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Mongolian dandelion

Curly block, cylindrical root, curved 3 ~ 7 cm, brown, hairy at the top of root, broken leaves, all leaves oblanceolate, dark gray-green or brown-green, with shallow dents or pinnate protrusions at the edge, stalks at the base, obvious main veins on the lower surface, 65,438+0 to several scape, terminal head inflorescence, yellow-brown or yellow-white.

Medicinal parts: dry whole grass.

Sex and taste function: sweet, slightly bitter, cold. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating carbuncle and resolving hard mass.

Meridian tropism: entering spleen, stomach and kidney.

Indications: upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, parotitis, hyperglycemia, swelling and pain of mammary abscess, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute appendicitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, carbuncle, furuncle, pharyngitis, acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, carbuncle and furuncle.

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Dandelion plants contain many healthy nutrients, such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, inulin and so on, which have diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving and cholagogic effects. Dandelion also contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins, which is rich in nutritional value. Carotene, C and minerals contained in it can improve indigestion and constipation. In addition, leaves can also improve eczema and relieve dermatitis, roots have anti-inflammatory effect, and flowers can be decocted into medicinal juice to remove spots. [8]

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1. Mash it with a single taste, and take the juice and apply it directly to the sore spot to cure the pain caused by lung cancer.

1. Mashed with single taste, mixed with egg white (less sugar) and externally applied to treat parotitis.

3. Mash the single herb to get juice, sterilize it at high temperature, and then drop eye drops to treat trachoma itching and pain.

Stir-fried shredded pork with dandelion

First, raw materials:

1. Material: dandelion 250g, pork100g.

2. Seasoning: cooking wine, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, chopped green onion, Jiang Mo and soy sauce.

Second, the method:

1, remove impurities and clean dandelion, stir-fry it in boiling water pot, take it out and clean it, squeeze it and cut it into sections. Wash and shred pork. Mix cooking wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, onion and ginger in a bowl and make sauce.

Heat the pot, add shredded pork and stir fry, add fluorescent juice and stir fry until the meat is cooked and tasty, add dandelion and stir fry until tasty, and serve.

Press: Dandelion has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and resolving hard mass. "Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine" contains "for detoxification. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs Treat jaundice, red eyes, unfavorable urination and constipation. " Pork has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening dryness, invigorating middle energizer and benefiting qi. These two ingredients can provide rich protein, fat, carotene and vitamin C for human body. Has the effects of removing toxic materials, resolving hard mass, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. It is suitable for treating diseases such as toxic sore, scrofula, conjunctival congestion, bloody stool, constipation, cough, thirst, gastritis, and common cold. [9]

Related legends

Legend has it that a long time ago, a 16-year-old girl suffered from breast abscess, and her breasts were red and swollen, and the pain was unbearable. But she was ashamed to speak, so she had to hold back. It was known by her mother. It was a feudal society at that time, and her mother lacked knowledge. She had never heard of an older girl suffering from a breast abscess, thinking that her daughter had done something shameful. Seeing that her mother doubted her virginity, the girl was ashamed and angry, and even more ashamed to see anyone. She made up her mind to sneak out of the house at night and throw herself into the river. Coincidentally, there was a fishing boat by the river, and a husband named Pu and his daughter Xiaoying were fishing in the moonlight. They rescued the girl and asked the root cause of the river. The next day, Xiaoying dug grass from the mountain according to his father's instructions. The green lanceolate leaves are covered with white filamentous hairs, with serrated edges and a loose white fluffy ball at the top. When the wind blows, it separates like a parachute and floats in the air. Xiaoying picked the grass back, washed it, mashed it into mud, and put it on the girl's breast carbuncle, and it will soon be fine. Later, the girl took the grass home and planted it. In memory of the fisherman's father and daughter, this weed is called dandelion, or Gongying for short.

It is said that "whoever can find purple dandelion will get perfect love." There is also a love story, that is, "a long time ago, there was a big family with prominent officials and a little daughter named Chaoyang, who was very beautiful, intelligent, virtuous and kind, and won the favor of her parents." But when Chaoyang grew up to seventeen or eighteen, he had not found a suitable husband, because Chaoyang didn't like the playboy of dignitaries and his parents didn't want his beloved daughter to leave them, so he was very uneasy about it.

One day, Chaoyang was playing in the street with a close-fitting maid. She saw a handsome young man with herbs. The young man was dressed in coarse clothes and wore an old towel to wipe the sweat on his shoulders, but he was handsome and heroic. Handsome men who collected herbs also noticed the beautiful sunrise, but they could only smile at each other, because the traditional concept at that time was that men and women were not close. When Chaoyang watched the young man disappear in the crowd, she was taken away from her heart.

Meeting in the street left a deep impression on each other's hearts. Chaoyang often asks people about that Chinese medicine doctor. She knows that her favorite husband is Pugong. He once read a lot of poems and learned a lot, but later his parents died young and his family was poor, so he made a living by collecting medicines. Pugong often thinks of Chaoyang, but he thinks of his poor family and inferiority.

Nothing in this world is unforgettable. Both Pugong and Chaoyang are lovesick and miss each other all the time. They finally put aside secular and traditional ideas, secretly dated many times, and made a lifelong commitment to each other, only wishing to be together forever. Finally, one day, Chaoyang summoned up his courage and said shyly to his parents, "Dad, Mom, there is a young man named Pu Gong ... My daughter thinks ..." When Chaoyang told his parents about it again, he was strongly opposed by his parents. His father said in a serious tone, "We will never agree. He can't marry my dear daughter. "

The stubborn Chaoyang said with tears: "I won't marry unless Pugong doesn't marry in this life. If you don't agree to your daughter's marriage, her daughter will have to repay your kindness in the next life. " Then she rushed out of the room. ...

Parents have never been stubborn about their daughters, and even more unwilling to lose their beloved daughters, they reluctantly agreed. A beautiful and happy smile appeared on Chaoyang's face, and of course Pugong was extremely moved and happy. However, after their marriage, parents and relatives still have a lot of dissatisfaction and discrimination against Pu Gong. Chaoyang saw the attitude of parents and relatives, and she couldn't figure out why the parents who loved her refused their beloved husband. After consulting with Pu Gong, Chaoyang made a willing decision-wandering around the world.

Chaoyang and Pugong later wandered to a beautiful mountain village, where there was a broken tile kiln to keep out the cold and there was a stream in front of it. There are many blue wildflowers by the stream, and they decided to live here. Although life in the tile kiln is hard, they live happily, and Chaoyang also gave birth to a very beautiful daughter. On the day when Chaoyang gave birth to her daughter, the blue wildflowers by the stream.

However, due to the chaotic situation, before long, Pu Gong was forced to join the army to fight, and the trip was eighteen years!

Eighteen years, no news of Pu Gongyao. Chaoyang took Lan Ruo to stick to the earthen kiln, and her parents gave her food and clothes. Those rich young men seduced her with gold, silver and jewels, but she still looked at her beloved Pu Gong without any regrets. She takes Lan Ruo up the mountain every day, standing on the hillside overlooking the distance, waiting for Pugong's return. For eighteen years, their mother and daughter only relied on an unknown mountain wild flower to fill their stomachs. When the wild flowers are dry, take them back to the earthen kiln to keep warm. Chaoyang and Lanruo walked around the nearby mountains with baskets. Later, they found that this kind of wild flower is not only edible, but also has the efficacy of treating diseases and beautifying. The reason is that Chaoyang once accidentally fell down while picking flowers and scratched his skin. Because there was no money to see a doctor, Chaoyang had to lie on the dry wild flowers in the kiln to recuperate. The next day, she found that the injury was not serious. She saw some dry skin sticking to the scratch. In particular, Lan Ruo looks like a peach blossom and is as beautiful as a fairy after taking this wild flower for a long time, and washes his face with a stream full of wild flowers. Every time the morning sun takes Lan Ruo to see the white wild flowers fluttering in the wind on the hillside, she will say to her daughter Lan Ruo, "Look, how beautiful they are dancing in the wind. They are looking for partners in the sky one by one and falling to every corner of the earth, and there will be a brighter life next year."

Eighteen years later, a great piece of good news came to Chaoyang like a spring breeze, and Pu Gong came back! And because of his outstanding military exploits, he became a general. Hearing this, Chaoyang was extremely excited and happy ... The news that she had been looking forward to 18 made her too excited. The lovesickness of Chaoyang became sick and she fainted.

On his deathbed, Chaoyang said to Pu Gong with infinite affection, "Take good care of Lan Ruo, remember the wild flowers all over the mountains? Bring them to the front, they can not only eat, but also cure diseases. When you miss me, they will fly around you with the wind! " . After that, the morning sun turned into countless white flowers flying in the sky. Later, Pugong left the tile kiln with Lan Ruo and many wild flowers. When Pugong marched tens of thousands of miles, he would take out those wild flowers and let them fall to the earth with the wind. From then on, beautiful and independent wildflowers can be seen everywhere.

scientific research

This beautiful legend may be fiction, but its good effect in treating breast abscess is real. Experiments show that dandelion can kill Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, pneumococcus, meningococcus, diphtheria bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella dysenteriae, typhoid bacillus, catarrhalis and so on. It also has a certain inhibitory effect on mycobacterium tuberculosis, some fungi and viruses. So it can replace antibiotics to some extent.

Modern medical research shows that dandelion plants contain unique healthy and nutritious active ingredients such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, inulin, glucose, vitamins and carotene, and are also rich in trace elements. The calcium content is 2.2 times that of guava, 3.2 times that of Rosa roxburghii, and the iron content is 4 times that of Rosa roxburghii. More importantly, it contains selenium with strong physiological activity. Therefore, dandelion has very important nutritional value. The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China recently listed dandelion as a dual-purpose variety for medicine and food.