Chinesemedicine Dachaocai is the whole plant or seed of the leguminous plant Dachaocai, which contains abundant protein, vitamins, and various trace elements such as potassium, calcium, and scales. Let's learn about Dachaocai together.
[Methods of Consuming Dachaocai]
Cold mixed Dachaocai
Ingredients: 200g of Dachaocai, appropriate amount of salt, garlic, light soy sauce, and sesame oil.
Method: Wash the tender tips of Dachaocai, put the washed Dachaocai in boiling water for 10 minutes, until the Dachaocai is soft and cooked, remove and let it cool and dry. Peel the garlic and crush it into garlic paste with a garlic press, set aside;
Pour the cooked crushed peanuts into the garlic paste bowl, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, a tablespoon of vinegar, mix well, and finally add a little sesame oil, mix well. Pour the prepared sauce onto the cooled Dachaocai and mix well.
Efficacy: Dachaocai is a wild vegetable with rich nutritional value. It contains abundant protein, vitamins, and various trace elements such as potassium, calcium, and scales. Dachaocai can not only be used to make various delicious dishes, but also can be used as a medicine to promote diuresis and relieve cough.
[Medical Uses of Dachaocai]
1. Dachaocai and Water Zaojiao Soup
Ingredients: 50g of Dachaocai, 30g of Water Zaojiao. Cook with water and drink the soup.
Both ingredients in this formula can promote diuresis. It is used for edema, difficulty urinating, or yellowish urine caused by dampness and heat.
2. Dachaocai and Shepherds Purse Soup
Ingredients: 50g of fresh Dachaocai, 30g of Shepherds Purse. Cook with water and drink the soup.
Both Dachaocai and Shepherds Purse can stop bleeding and have a cooling nature. It is used for nosebleeds, coughing up blood, and vomiting blood caused by blood heat.
[Precautions for Consuming Dachaocai]
The young leaves of Dachaocai are rich in nutrients. After blanching, they can be stir-fried directly after removing the hair. They can also be rubbed and dried. When consuming, soak in warm water and stir-fry with meat, it is delicious and nutritious. It can also be pickled or candied.
Dachaocai has no side effects and can be eaten with confidence, but the amount should be controlled, moderate consumption is recommended.
Fresh Dachaocai is cold and cool. It should not be consumed excessively by those with weak spleen and stomach or pregnant women.
The seeds contain toxic components that can paralyze the central nervous system of animals, similar to grass pea.
