The goosefoot is also known as Saoyang ancient, bitter dad vegetable, mountain angelica, and June cold. It is an edible medicinal wild vegetable. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen and the lungs, regulating qi, and relieving pain. It can treat symptoms such as cough and headache caused by wind-cold colds.
[Methods of Consuming Goosefoot]
Cold mixed goosefoot
Ingredients: Goosefoot, oil chili, minced garlic, peppercorn oil, sesame oil, salt, vinegar, sesame, soy sauce (appropriate amount)
Method: First, wash the goosefoot clean. Boil a pot of water, add the vegetables without covering the pot, otherwise the wild vegetables will change color. After about two minutes, use your hand to pinch off the stems of the vegetables. If you can pinch it off, it is cooked. Of course, the softness and hardness can be adjusted according to personal preference.
Rinse with cold water, squeeze out the water, sprinkle with salt to prevent discoloration, and mix the prepared ingredients with the vegetables.
[Medicinal Uses of Goosefoot in Ancient Books]
1. "Emei Medicinal Plants": Grind it and apply it to the wrist to treat malaria.
2. "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines Manual" of Guangzhou Troops: Dissipate stasis, reduce swelling, and detoxify. It is used to treat snake bites, bee stings, and dysentery.
3. "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": Invigorate the stomach, dissolve accumulations. It is used to treat infantile malnutrition.
4. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog": Clear heat and relieve fever. It is used to treat bruises and scabies.
5. "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai": Expel wind and dispel cold. It is used to treat colds caused by wind-cold.
[Medicinal Applications of Goosefoot in Prescriptions]
1. Treatment of cold and heatstroke: 6g of bitter dad vegetable root, grind it and swallow it with boiling water; or use 9-12g of bitter dad vegetable root, decoct in water and drink. ("Folk Medicinal Herbs in Zhejiang")
2. Treatment of wind-cold colds, cough: 15g of mountain angelica, 9g each of bupleurum, tangerine peel, perilla, and ginger. Decoct in water and drink. ("Wanxian Chinese Herbal Medicines")
3. Treatment of migraine: 30-60g of June cold fresh grass, decoct in water, boil eggs, and eat the egg with the soup. ("Natural Medicinal Plants in Qinling and Bashan")
4. Treatment of stomach pain caused by qi: 15g of Saoyang ancient, 6g of Guangmuxiang, 15g of Chenshacao. Grind them finely, mix with boiling water, and swallow. Take 3 times a day, 3g each time. ("Folk Medicinal Herbs in Guiyang")
