"Fake Ginseng" is a wild vegetable that grows in rural areas. It is named after its large main root, which resembles ginseng. It is believed to have the function of nourishing the body and can be used as medicine or food, as well as for ornamental purposes. So, where is its value reflected?
Fake Ginseng has a taste similar to wood ear vegetable, crispy and refreshing, with a fragrant flavor. It has the effects of tonifying the middle, benefiting Qi, moistening the lungs, generating body fluids, and promoting lactation. Consuming it can enhance physical fitness and prevent and treat influenza, fatigue, and seasickness. Its fleshy roots can also be eaten and have the function of nourishing and strengthening the body.
Fake Ginseng is named after its root, which is similar to ginseng. In history, its root was harvested for medicinal use. The root is a nourishing and strengthening medicine, tonifying the middle and benefiting Qi, moistening the lungs and generating body fluids. The leaves can reduce swelling, detoxify, and treat boils and abscesses. In recent years, its thick and tender stems and leaves have been harvested and consumed as vegetables, gaining popularity among consumers.
Fake Ginseng is native to the southern United States and is cultivated in West Africa and Latin America, becoming a popular vegetable. It is cultivated or wild in some yards in central and southern China and Taiwan.
Fake Ginseng was originally an ornamental plant. Its stems and leaves are thick, tender, and green, containing high potassium and low sodium. Every 100 grams of fresh leaves contain 6.2 micrograms of selenium, making it a rare and healthy vegetable. It can be used to make soup or stir-fry, or mixed with chicken, fish, or meat to make soup dishes.
The three major values of Fake Ginseng:
1. Edible
After washing the stems and leaves, they can be stir-fried or boiled for consumption. The tender stems and leaves can be washed and pickled with salt to make pickles for convenient use.
2. Medicinal use
The fresh stems and leaves can be mashed and applied externally to treat swelling and toxins. Taste: the whole plant is sweet and neutral.
Effects: the whole plant has diuretic and anti-swelling effects, tonifies the spleen and moistens the lungs, stops coughing, and regulates menstruation. It is used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, damp-heat jaundice, bleeding from internal hemorrhoids, insufficient lactation, infantile malnutrition, yellow water sores, spleen deficiency and fatigue, pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing blood, and irregular menstruation;
The leaves can promote lactation and reduce swelling and toxins.
They are used to treat difficult urination, hemorrhoids, and ulcerous swelling and toxins.
3. Ornamental use
It can be used for flower beds, rockeries, and potted plants.
