Nutritional value of purslane

Purslane is a vegetable rich in "natural antibiotics". It is also known as the "longevity vegetable" because it is rich in "natural antibiotics".

purslane

It is also known as purslane, horse tooth grass, longevity vegetable, etc. It is a plant of the Portulacaceae family. Its leaves are like horse teeth and are slippery like amaranth, hence the name purslane. There are many records of purslane in ancient Chinese medical literature: "Compendium of Materia Medica" gave it a resounding name - "longevity vegetable". "Chinese Medicinal Plant Atlas" calls it "longevity vegetable". In addition, it has other aliases such as "Anlecai", "Five Elements Grass", and "Nine-headed Lion Grass".

Purslane is native to India and has spread to all parts of the world over the centuries. It can be found in the wild in Europe, South America, and the Middle East. Cultivated species have long been found in Britain, France, the Netherlands, and the United States, but in my country, it is mainly grown in the wild. As a wild vegetable, purslane is loved by the people. It can be eaten as a delicious, smooth and tasty cold dish, or as a filling for pancakes and steamed food. People in many parts of my country still have the habit of washing, blanching, chopping, drying, and storing purslane as a winter vegetable.

Purslane can also be used as medicine because it contains a large amount of norepinephrine and potassium salt, as well as a lot of nutrients such as dihydroxyethylamine, malic acid, saccharide, vitamins B1 and B2. Pharmacological experiments have confirmed that it has a strong inhibitory effect on many bacteria such as Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, etc., and it is known as a "natural antibiotic".

Purslane Benefits

1. It has the effect of clearing away heat, cooling blood and treating dysentery. It is mainly used to treat heat-toxic bloody dysentery and damp-heat dysentery.

2. Purslane is rich in ω-3 fatty acids, which are very effective in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease.

3. Purslane juice has a significant effect on smooth muscles, and the beverage made from it has the effect of improving eyesight.

4. Purslane is also a rare natural high-potassium food. Since intracellular potassium deficiency will lead to a decrease in cellular water content, and a decrease in intracellular water is positively correlated with cell aging, eating purslane can keep blood potassium and intracellular potassium at normal levels.

Purslane Storage Tips

You can wrap it in newspaper and place it in a dry and ventilated place, but be careful to prevent moisture.

Cooking knowledge

It can be mixed with salt, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and other condiments and seasonings to make cold dishes, or it can be made into pancakes or steamed as stuffing. Purslane can also be washed, blanched, chopped, dried and stored as winter vegetables.

Dietary precautions

1. It is edible for most people, but it is forbidden for people with weak spleen and stomach, loose stools, and pregnant women.

2. Purslane should not be used together with turtle shell, otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal indigestion, food poisoning, etc.

Delicious food

Purslane and Bean Sprouts

Ingredients: 150 grams of fresh purslane, 150 grams of fresh bean sprouts, 6 grams of sugar, 2 grams of vinegar, 2 grams of MSG, 3 grams of soy sauce, and 15 grams of sesame oil.

Method: 1. Wash purslane and soybean sprouts separately and drain;

2. Put them into boiling water and cook until cooked, remove them, drain and place them in a plate;

3. Pour the above seasonings into the dish, mix well and serve.

Purslane Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients: 30 grams of purslane, 250 grams of eggs, 35 grams of salt, 5 grams of cooking wine, 15 grams of peanut oil, 2 grams of MSG, and 3 grams of soy sauce.

Method: 1. First, remove the impurities from the purslane, soak it in warm water for 10 minutes, wash it with clean water, cut it into sections with a knife, and set aside.

2. Beat the eggs, add purslane and mix well, add a little salt, cooking wine, soy sauce and MSG to season.

3. Clean the wok, add peanut oil, heat it up, pour purslane and eggs into the wok and fry until cooked.

Home remedies for curing diseases

Treatment of dysentery: 60-90g of purslane (double the amount of fresh grass), 3-12g of lentil flower, decoct in water and add brown sugar, take twice a day. Or burn purslane, grind into powder, and take with sugar water. Take 6g each time, twice a day.

Treatment of jaundice: squeeze fresh purslane juice, about 30 grams each time, drink with boiled water, twice a day.

For the treatment of urinary tract infection, residual urine, incomplete urination, thin urine stream, and abnormal urine shape: 150 grams of purslane and 90 grams of brown sugar, soak in water for 2 hours, simmer for 30 minutes, take one dose three times a day.