Is daylily poisonous? Characteristics of daylily

Daylily

Is daylily poisonous?

Now you should have a very comprehensive understanding of day lily, but many friends still have some questions, that is, is day lily poisonous? And how to choose high-quality day lily? This problem should have been bothering many friends. Today, the editor will give you a detailed introduction to the question of whether day lily is poisonous. If you are interested, follow the editor to learn about it.

1. Introduction

Daylily is commonly known as "golden needle vegetable". Its scientific name is Hemerocallis fulva. Its ancient name is forget-me-not. It belongs to the Liliaceae family and is the flower bud of a perennial herb. Daylily is fresh and tender, rich in nutrients, and contains abundant pollen, sugar, protein, vitamin C, calcium, fat, carotene, amino acids and other nutrients necessary for the human body. The carotene it contains is even several times more than that of tomatoes. Daylily is sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of stopping bleeding, anti-inflammatory, clearing heat, promoting dampness, digesting food, improving eyesight, and calming the nerves. It is effective for vomiting blood, bloody stools, urinary obstruction, insomnia, and milk retention. It can be used as a tonic after illness or childbirth. Daylily is often cooked with vegetarian dishes such as black fungus, and can also be made into soup or fried with eggs, chicken, meat, etc. It is rich in nutrients.

Ditoxin

However, fresh daylily contains a substance called "colchicine", which is non-toxic in itself, but after being absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, it is oxidized into "dicolchicine" in the body, which is highly toxic. Therefore, when eating fresh products, do not eat too much each time. Since the toxic components of fresh daylily can be weakened or eliminated at a high temperature of 60oC, when eating, fresh daylily should be blanched with boiling water first, then soaked in clean water for more than 2 hours, removed and washed with water before frying, so that the colchicine can be destroyed and it is safe to eat fresh daylily. When eating dried products, consumers are advised to soak them in clean or warm water several times before eating, so as to remove residual harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide.

Three characteristics

Characteristics of Daylily

(1) Appearance: Light yellow or golden yellow in color, fresh and free of impurities, with tight, long, uniform and strong strips.

(2) Feel: Grab a handful and squeeze them into a ball. They feel soft and elastic. After you let go, each day lily will quickly stretch out again.

(3) Taste: It has a refreshing aroma. Daylily is commonly known as "Golden Needle Vegetable". Its scientific name is Hemerocallis fulva, and its ancient name is Forget-Me-Not. It belongs to the Liliaceae family and is the flower bud of a perennial herb. Daylily is fresh and tender, rich in nutrients, and contains abundant pollen, sugar, protein, vitamin C, calcium, fat, carotene, amino acids and other nutrients necessary for the human body. The carotene it contains is even several times more than that of tomatoes.

Characteristics of inferior daylily:

(1) Appearance: The color is dark yellow with a slight reddish tint. The strips are of different lengths and thicknesses, mixed with foreign matter, and may even be black in color, moldy, and deteriorating.

(2) Feel: Hard and easy to break, poor elasticity, high water content

(3) Odor: Smoke, sulfur or mold.

After the above introduction, I believe that everyone must have a certain understanding and knowledge of the effects of day lily. Day lily is also very nutritious. It is very good for everyone to eat more day lily in daily life, but you need to pay attention to choosing high-quality day lily.