The efficacy and function of arrowhead mushrooms. Steps of making arrowhead mushrooms

Sagittaria is one of the main specialties of Liancheng. Its fruit is a yellow-white or bluish-white bulb with an oblong shape, a large terminal bud, and ring-shaped nodes on the epidermis. It is rich in starch, protein, sugar, inorganic salts, vitamins B and C, trypsin and other nutrients. It can not only be used as a vegetable, but also has medicinal functions. Chinese medicine believes that Sagittaria can detoxify all kinds of poisons.

The efficacy and function of Sagittaria

1. Prevent cancer, fight tumors, detoxify and eliminate carbuncle

Sagittaria is a low-fat, high-carbohydrate food. It contains various alkaloids such as colchicine, which have the effects of preventing cancer and tumors, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncles, and is often used to prevent and treat tumors.

2. Promotes body fluids, moisturizes the skin, clears away heat and reduces internal heat

Sagittaria is a cool food that can moisturize the skin, clear away heat and reduce internal heat. Chinese medicine also believes that Sagittaria can be used as medicine to assist in the treatment of tuberculosis and asthma. So in general, Sagittaria has the effect of moistening the lungs, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and removing lung dryness and heat. It makes people breathe smoothly and comfortably. It also has the effect of protecting the heart, protecting the heart and myocardial cells, and preventing or relieving palpitations and arrhythmias.

3. Detoxification

Sagittaria also has the effect of detoxification, can increase the activity of immune cells, and eliminate harmful substances in the body. At the same time, Sagittaria can also promote diuresis and reduce swelling, remove toxins and excess water in the body, promote blood and water metabolism, promote diuresis, and eliminate edema.

Steps of making arrowhead mushroom

Method 1

1. Cut the pork belly into small pieces for later use;

2. Peel and clean the water chestnuts, cut into dices or cut into cubes or half if you like.

3. Turn on the fire and wait for the pot to heat up, pour in peanut oil and heat it up, add scallion and ginger slices to release the aroma, then add the meat and stir-fry until the oil comes out. When the meat changes color, add soy sauce, cooking wine and a little water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour;

4. Finally, add the water chestnuts and sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer until soft and serve.

Method 2

1: There seems to be very few arrowhead mushrooms in the north. Now is the season for arrowhead mushrooms to be on the market here. Arrowhead mushrooms grow in water. Li Shizhen recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that one arrowhead mushroom has 12 seeds, which means that one arrowhead mushroom has 12 fruits; in fact, there are as many as 15 arrowhead mushrooms, and no less than 6. Arrowhead mushrooms can not only be used as vegetables, but also have medicinal functions. Cut fresh arrowhead mushrooms into pieces, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and soybean oil to boil, and take it before going to bed to treat hemoptysis caused by tuberculosis. In addition, mash the arrowhead mushrooms and mix them with ginger juice, and apply them to swollen and painful skin, which has the effect of anti-inflammatory, swelling reduction and analgesia.

2: Peel the water chestnuts, wash them and cut them into two slices. It took me a lot of time to peel more than a dozen water chestnuts. If you want to eat something hot, you still have to spend some time on it^_^. A small pile of water chestnut skins fell into the plate.

3: Add oil to the pan, heat the oil to 80%, add scallion and ginger slices and sauté until fragrant, then stir-fry the chicken pieces in the pan. When the chicken becomes hard, add cooking wine and soy sauce and stir-fry over high heat until the aroma comes out.

4: Add appropriate amount of water to cover the chicken pieces, add a small amount of salt, sugar, and star anise, then add the water chestnuts and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

5: When you are ready to serve, cook over high heat until the sauce is reduced to a small amount. Look at my half pot, it is very good, and it is still steaming hot.