Purple-backed vegetable (Latin name: Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.), also known as: Red Phoenix Vegetable (Taiwan), Two-color Panax Notoginseng Grass (Hainan Flora), Red Vegetable (Taiwan), etc., is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Panax Notoginseng of the Asteraceae family, 50-100 cm high, with green leaves on the upper side, turning purple when dry, hairless on both sides, rich in nutrients, high in value, and purple-backed vegetable grows robustly, has strong resistance to adversity, is basically not harmed by diseases and insects, and has no pesticide pollution. It is cultivated in rural areas in southern China such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Zhejiang (called Guanyin Artemisia in Lishui, Zhejiang), Yunnan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, etc., and can be used for medicinal and vegetable purposes.

The efficacy and function of purple back vegetable

1. Harvesting of purple-backed cabbage

The whole plant, stems and leaves of purple backed vegetable can be used as medicine. Purple backed vegetable can be harvested throughout the year. Purple backed vegetable has a lot of water and is difficult to dry, so it is usually used fresh.

2. Nature and flavor of purple back vegetable

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that purple-backed vegetable is a Chinese herbal medicine with sweet, spicy taste and cool nature.

3. Functions of Purple-backed Vegetable

Purple-backed vegetable has a certain effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can clear away heat and reduce swelling. Purple-backed vegetable can be used in clinical medicine to treat hemoptysis and hemorrhage, and is good for women's dysmenorrhea. Purple-backed vegetable can be used to treat blood and qi pain or bronchitis. Purple-backed vegetable can be used to relieve heat and treat pelvic inflammatory disease. Purple-backed vegetable can also be used to treat some traumatic bleeding, and is good for some injuries because of ulcers that do not heal for a long time. Purple-backed vegetable can also be used to treat furuncles, carbuncles and paronychia.

4. Usage and dosage of purple back vegetable

You can use fresh purple back vegetable, take 2-4 liang of purple back vegetable, or you can use 0.5-1 liang of dried purple back vegetable. You can also use fresh purple back vegetable to mash it, or you can use dried purple back vegetable to grind it into powder and then apply it to the affected area.

Nutritional value of purple cabbage

Purple-backed vegetable is mainly eaten as a vegetable with tender shoots and young leaves. It is rich in nutrients. Every 100 grams of dry matter contains 1.44-3.0 grams of calcium, 0.17-0.39 grams of phosphorus, 2.83-4.63 grams of potassium, 0.92-1.06 grams of magnesium, 13.4-25.2ppm of copper, 26.0-75.2ppm of zinc, 4.77-148.7ppm of manganese, 39.8-90.7ppm of molybdenum, 129.1-209.7ppm of iron. Vitamin C and crude protein content are not low. It is a plant of the genus Panax notoginseng of the family Asteraceae. Originally a wild vegetable in southern China, purple-backed vegetable has been promoted nationwide as a new variety of vegetable. The leaves are large, usually narrow and long, with irregular wavy teeth or sharp teeth on the edges, green on the top and purple-red on the bottom.

Mainly used for cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and reducing swelling. Used for hemoptysis, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, blood and qi pain, bronchitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, heat stroke, and amoebic dysentery; externally used for traumatic bleeding, ulcers that do not heal for a long time, furuncles, carbuncles, and paronychia.

Medicinal value of purple back vegetable

[Other names] Red amaranth, red-haired amaranth, red-backed vegetable, red vegetable, red under the leaves, red jade vegetable, blood-skin vegetable, blood-skin vegetable, angelica vegetable, Guanyin vegetable, wood ear vegetable

[Source] Gynura bicolor (Roxb.) DC., a plant of the genus Gynura in the Asteraceae family, is used as medicine in its entirety or in its stems and leaves. It can be harvested throughout the year. Because the stems and leaves are rich in juice and difficult to dry, they are usually used fresh.

【Nature and flavor and meridians】Sweet, spicy, and cool.

【Functions and indications】Cools blood and stops bleeding, clears away heat and reduces swelling. Used for hemoptysis, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, blood and qi pain, bronchitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, heatstroke, and amoebic dysentery; used externally to treat traumatic bleeding, ulcers that do not heal for a long time, furuncles, carbuncles, and paronychia.

[Usage and Dosage] 2-4 liang of fresh product; 0.5-1 liang of dried product. For external use, mash the fresh product or grind the dried product into powder and apply to the affected area.

Side effects and contraindications of purple back vegetable

Side effects are caused by poor drug selectivity and are inherent in the drug itself. Whether it is a prescription drug or an over-the-counter drug, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the drug, you must stop taking it in time and consult a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary damage.

How to make purple cabbage

1. Stir-fried purple cabbage

Ingredients: 250g purple-backed vegetable, 2 cloves of garlic, some cooking oil, a pinch of salt.

Preparation method: Wash and drain the purple-backed vegetable; flatten the garlic cloves; heat the wok and add appropriate amount of oil, add some garlic cloves to sauté the oil, then add the purple-backed vegetable, stir-fry over high heat until cooked, and finally add a little salt to taste.

2. Cold-mixed purple cabbage

Ingredients: 400g of purple-backed vegetable, appropriate amount of sesame oil, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of chicken essence.

Method: Chop garlic; put water in a pot and bring to a boil, blanch the purple-backed vegetable, remove it and rinse it with cold water, then drain it; add garlic, sesame oil, salt, sugar, chicken essence, and vinegar and mix well.