The efficacy and function of purslane and the consumption method of purslane

Do you know a kind of "longevity grass" in nature? It is clearly recorded in the ancient medical masterpiece "Compendium of Materia Medica". It is purslane, and the people also call it five-element grass. Purslane has a very strong vitality, which often gives farmers a headache. They never thought that purslane can be eaten and used as medicine. It can be harvested and eaten as a vegetable, or it can be dried and used as medicine. But modern people know very little about wild vegetables. They don’t know what the effects of purslane are, nor do they know how to eat it. The following editor will give a detailed introduction.

The efficacy and function of purslane

Purslane has many benefits both in food and medicine. When eaten, it can provide the human body with vitamins, minerals, glutathione and other beneficial nutrients. When used as medicine, it can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, strengthen the heart and lower blood sugar, and protect the gastric mucosa. It has excellent therapeutic effects on common human diseases such as eczema, bloody diarrhea, bloody stools, carbuncles and furuncles.

How to eat purslane

1. Cold purslane salad

There are many ways to eat purslane. Usually, after people harvest fresh purslane, they can remove its roots and old stems, blanch the tender stems and leaves in boiling water, take them out and drain the water, add salt, rice vinegar, mashed garlic, light soy sauce, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well, and it will be a delicious cold dish.

2. Purslane as winter vegetable

In many areas of China, purslane is the main ingredient for making winter vegetables. People collect fresh purslane and then go through multiple processing steps such as cleaning, blanching, chopping and drying to finally get winter vegetables, which are stored in a dry and sealed environment. They can be taken out and eaten at any time when needed in winter. Braised pork or fish made with it tastes particularly good.

3. Purslane can be used to make cakes

Making purslane cakes is also a common way to eat it. Usually, you can wash and chop fresh purslane, marinate it with salt for a while, add a small amount of five-spice powder, mix well, add two eggs to make egg liquid, and finally add flour to make batter. Put oil in a pan, add a small amount of batter and spread it into a cake shape. Fry it until the surface is golden and take it out.