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Jerusalem Artichoke: Benefits, Culinary Uses, and Growing and Care Techniques
Today we are recommending a plant commonly known as the "insulin fruit" - the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), a member of the Asteraceae family, genus Helianthus. Some flower shop owners also call it "devil's ginger" or "foreign ginger." It originated in North America, and later spread to China because of its strong adaptability and its cold- and drought-tolerant characteristics. It was subsequently found to have good medicinal value in lowering blood sugar, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach, and removing dampness.
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A Detailed Guide to the Sowing Time, Benefits and Culinary Uses of Trichosanthes kirilowii
Trichosanthes kirilowii, also known as Gualou, Tanggualou or Lougua, is a perennial climbing herb that prefers to grow in deep mountains and steep ridges, among the crevices of cliff rocks overgrown with thorns. Its fruit, peel, kernels (seeds) and rhizome are all fine medicinal herbs. So, when is Trichosanthes kirilowii sown
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A Detailed Explanation of Motherwort's Benefits, Actions, Contraindications and Culinary Uses
Motherwort (Leonurus japonicus), a plant in the Lamiaceae family, genus Leonurus, is a common blood-activating Chinese herbal medicine. The whole plant can be used as medicine, and it has also been an essential herb used by physicians of past dynasties to treat gynecological diseases, which is why it has earned the laudatory title of "a woman's prized herb." So, specifically, what are motherwort's benefits and actions? Contraindications
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A Detailed Guide to the Benefits, Effects, Contraindications and Culinary Uses of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Lysimachia christinae (Jinqiancao)
Jinqiancao (Lysimachia christinae) is a Chinese herbal medicine we commonly use in daily life. It is the dried whole plant of Lysimachia christinae, a plant in the Primulaceae family. It includes large-leaf jinqiancao, small-leaf jinqiancao, Guang jinqiancao and red jinqiancao, and is distributed across all the provinces south of the Yangtze River. So, do you know the benefits and effects of jinqiancao
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What are the benefits and effects of the flying saucer gourd? Introduction to its culinary uses
Let me introduce to you a plant called the flying saucer gourd, also known as dish gourd, butterfly gourd, toothed-edge gourd, and so on. The fruit of this plant can be both eaten and enjoyed for its ornamental value. Doesn't that sound interesting? The flying saucer gourd originates from South America, and judging by its appearance, the flying saucer gourd is quite extraordinary
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A Detailed Guide to the Benefits, Effects, Culinary Uses and Contraindications of Angelica Sinensis (Dong Quai)
Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis) is also known as Gan Gui, Qin Na, Xi Dang Gui, Min Dang Gui, Jin Dang Gui, Dang Gui Shen, Han Gui Wei, Dang Gui Qu and Tu Dang Gui. It is a perennial herb. Its root can be used as medicine and is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. So what exactly are the benefits, effects, culinary uses and contraindications of Dong Quai?
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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) Benefits and Effects, Benefits of Drinking It as a Tea, Harm to Pregnant Women, and Culinary Uses
Safflower aliases: Honglanhua, Cihonghua; a plant of the Asteraceae family, genus Carthamus; the dried tubular florets are orange-red; mainly produced in Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. So what are the benefits and effects of safflower? What are the benefits of drinking it as a tea? How do you eat it for the best results?
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Planting Time, Planting Methods and Culinary Uses of the Mouse Melon, the Color-Changing Melon
Mouse melon, also known as golden mango melon, colorful melon, mouse melon, and color-changing melon, is a very novel melon vegetable. As it grows, the color of the fruit can change from green to orange, red, and so on. From a distance it resembles a mouse, which is why it is also called the color-changing mouse melon. It can be planted in courtyards
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What Plant Is Rockweed? A Detailed Guide to Its Medicinal Benefits, Culinary Uses and Contraindications
Rockweed, as the name suggests, gets its name because it looks like deer antlers. So what plant is rockweed? What are the medicinal values of rockweed? What are the benefits, effects and dietary dos and don'ts of rockweed? What are the culinary uses of rockweed? Let me tell you
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Can Bell Peppers Be Eaten Raw? Types of Culinary Uses and Pest and Disease Control
You may not be familiar with the name sweet pepper; it is also called bell pepper, tomato pepper, or sweet pepper, and in Taiwanese it is also called big tube, and it is a variety of chili pepper in the genus Capsicum of the nightshade family, belonging to the "non-artificially introduced and cultivated" type of plant. Sweet peppers have a very high vitamin content and can act as an antioxidant
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