Is jimaocai the same vegetable as rapeseed?

In everyday life, jimaocai has always been a food ingredient extremely rich in nutrients, but in ordinary life, because jimaocai is extremely similar to vegetables such as rapeseed and bok choy, people do not know how to tell them apart. So, is jimaocai rapeseed?

1. Is jimaocai rapeseed

Jimaocai is not rapeseed. It is the common name for the seedlings of the leafy green vegetable baby bok choy, and this name is fairly widespread in the Shanghai area. Jimaocai is rich in vitamins and minerals, has a relatively tender texture and mouthfeel, and a fresh fragrance, making it a vegetable that the general public particularly likes.

2. The benefits and effects of jimaocai

1. Benefits and effects

It can treat conditions such as cough from lung heat, constipation, erysipelas, and lacquer sore. For children with calcium deficiency, soft bones, or hair loss, baby bok choy can be boiled into soup with salt or sugar added and given to them to drink, and eating it regularly is quite beneficial. Baby bok choy contains vitamin B1, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, and others, and has the function of relieving mental tension. Eating more baby bok choy before an exam helps maintain a calm state of mind.

Baby bok choy is rich in anti-allergy vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins, potassium, selenium, and others; baby bok choy helps prevent cardiovascular disease, reduces the risk of cancer, and can free the intestines and regulate the stomach, promote intestinal peristalsis, and keep bowel movements smooth. It can also strengthen the spleen and promote urination, improve absorption, and help hives fade.

2. Dietary therapy effects

Jimaocai has effects such as clearing heat and relieving restlessness, moving qi and removing stasis, reducing swelling and dissipating nodules, and freeing the gastrointestinal tract, and mainly treats conditions such as cough from lung heat, body heat, thirst, chest tightness, restlessness, poor appetite and constipation, and abdominal bloating.

Notes: Because baby bok choy is cool in nature, people with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach should not eat much of it. Baby bok choy is not easy to eat raw. When making dishes with baby bok choy, the stir-frying and boiling time should not be too long, so as to avoid losing nutrients. After being wrapped, baby bok choy can be kept refrigerated for only 2-3 days; if stored together with the roots, it can be extended slightly by 1-2 days.