What are the benefits, effects, and dietary contraindications of crown daisy (garland chrysanthemum)?

Garland chrysanthemum, also known as crown daisy, tonghao, haozigan, haozi, penghuacai, tonghuacai (called ecai and yicai in places such as Fujian), is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Its stems and leaves can be eaten when tender, and it can also be used as medicine. So what are the benefits and effects of garland chrysanthemum? What kind of vegetable is garland chrysanthemum? What should garland chrysanthemum not be eaten with? Who should not eat garland chrysanthemum?

I. Benefits and effects of garland chrysanthemum

1. Promotes appetite

Garland chrysanthemum contains a variety of volatile substances, and the special fragrance they release helps increase saliva secretion, which can promote appetite and aid digestion and open the stomach.

2. Purifies the blood, nourishes the heart, moistens the lungs, and resolves phlegm

Garland chrysanthemum is rich in nutrients and is relatively smooth as a food ingredient. Eating some in moderation has the effect of purifying the blood, nourishing the heart, moistening the lungs, and resolving phlegm

3. Promotes urination and lowers blood pressure

Eating some garland chrysanthemum in moderation can regulate water metabolism in the human body and has a certain diuretic effect; for older people, eating some garland chrysanthemum in moderation has the effect of lowering blood pressure.

4. Improves immunity

The nutrients contained in garland chrysanthemum have a certain effect on people's immunity. Eating some garland chrysanthemum in moderation can improve people's immune capacity.

5. Prevents constipation

The abundant dietary fiber in garland chrysanthemum helps promote intestinal peristalsis and helps the body promptly eliminate harmful toxins, achieving the purpose of clearing the bowels and promoting bowel movement and preventing constipation.

II. What kind of vegetable is garland chrysanthemum?

Garland chrysanthemum is divided into two types: large-leaf garland chrysanthemum and small-leaf garland chrysanthemum.

Large-leaf garland chrysanthemum

Also called broad-leaf garland chrysanthemum or round-leaf garland chrysanthemum. The leaves are large and thick, with few and shallow notches, spoon-shaped, green, and covered with a waxy bloom; the stems are short, with dense and thick nodes, light green, tender in texture, with few fibers and good quality; it is relatively heat-tolerant, but poor in cold tolerance, grows slowly, and matures slightly late; suitable for cultivation in southern regions.

Small-leaf garland chrysanthemum

Small-leaf garland chrysanthemum is also called mosaic-leaf garland chrysanthemum or fine-leaf garland chrysanthemum. Its leaves are narrow and small, with many and deep notches, green, with relatively thin leaf flesh and a strong fragrance; the stems and branches are relatively thin and it grows quickly; it has relatively strong cold resistance, but is not very heat-tolerant, and matures earlier; suitable for cultivation in northern regions.

III. What should garland chrysanthemum not be eaten with?

1. Garland chrysanthemum + vinegar: Eating these two foods together will reduce the nutritional value of two originally nutritious vegetables, which is a loss for our bodies.

2. Garland chrysanthemum + persimmon: Eating these two foods together will harm our stomach and intestines and is very bad for our bodies.

3. Garland chrysanthemum + carrot: It will destroy the vitamin C in the vegetables, making it impossible for our bodies to absorb vitamin C in time.

IV. Who should not eat garland chrysanthemum?

1. Patients with diarrhea should not eat garland chrysanthemum

Because the nature of garland chrysanthemum is slightly cool, taking too much garland chrysanthemum will make the stomach feel cold, which is a burden on the patient's body and is also not conducive to recovery from the illness.

2. Patients with weak spleen and stomach should not eat garland chrysanthemum

Because the nature of garland chrysanthemum is slightly cool, eating garland chrysanthemum will harm the patient's spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach are already unhealthy, it will worsen the condition, which is very bad for the patient's body.