A rundown of the benefits and effects of common wild vegetables, the latest list is here

Wild vegetables are generally wild vegetables that grow seasonally on hillsides, in valleys, in fields, and in woodland wild areas, are edible, and cannot be cultivated artificially or are not cultivated much artificially. Our country is vast and rich in resources, and there are many common wild vegetables in the north and south, and naturally growing wild vegetables are nutritious and many have special medicinal value, so they are deeply loved by people. Today we mainly introduce the benefits and effects of some common wild vegetables.

1. Chinese toon

Chinese toon is the tender shoot and young bud of the toon tree, mainly sprouting in spring and can be picked for eating. Chinese toon has a rich fragrance and good taste, and is also very common, distributed in both northern and southern regions. Its main dietary therapeutic effect is to prevent wind-cold and rheumatism. It is rich in nutrients and is a precious vegetable, with high contents of vitamin C, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. The leaves are eaten mainly to reduce inflammation and detoxify, and have an antibacterial effect.

2. Baihao

The back of the baihao leaf bears many white hairs and it can be eaten. In the south it is mainly used to make mugwort cakes. It grows widely, often by mountain roads or field ridges and on hillsides. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and draining dampness, and can treat sores and wind-heat colds. It has the effects of promoting urination and removing heat, and cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

3. Water dropwort

It often grows in moist ditches and field-side water channels. It is richly fragrant and has certain medicinal value, with the effects of moistening the lungs and removing dampness, and clearing heat and detoxifying. It can relieve symptoms of high blood pressure, edema, colds, and diarrhea. It mainly contains volatile oils, sterols, and flavonoids, which can be used by the human body.

4. Houttuynia cordata

Also called zhe'ergen, it is a wild vegetable very much liked by people in the southwest region, and usually mainly grows on field ridges and earthen banks. It is a famous medicinal material recorded in materia medica books, mainly with the effects of clearing heat and draining dampness, and reducing swelling and promoting urination, and is mainly used to clear heat toxins and as an antibacterial.

5. Purslane

A famous wild vegetable with strong adaptability and wide distribution, it can grow even in poor environments, and is a common weed in fields and at field edges, generally removed as a weed in rural areas. It has medicinal effects, mainly quenching thirst, reducing inflammation, and promoting urination. Its taste is relatively good, and it contains a large amount of fatty acids; after people eat it, it controls cholesterol levels and protects blood vessels.

6. Qingming vegetable

It is both a wild vegetable and a common Chinese medicinal material, mainly treating coughs, colds, and muscle and bone pain, and its main effects are dispelling wind and releasing the exterior, and eliminating phlegm and stopping cough. It is generally used in combination with other medicinal materials in formulas. Its tender leaves are mainly picked for eating in spring, and it can also be picked for eating in summer.

Common wild vegetables mostly grow by roadsides, on hillsides, and in fields, and do not grow in deep mountains or in places where they cannot be seen. Common wild vegetables are generally those whose effects have been investigated and understood to be able to greatly help human nutrition or medicine.