What are the uses of fringed heartwort? Latest detailed introduction

Most people's knowledge of fringed heartwort begins with the “uneven fringed heartwort” in the “Guan Ju” section of the Classic of Poetry, yet their understanding of fringed heartwort also begins and ends right there. What exactly is so powerful about this fringed heartwort that the author of the Classic of Poetry mentioned it multiple times? Below, Qinnong Network will guide everyone to get to know this very familiar yet unfamiliar “flower”!

In fact, the uses of fringed heartwort go far beyond what everyone reads in the Classic of Poetry, where it can only be picked left and right without stopping. Fringed heartwort is a shallow-water plant native to China, with leaves like those of a water lily, small and exquisite, and bright yellow flowers, and the flowering period is relatively long, around 150 days. What specific uses does fringed heartwort have? Let us take a look together.

1. The ornamental use of fringed heartwort

The leaves of fringed heartwort are small and unique, resembling those of a water lily, and the bright yellow flowers rise above the water surface, bringing a touch of brightness to the world with their green and yellow. There are many flowers and the flowering period is long, making it one of the best choices for accenting water features in courtyards. Of course, planting it in a water basin about 10 cm in size for indoor viewing is also quite feasible.

2. The medicinal value of fringed heartwort

Fringed heartwort is generally harvested in summer and autumn and used after drying. It has very good effects in clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and has very good efficacy in treating carbuncles, sores and toxins, heat strangury, and painful and difficult urination.

3. The edible value of fringed heartwort

1. Eating fringed heartwort

The stems and leaves of fringed heartwort are tender and juicy, non-toxic, odorless, and rich in nutrients. In the past, it was feed for pigs, ducks, and geese, and grass carp also rather liked eating fringed heartwort. People in surrounding areas liked to gather fringed heartwort leaves to feed pigs, and it is a very good aquatic green feed. Fringed heartwort grows quickly and has many branches, and can be harvested four times during the growing period. Now, the quantity of fringed heartwort is gradually decreasing, and people have also discovered its nutritional value and are picking it to eat one after another.

2. Methods of eating fringed heartwort:

Since fringed heartwort can be eaten, Qinnong Network will also tell everyone its eating methods here by the way. Fringed heartwort can be cooked together with mung beans into fringed heartwort and mung bean porridge. The specific method is: first wash the mung beans, soak them in warm water for 2 hours, wash the japonica rice, remove the stems from the fringed heartwort flowers, remove the flower stalks and impurities, and wash the petals.

Put the mung beans into a pot, add water, and cook until the beans split open. Then add the japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer until the mung beans and rice are thoroughly cooked. Add the fringed heartwort flowers, stir a few times, add white sugar for seasoning, and it is ready to eat.

The above are the main uses of fringed heartwort. In fact, in the era when the Classic of Poetry was written, the uses of fringed heartwort had probably not been developed into so many kinds at all, and it was merely used as an ornamental plant, but this also shows that the ornamental value of fringed heartwort is very high.