Introduction to the Benefits and Common Types of Chinese Chives
Chinese chives are a common vegetable, and you will often see them on the dinner table. They have high nutritional value, a tender texture and a unique flavor, and demand for them on the market is very high. Chinese chives are also called the "lazy person's vegetable" because they are a perennial plant that can be grown once and harvested continuously for several years, and the planting method is also relatively simple. So what benefits and effects do Chinese chives have? What types are there? Let's take a look together with the editor of Nongxun Network.
1. The benefits and effects of Chinese chives
1. Tonifying the kidney and warming yang
Chinese chives are warm in nature and pungent in taste, and have the effect of tonifying the kidney and promoting yang, so they can be used to treat conditions such as impotence, seminal emission and premature ejaculation.
2. Improving appetite
Chinese chives contain plant-based aromatic volatile oil, which has the effect of improving appetite. The elderly, children, pregnant women and others who eat a moderate amount of spring Chinese chives will benefit from improved health.
3. Strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion
Chinese chives have the effects of keeping the body warm and strengthening the stomach, and the crude fiber they contain can promote intestinal peristalsis and help the human body digest food. Chinese chives can not only prevent habitual constipation and intestinal cancer, but can also wrap up certain debris in the digestive tract and expel it from the body with stool, so among the people they are also called "intestinal cleansing grass".
4. Dispersing blood stasis and invigorating blood circulation
Chinese chives have the effects of dispersing blood stasis, invigorating blood circulation and detoxifying, and are beneficial for lowering blood lipids in the human body and preventing and treating coronary heart disease, anemia and arteriosclerosis.
5. Sterilizing and reducing inflammation
The sulfur compounds contained in Chinese chives have a certain sterilizing and anti-inflammatory effect, and can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery bacteria, typhoid bacteria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
6. Regulating menstruation and dispelling cold
Chinese chives are warm and hot in nature. Women who often eat Chinese chives can regulate menstruation and dispel cold and treat dysmenorrhea, but they are forbidden for women during breastfeeding, as they have the effect of suppressing lactation.
2. Types of Chinese chives
1. Root chives
Root chives are mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet and other places in China, and are also known as pie chives, broad-leaf chives, large-leaf chives, mountain chives, chicken-foot chives and so on. Their roots and flower stalks are mainly eaten. The root system is sturdy and fleshy, with a pungent aroma, and can be processed by pickling or boiled for eating. The flower stalks are plump and tender and can be stir-fried, and the tender leaves can also be eaten. Root chives mainly reproduce asexually, have strong tillering ability, vigorous growth and are easy to cultivate. They are mainly harvested and dug up in autumn.
2. Leaf chives
The leaves of leaf chives are broad, thick, soft and tender, with a low bolting rate. Although they can also bolt for food during the reproductive growth stage, their leaves and leaf sheaths are mainly used for eating. They are commonly cultivated throughout China. This type is mainly used during blanching cultivation.
3. Flower chives
These are specially grown to harvest the flower stalk part of Chinese chives for eating. Their leaves are short and small, coarse and hard in texture, with strong tillering ability and a high bolting rate. The flower stalks are tall and thick, crisp and tender in quality, shaped like garlic bolts, and especially beautiful in flavor. They are cultivated relatively more in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province and Taiwan Province, China. There are also scattered introductions and cultivation in Shandong and other places. Flower chives have many varieties, such as the small-leaf type: strong bolting and tillering, narrow and short leaves, darker color, thin leaf sheaths with a slightly green color, relatively hard leaves and leaf sheaths, early maturing, dual-purpose for leaves and flowers, and medium quality; annual flower Chinese chives: especially strong bolting, long and large flower stems, medium-wide and long leaves, dark green color, large leaf sheaths with a slightly yellowish-red color. The leaves and leaf sheaths are relatively hard, the bolting period is long, and they can bolt throughout the year. The leaf part is not suitable for eating, and they are mainly grown for harvesting bolts; Annual Flower No. 2: thick and large flower stems, excellent quality and tolerance to low temperatures.
4. Dual-purpose leaf and flower Chinese chives
The leaves and flower stalks of dual-purpose leaf and flower Chinese chives develop well, and both can be eaten. At present, most of the Chinese chive varieties cultivated in China are of this type. This type can also be used for blanching cultivation.
The above is an introduction to Chinese chives. Chinese chives originated in southeastern Asia. They are now commonly cultivated around the world and have also been widely cultivated in China. The price of Chinese chives is not expensive, and their flavor is unique, making them very popular on the market.
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