Can ageratum herb be eaten? Many people only know of Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid

Nowadays, for home greenery, besides common plants like pothos and spider plants, many people also grow fruits and vegetables, such as mint and tomatoes, but ageratum herb is rarely seen. In fact, ageratum herb is easy to grow and has many uses.

We often hear the term "Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid", so what is huoxiang? You probably already know by now that ageratum herb can be used in stir-fries and brewed as tea.

Ageratum is a fine wild delicacy; it can be served cold with dressing, stir-fried, or cooked into porridge. Ageratum can be eaten as a wild vegetable and also used as a traditional Chinese medicine, with the effects of strengthening the spleen and boosting qi, and releasing the exterior to relieve summer heat.

Ageratum can be used to make pancakes, cold dressed dishes, or fried with eggs or fish, and it is especially fragrant.

Ageratum leaves can also be used to brew tea. In summer, it can cool and relieve summer heat, aromatically transform dampness, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting, and it can also treat bad breath. Brewing tea with ageratum leaves can remove bad breath, so it has many uses!

Wash the ageratum leaves, put them in a cup, add boiling water, and steep covered for 15 minutes. Use 2/3 of the tea to rinse the mouth and drink 1/3 of it. It works best for bad breath caused by turbid qi rising upward and for bad breath due to excessive stomach fire.

Ageratum's effects are no fewer than mint's. Growing a pot in summer is a pretty good choice.