This food can prolong life, slow aging, and is also effective for diabetes

Pea shoots: a type of vegetable. The tender stems and leaves of the pea plant, also a type of shoot vegetable, also known as "pea tips" and "dragon beard vegetable" or "dragon beard shoots". It is a leafy green vegetable that uses the young tender stems, leaves and shoots of the vegetable pea as food. It is most popular in the south, especially in the Jiangnan region. People in Yangzhou always put a plate of pea shoots on the table at the start of the year to express the wish for peace year after year. Pea shoots are nutritious and contain a variety of amino acids essential to the human body. They have a delicate fragrance, a soft and tender texture, and a smooth, pleasant taste, excelling in color, aroma and flavor. They have high nutritional value and are green and pollution-free, and they taste fresh, smooth and tender with a delicious and unique flavor. Whether stir-fried, made into soup, or cooked in a hot pot, they are a superior vegetable on the dining table and are much favored by consumers. Pea shoots contain extremely rich calcium and have effects such as promoting urination, stopping diarrhea, reducing swelling, relieving pain and aiding digestion. At the same time, pea tips contain relatively rich cellulose, which clears the stomach and intestines, removes toxins and nourishes the liver, and also has anti-cancer and cancer-preventing effects.

The whole Yanghe plant has a unique fragrance. Its branches, leaves, rhizomes, flowers and fruits can dispel wind and relieve pain, clear swelling and detoxify, relieve cough and calm asthma, and remove food stagnation and strengthen the stomach. It has excellent medicinal value, especially with special effects in treating constipation and diabetes. Its tender sprouts and stem fruits are delicious and contain rich vitamins, a variety of amino acids, and dietary fiber, which is known as the "seventh major nutrient element." It is a precious "mountain delicacy." In spring, its newly emerged tender sprouts can be picked and eaten cold-dressed or stir-fried, fresh and delicious; in summer, its red flower buds can be picked and stir-fried or made into pickles with chili peppers, with a unique flavor; in autumn, its flowers can be salted, pickled in sauce, or stir-fried with meat; in winter, its underground rhizomes are plump and delicious, and can be pan-fried, stir-fried, stewed or braised. Regular consumption of Yanghe can strengthen the body, improve the complexion, and slow aging.

Lycium shoots have the effects of tonifying deficiency and benefiting essence, clearing heat and quenching thirst, and dispelling wind and improving eyesight. In traditional Chinese medicine circles, goji has always been regarded as a health product for nourishing and strengthening the body and prolonging life. Regular consumption can strengthen the kidneys and benefit the spirit, improve eyesight and lighten the body, regulate the body's immunity, inhibit tumor growth, slow aging, and resist fatty liver, among other effects. They are slightly bitter but very refreshing, can clear internal heat and improve eyesight, and are often used among the people to treat yin deficiency with internal heat, dry throat and sore throat, rising liver fire, dizziness and blurred vision, low fever, and so on. Goji berries contain inosine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, arginine, and other substances, and their nutritional composition is very rich. According to the "Dietary Materia Medica," lycium shoots have effects such as strengthening the sinews and resisting aging, dispelling wind, tonifying the sinews and bones, and eliminating deficiency and fatigue.