These several wild vegetables are treasures from tip to toe, able to lower blood lipids, aid weight loss, beautify the skin and even boost immunity

Saxifrage grows in shady, damp environments and has a cool nature; taken as a decoction it can clear lung heat. Combined with natural indigo, it can also cool the blood and stop bleeding, making it a fine medicinal herb for dispelling wind and clearing heat. To treat suppurative otitis media: take several fresh leaves of saxifrage, crush them for juice, filter through gauze, add an appropriate amount of borneol, and put it into an eye-drop bottle for later use. When using it, first wash the external auditory canal with 3% hydrogen peroxide and clean away the purulent secretions, then apply the saxifrage liquid as ear drops, 1-2 drops each time, 3 times a day. In treating 31 cases of suppurative otitis media, the 25 acute cases healed in an average of 3 days, and the 6 chronic cases improved in an average of 7 days.

The chili pepper plant is a species in the genus Capsicum of the nightshade family. The fruit is usually conical or oblong, green when unripe, and turning bright red, yellow or purple when ripe, with red being the most common. The fruit of the chili pepper tastes pungent because its skin contains capsaicin. It can stimulate the appetite. Among vegetables, chili peppers rank first in vitamin C content; they originated in Mexico and were introduced to China in the late Ming dynasty. The mountain chili pepper plant relieves fever and pain, prevents cancer, increases appetite, aids digestion, lowers blood lipids and aids weight loss, resists disease, promotes blood circulation, and has a calming, soothing effect while stimulating the appetite.

Sea grapes are 80% composed of algal polysaccharides, collagen and dietary fiber, with a balanced and complete range of amino acids, a low fat content that is mostly unsaturated fatty acids, and rich minerals and vitamins, among which sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium are all relatively high, and they are also rich in trace elements such as phosphorus, copper and selenium. Of the 16 amino acids detected in sea grapes, 11 are essential amino acids for the human body, including the 7 amino acids the body cannot synthesize. Among the various unsaturated fatty acids are precious components such as the brain-gold DHA, EPA and ARA, and the ratio of omega-3 fatty acids to omega-6 fatty acids is perfect. They have anti-cancer, anti-tumor, antioxidant, immunity-boosting, brain-cell-activating, blood-purifying and beauty-enhancing effects.