Pteridium jingpohushan

In the dense forest in the mountainous area of Jingbo Lake, precious trees such as Korean pine and Bo Huang radish grow. On the edge of the forest, barren slopes and wild fields, there are more than 100 kinds of wild vegetables, of which Pteridium aquilinum is the best. Pteridium aquilinum is a kind of herb, commonly known as leading vegetable, and also known as auspicious dish. Locals call it cat's paw dish. The tender seedlings of bracken are edible parts. It is young and sharp, curled and bent inward, shaped like a cat's paw, turquoise, and stretched out when it matures. Petiole yellow-brown, up to one to two feet long; Rhizomes grow horizontally underground, with a layer of dark brown fuzz on the outside, which contains a lot of high-quality starch and can be used to extract fern powder. Pteridium aquilinum is rich in nutrition. Besides starch, fat and protein, it also contains vitamins A and C, phosphorus and calcium, etc. Every 100 grams contains 1.68 mg of carotene and 35 mg of vitamin C. Its tender leaves and stems are excellent wild vegetables with unique flavor, which are fried, boiled, mixed and salted, light and delicious. It can be eaten fresh after being slightly scalded with hot water, or dried into dried vegetables or preserved with salt for a long time. According to historical records, fern, when it was born, curled like a fist, spread out like a pheasant's tail when it was long, and was three or four feet high. When its stem was tender, it had no leaves. It was collected and heated in soup, and its saliva was removed and dried to make vegetables. It was sweet and smooth, and the meat was cooked beautifully. Ginger vinegar mixed with food is also good. Since the Tang Dynasty, people like to eat bracken, which has a history of more than two thousand years. Some famous poets in ancient times praised it: Shan Tong newly picked fern bud fertilizer, Shixuan fern bud purple ... In the Qing Dynasty, bracken was also listed as a tribute. Every year, bracken with purple and fat stems was selected and presented to the imperial court after drying. Pteridium aquilinum also has medicinal value. It contains chemical components such as sakura glycoside, astragaloside, pterosin, succinic acid, alkaloid, etc. It can be used to treat rheumatic arthritis, dysentery, hemoptysis, eczema and snake bite. Pteridium aquilinum in Jingbo mountain area is widely distributed, with high yield, free from the influence of pesticides and fertilizers, with excellent vegetable quality, tender leaves and stems, thick meat and delicious taste.
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