Pteridium shuangyashan

Pteridium aquilinum, with thick roots and rich starch, is named fern or fern powder, which can be eaten as vermicelli and vermicelli. Its tender seedlings are curled like fists, so it is also called "fist dish". Born in the shady and humid place of the mountain forest, it is a kind of wild vegetable that people in southern mountainous areas of China like to eat. When eating, it is usually cooked with boiling water, then taken out and torn, soaked in clear water for a day or two, changed with clear water several times a day, soaked to remove astringency, and put salt and seasoning back into the pot to fry cooked food. Because of its astringent taste, it has the function of astringing and treating proctoptosis. The tender leaves of Pteridium aquilinum contain carotene, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, fern, fern glycoside, acetyl fern, choline and sterol, in addition to 18 kinds of amino acids. Modern research believes that the cellulose in bracken can promote intestinal peristalsis and reduce the absorption of fat by stomach and intestines. Pteridium aquilinum tastes sweet and cold. It has the effects of detoxification, clearing away heat, moistening intestines and resolving phlegm. Regular consumption can lower blood pressure and relieve dizziness and insomnia. Pteridium aquilinum can also stop diarrhea and induce diuresis. The dietary fiber contained in Pteridium aquilinum can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation, clear the intestines and detoxify, and can also treat rheumatoid arthritis, dysentery, hemoptysis and other diseases. Regular consumption can treat hypertension, dizziness, uterine bleeding and other diseases, and has a preventive effect on measles and flu.
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