Black rice

The Vaccinium bracteatum, which is closely related to Vaccinium bracteatum, has been included in the Pharmacopoeia of the motherland for a long time. It is called "Southern Candle Grass" in Materia Medica and "Mofan Grass" in Compendium of Materia Medica. According to Chong Medicine Dictionary, Vaccinium bracteatum is an evergreen shrub of Ericaceae, with L-3 meters high and many branches. Its leaves are oval in shape and purple in color and grow on hillsides. Roadsides or bushes. Vaccinium bracteatum is abundant in the provinces and regions south of the Yangtze River. The leaves, roots and fruits of Vaccinium bracteatum can be used as medicine. In particular, its leaves are mild in nature, sweet and slightly sour in taste, belonging to tonic Chinese medicine, which can be collected before the summer heat and dried in the sun for medicine. Vaccinium bracteatum leaves can cure chronic diarrhea, wet dream and leukorrhagia. Dyspepsia and other symptoms, as well as the functions of improving eyesight and blackening hair, decoction and cough can cure gum rot. According to the research, the leaves of Vaccinium bracteatum contain six kinds of medicinal active ingredients: anthocyanins, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, triterpenoids, various organic acids and inositol. Vitamins, etc., many of which are effective in delaying human aging and preventing and treating senile diseases. In recent years, it has also been found that the pigment in the tender leaves and branches of Vaccinium bracteatum is rich in trace elements, among which the relative contents of iron, manganese and zinc are relatively high, accounting for about 23%-24% respectively. It can be seen that black rice is a kind of health food for strengthening the body and nourishing, and it has great prospects to develop various health foods by using black rice trees.
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