The functions and effects of Qiqi buds

I don’t know if you have seen Qiqiya in your life. The appearance of the Qiqiya bud of this plant is very similar to dandelion. It also blooms yellow flowers one by one. Moreover, the Qiqiya bud belongs to the dicotyledonous plant, and the survival cycle of the plant is relatively short. However, it is very common on the edge of fields in rural areas. Many people often step on Qiqiya to make tea. So what are the functions and effects of Qiqiya?

The name of this wild grass and vegetable is Qiqi Ya (sound).

Geographical distribution: This is probably the name for the border areas of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui. Qiqi bud belongs to the Asteraceae family, a perennial herb. It is commonly found on ridges of fields, edges of fields, beside ditches, wetlands, and mountains, and can be picked everywhere.

When it grows to 10 cm in size, it can be eaten and used as a dish. It is said that people who often eat it rarely suffer from high blood pressure and cancer. According to records, it is warm and non-toxic, not only nutritious, but

Growth status

It also has obvious and lasting effects of lowering blood pressure, preventing cancer, losing weight, replenishing blood, and stopping bleeding. I remember when I was a child and my nose was bleeding, I would pull out a bud of Glehnia littoralis, rub it in the palm of my hand, and stuff it into my nostrils, and the bleeding would stop immediately. The appearance of the Qiqi bud is very strange, with small purple flowers. The edges of its leaves are covered with serrated thorns that are prickly if you hold them in your hands. Not to mention that we don’t like to eat it, even livestock like cattle and sheep don’t want to eat it. But in the most difficult times, people have to eat. During the famine years, rural children carried a vegetable basket on their arms and a shovel in their hands, and ran all over the barren mountains and wilderness to pick the seven sprouts. The small Qiqi buds saved many lives during the famine years. People over the age of 50 may have eaten this wild vegetable, but it may be difficult to appreciate its taste.