The efficacy and function of bitter hemp seeds

Bitter sesame is also called bitter herb. Many people don’t know much about bitter herb, but it has to be said that bitter herb is indeed widely used in life. Bitter sesame seeds can not only be used for cooking, but also have certain medicinal value and play a very important role in the treatment of many diseases. The effects and functions of bitter sesame seeds are very significant, and there are many ways to eat them. Some people in life eat bitter sesame seeds raw.

1. Used as medicine

Dandelion contains many ingredients such as mannitol, wax alcohol, cholecalciferol, and alchol. But although it is bitter, it has a unique flavor after processing. Fresh and tender bitter herbs, remove the roots, wash and scald them, rub out the bitter juice, or dry them in the sun, cook them with lard, or stir-fry them with sesame oil and chili peppers, all of which can stimulate appetite. It can be used as medicine to treat many diseases. "Shennong's Herbal Classic" says that it "is bitter and cold, and is mainly used to treat evil spirits in the five internal organs, aversion to food, and stomach numbness. Long-term use can calm the mind, replenish qi, make the body light, and resist aging." Hard-working people brought bitter herbs from the hillsides to the farmers' tables, where they became delicious delicacies. Dry it brightly, fry it into tea, and then soak it in water to drink.

2. Can be eaten raw, washed and dipped in sauce, crispy and delicious

Sonchus endive, commonly known as Qumalai and Kumazi, is a wild vegetable with a long history. In addition, it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and removing dampness, reducing swelling and discharging pus, removing phlegm and relieving pain, and replenishing deficiency and relieving cough. It has certain therapeutic effect on diseases such as infiltrative hepatitis. The main edible part of Sonchus is its young leaves, which can be washed and eaten raw with sauce, or stir-fried.

3. Others

Bitter hemp seed is also known as lettuce, wild bitter vegetable, bitter kudzu, bitter hemp, hemp vegetable, quema vegetable, and bitter bitter vegetable. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting dampness and discharging pus, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat sore throat, sores, swelling and toxins, hemorrhoids, enteritis, acute appendicitis, hematuria, bloody stool and metrorrhagia, etc. Bitter hemp seed (including flowers) can be eaten raw, and it is very refreshing to eat with sauce; it can also be eaten cooked; it can be soaked in water and drunk as tea, which can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce fire, and is very effective for chronic diseases such as hypertension and toothache.