Can the flowers of Artemisia selengensis be eaten?

In rural areas, many grasses have names, and when used in traditional Chinese medicine, they are also a kind of medicine. Gnaphalium wilfordii is the scientific name of Qingming vegetable, which is often used to treat colds, coughs, gynecological diseases, etc. Mousetail can also be used as a dish. It is very simple to prepare. Just pick its green leaves, wash them, and blanch them in hot water before eating. Are the flowers of Artemisia selengensis edible?

You may not be very familiar with the name of the dish Qingmingcai. Generally, we eat the green leaf part of green vegetables mostly. Pick the green leaves, wash them, blanch them in hot water, and then take them out and stir-fry them. The taste is very delicious. The unique fragrance of green vegetables fills the tip of the nose and tongue. Because it is fresh, the taste will be great. The same goes for this Qingming vegetable. We can choose its leaf part, pick it and wash it clean, then stir-fry it with fat water and eat it. It is a very delicious home-cooked dish.

Not only that, this Qingming vegetable will also bloom. So many people will ask, can this Qingming vegetable still be eaten after it blooms? What I want to tell you here is that Qingming vegetable can still be eaten after it blooms. It is not poisonous and will not cause any harm to the human body if eaten.

In spring or autumn, pick the whole Qingming vegetable, wash it and blanch it in boiling water, then you can eat it fresh, or you can choose to dry it first, and then eat it in the same way as dried vegetables, and the taste is very good. The nutritional value of Qingming vegetable is relatively high. Every 100 grams of Qingming vegetable contains about 85 grams of water, about 3.1 grams of protein, about 0.6 grams of fat, about 7 grams of carbohydrates, about 2.18 milligrams of calcium, 66 milligrams of phosphorus, 7.4 milligrams of iron, about 2.2 milligrams of carotene, and a small amount of vitamin B2, vitamin C, niacin, as well as some bioalkalis and volatile oils. The nutritional value of Qingming vegetable can be seen from this.

The above content roughly tells you how to eat Qingming vegetable in general and whether it can be eaten after it blooms. We can not only eat the leaves of Qingming vegetable, but also its flowers. It can be stir-fried and the fragrance will spread to the tip of the nose and tongue. It tastes very good. You can buy some and try it. The nutritional value is also very high.

Can pregnant women eat Qingming grass?

Qingmingcao is used for cough or asthma with excessive phlegm; rheumatic arthralgia, sore limbs; leucorrhea in women, or turbid urine. Modernly, it is also used for favism, hypertension, and gastric and duodenal ulcers. Unless pregnant women are sick and have consulted a doctor, it is best not to eat it.