What are the effects and ways to eat white wormwood?

In daily diet, Chinese chrysanthemum is a relatively common food, and Chinese chrysanthemum is divided into many types. White wormwood is a relatively common type. White wormwood contains a large amount of nutrients. Regular consumption can effectively treat some physical diseases, prevent cholesterol and stone diseases, and has a great effect on body cell metabolism. There are many ways to eat white wormwood, and it can be cooked and eaten.

What are the effects and methods of eating white wormwood?

Clears away dampness and heat, relieves jaundice

(1) Artemisia has a significant effect in promoting bile secretion and relieving jaundice

Artemisia white can not only effectively increase the bile flow of patients with gallstones, but also significantly reduce the cholesterol content in bile, and has a certain effect on preventing the formation of cholesterol stones.

(2) It can reduce serum transaminase activity and alleviate hepatocyte swelling, ballooning, fatty degeneration and necrosis.

Artemisia annua chromone, 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin, artemisia annua flavonoids and other ingredients all have liver-protecting effects.

Liver protection: Artemisia has certain liver protection effects because it can enhance the liver's detoxification function, protect the integrity of liver cell membranes, and induce liver drug enzymes. In addition, it also has a certain promoting effect on the regeneration of liver cells.

(3) It has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro

It has a certain inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, hemolytic Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, diphtheria Corynebacterium, bovine and human tuberculosis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, pathogenic filaments, and skin fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus versicolor.

The antibacterial active ingredients of Artemisia annua are mainly artemesinone, p-hydroxyacetophenone and other volatile oil components.

(4) Antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory

Artemisia annua has a significant antipyretic effect on the fever of rabbits caused by mixed typhoid vaccine. 6,7-dimethylesculin in Artemisia annua has a certain degree of analgesic effect on the pain models of mice induced by hot plate method and acetic acid writhing method, and has an inhibitory effect on the swelling of rat metatarsal joints caused by carrageenan.

(5) Lowering blood lipids and preventing atherosclerosis

Artemisia annua can effectively reduce the serum cholesterol concentration and β-lipoprotein content of animals with hyperlipidemia, and can also significantly reduce the cholesterol content in the aortic wall, thereby alleviating the symptoms of atherosclerotic plaque disease in the arterial wall.

Other pharmacological effects

The anti-tumor Artemisia annua decoction has an inhibitory and killing effect on mouse Ehrlich ascites cancer cells and transplanted MethA cells, and can prolong the survival time of tumor-bearing mice. Artemisia chromone and cypermethrin in Artemisia alba have significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of Hela cells and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells.

In addition, the decoction of Artemisia argyi has a significant inhibitory effect on the mutagenic effect of aflatoxin B (AFBl), a carcinogen.

One of the ways to eat Artemisia argyi: steaming

After cleaning the fresh Artemisia annua, add an appropriate amount of flour, steam it together on a grate, and finally eat it with garlic juice. It is soft and has a light taste. It is suitable for eating in spring.

The second way to eat Artemisia argyi: eat it cold

Another way to eat Artemisia annua is to boil it in waste water for a few minutes, take it out, mix it with mashed garlic, sesame oil, salt, vinegar, etc. It is a very refreshing delicacy besides fish and meat.

The third way to eat Artemisia argyi: Artemisia argyi

Wash the Artemisia annua clean, blanch it in boiling water, chop it into pieces, mix it with meat filling, make it into bun filling or dumpling filling, etc., and steam it for a unique flavor.

The fourth way to eat Artemisia argyi: Artemisia argyi meat

Artemisia meat is also a way to eat Artemisia. You need to stir-fry the meat slices first and add some seasonings. Wrap the Artemisia annua and flour together and spread them evenly on the steamer. Then top it with the stir-fried meat slices and finally a layer of Artemisia annua noodles. After steaming, eat it with garlic juice. It is fat but not greasy and very nutritious.