What are the medicinal values ​​of prickly ash sprouts?

I believe that when we come to the suburbs after busy work, we all hope to eat some wild vegetables, and the top-quality wild vegetable known as the king of wild vegetables is none other than the prickly ash sprouts. Because it is not only delicious and sweet, with a strong gamey flavor, but also rich in nutrients. It also has good effects of strengthening muscles and bones, dispelling wind and dampness. So what are the medicinal values ​​of prickly ash buds? Regarding this question, please share with me in the next period of time.

The young shoots of thorny wood are commonly known as thorny dragon shoots and thorny old shoots. They are the young shoots of the woody plant Liaodong Aralia (also known as dragon bud Aralia). They are delicious in cooking and are very popular. They can be compared with Chinese toon and are a woody vegetable with broad cultivation prospects. The young shoots can be used to cook dishes and soups, or pickled and stuffed. They are nutritious, delicious, and have a unique flavor, earning them the reputation of being the "king of mountain vegetables." Because the outside of the prickly ash is covered with sharp thorns, it is very difficult to pick, but people in the mountainous areas of Northeast China enjoy doing it. Every spring they go up the mountain to pick and taste it. It has now become an indispensable pure natural green food on the table and is considered to be the best wild vegetable.

The prickly ash can be picked from spring to early summer, but the best ones are those with tender leaves that are curled and not stretched out in late spring. After summer, the young leaves become old and cannot be eaten. In late summer and early autumn, umbrella-shaped milky white flowers bloom at the top of the tree. The fruit is green at first, and turns black when ripe. The young buds are picked after they sprout in spring.

The efficacy and function of thorny old buds

The root bark and bark of Aralia elata are used as medicine, which is effective for edema, constipation, diabetes, stomach cramps and other diseases. According to measurements, the total saponin content in the root bark of Aralia elata produced in Northeast China is about three times that of ginseng roots. The hydrolysis products of this type of saponin include oleanolic acid, which has anti-inflammatory, sedative, diuretic, cardiotonic, immune and anti-cancer effects, and has a good effect on the treatment of icteric hepatitis and chronic hepatitis.

Nutritional value of thorny old buds

The thorny buds contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and so on.

I believe that with the above sharing by all of us, our friends will have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the medicinal value of prickly ash buds. Of course, I also hope that everyone can master today’s content so that they can better apply what they have learned, so that they can better prevent and treat some of our diseases. Therefore, we should share these contents with our relatives and friends around us.