Alfalfa is the tender stem and leaf of Leguminosae Alfalfa, which has high nutritional value and is one of the ancient vegetables in China.
Alfalfa alias Alfalfa is also called cauliflower and grass head.
Alfalfa is rich in nutrition. Every 500g contains 29.5g of protein, 48.5g of carbohydrate, 840mg of calcium, 320mg of phosphorus, 0.0/8mg of iron/kloc-0, 0.73mg of thiamine, 0.73mg of riboflavin, 2.2mg of nicotinic acid and 0//kloc-0 of vitamins.
Analysis of nutritional value of alfalfa contains a lot of iron, which can be used as supplementary food to treat anemia. The B vitamins contained in alfalfa can treat pernicious anemia.
In addition, alfalfa also contains vitamin K with hemostatic effect, which is commonly used by the people to treat stomach diseases or hemorrhoids bleeding, and some prescriptions use it to treat stomach diseases or hemorrhoids and intestinal bleeding.
Alfalfa also contains alfalfa essence, alfalfa phenol and other substances, which have the effect of relieving cough and asthma and have a certain curative effect on bronchitis.
In addition, alfalfa contains crude fiber, which can promote large intestine peristalsis, help excrete feces and toxins, and prevent constipation and intestinal cancer.
Moreover, alfalfa contained in alfalfa can inhibit intestinal contraction, increase the content of thyroxine in blood, and prevent the oxidative anticancer effect of adrenaline.
6 people who are suitable for eating alfalfa can eat alfalfa in the general population.
1. Patients with tracheitis, anemia, pernicious anemia, bronchitis, damp heat, jaundice, yellow urine, conjunctival congestion, enteritis, night blindness, constipation, intestinal cancer, bladder stones, stomach or hemorrhoids, intestinal bleeding and other diseases can eat more alfalfa;
2. People with urinary calculi and loose stools should be careful to eat alfalfa.
Medicago sativa has a mild therapeutic effect and bitter taste, and has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, relaxing muscles and tendons, relaxing bowels and relaxing bowels. It can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for damp-heat jaundice, urinary calculi, Huang Chi's eyes and night blindness [1].
Alfalfa has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, relaxing muscles and tendons, activating collaterals, dredging intestines and removing stones, enriching blood and relieving asthma; It also has the effects of clearing spleen and stomach, moistening intestines, relaxing bowels and reducing bladder stones.
Alfalfa is mainly used for tracheitis, anemia, damp-heat jaundice, yellow urine and red eyes, enteritis, night blindness, bladder stones and other diseases.
The recommended intake of alfalfa is 50 ~ 80g per meal.
9 alfalfa consumption suggestion alfalfa should be fried.
10 "National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine" Alfalfa 10. 1 Pinyin name Mù Xu
10.2 alfalfa alias: alfalfa, alfalfa, alfalfa.
10.3 comes from alfalfa, leguminous alfalfa and is used as whole grass.
10.4 habitat distribution, cultivated everywhere.
The chemical constituents of 10.5 contain crystalline saponins, which are hydrolyzed to produce alfalfa acid and three triterpenoid saponin amino acids.
Leaves contain onion alcohol, vitamins A, C, D, E, K and so on.
The endosperm contains vernin (Vernin, C 10H 13O5N5).
10.6 tastes bitter, slightly astringent and flat.
10.7 has the effects of invigorating stomach, clearing heat and diuresis. Indications: enteritis, urinary calculi, night blindness.
10.8 the dosage of alfalfa is 0.5 ~ 1. Or 2-3 liang of fresh grass, mashed and juiced.
10.9 from China National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine.
1 1 Chinese materia medica Medicago sativa 1 1. 1 originated from Aberdeen, a famous doctor.
1 1.2 Pinyin name Mù Xu
1 1.3 English names Alfalfa, Melilotus California, Alfalfa, Alfalfa.
1 1.4 Alfalfa aliases: Alfalfa, Musu, Huaifeng, Guangfeng, Lianzhi Grass, Guangfeng Grass, Southern Alfalfa, Jin Fenghua, Caotou, Muqiongtou, Huanghuazi, Mopansi Grass and Daylily.
1 1.5 source: dicotyledonous plant medicine leguminous plant purple alfalfa or whole grass of southern alfalfa.
Latin animal and plant mineral name: 1. Alfalfa. [small tooth bean. Not L.] 2. alfalfa
Harvest and storage: harvested in summer and autumn, dried in the sun, or rarely used.
1 1.6 Original table 1. Purple alfalfa, a perennial herb. The taproot is 25 meters long. The rhizome is developed; With or without vines, the stem is 30 100cm high, erect or creeping, smooth and multi-branched, with 1525 branches. 3 compound leaves, the leaflets are obovate, oblong, 22.5 cm long, and only the top is serrated; There is a middle rib protrusion at the top of the lobule; Petiole is long and smooth; Stipules are very large. Pedicels are extracted from leaf axils, and flowers have short pedicels; 825 flowers form a cluster of racemes; Calyx campanulate, with 5 teeth; Corolla purple. Pods spiral, unequal to 23 circles, slightly hairy, dark brown, not dehiscent. 18 seeds, kidney-shaped, yellowish brown, very small. The flowering period is May.
2. Southern alfalfa, an annual or biennial herb. Leaflets are broadly ovoid or obcordate, with slightly rounded or concave apex, serrated upper part and wedge-shaped lower part. These flowers are yellow. Pods are spiral, without deep grooves, with protrusions and sparse thorns.
1 1.7 Habitat distribution ecological environment: 1. Alfalfa: Born in the wilderness and fields.
2. Southern alfalfa: cultivated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Resource distribution: 1. Alfalfa is widely distributed and cultivated in most areas of China.
2. Southern alfalfa is distributed in central and southern China; The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are cultivated land.
1 1.8 The chemical constituents of alfalfa contain saponins. Isoflavone derivatives, such as Lu Se, allicin, coumestrol, formononetin, daidzein, Tricin, citrulline and concanavalic acid. It contains 2 1.837.6% protein and 4.09% sugar. Rotten grass contains dicoumarin. The leaves contain B methyl D glucoside, 4o methyl racemic nonyl alcohol and 1 galactose. In addition, both leaves and stems contain pectin acid. Flowers contain anthocyanins: the blue-purple flowers of purple alfalfa mainly contain delphinidin, petunia and mallow; The volatile components in flowers are linalool, myrcene and limonene. Seeds contain stachydrine, stachydrine and sialic acid. Southern alfalfa contains carotene.
Pharmacological Effects of Alfalfa 1 1.9 Alfalfa can relax the isolated small intestine of guinea pigs, but it does not cause swelling in sheep. Alfalfa can significantly inhibit the contraction of small intestine in retired rabbits at the concentration of 2× 10(5), and injecting 4mg of alfalfa into the small intestine cavity of rabbits in vivo can slow down the peristalsis and contraction of intestine. Methyl alfalfa itself has no obvious effect on isolated rabbit small intestine, but if the bath tube is added first, it can slightly antagonize the effect of alfalfa. Using fresh alfalfa leaves as feed may cause severe abdominal distension in animals, and excessive pressure in the stomach may compress the diaphragm and blood vessels, leading to suffocation in animals. Alfalfa also has a mild antioxidant effect, which can prevent the oxidation of adrenaline and has a mild estrogen-like effect. The whole herb extract can inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and is effective for leukoplakia of spinal cord in mice. Livestock fed with alfalfa. Alfalfa is a variety of southern alfalfa, which can produce allergic dermatitis to light.
1 1. 10 is bitter; Ping; nontoxic
11.11meridians and spleen; Stomach; Kidney meridian
1 1. 12 function is mainly used to clear spleen and stomach; Clear damp heat; Diuretics; Reduce swelling. Major urinary calculi; Bladder stones; Edema; Lymphatic diseases; A disease characterized by frequent drinking and urination.
1 1. 13 Medicago sativa usage and dosage: mash and juice, 35 liang; The investigation is over, 23 yuan.
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2. "Rihuazi Materia Medica": go to the abdomen to hide evil spirits, heat between the spleen and stomach, and pass the small intestine.
3. Materia Medica: Benefiting the large intestine.
4. "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": Treating uric acid bladder stones.
1 1. 15 extract