Ranking of ten common wild vegetables in rural areas: purslane, dandelion, gray cabbage, shepherd's purse, plantain, bracken, toona sinensis, acanthus, bitter cabbage, and ground cabbage. Among them, shepherd's purse has been affected by Loved by many diners.
Potherbs have always been a favorite vegetable for people. Their biggest features are that they are natural, pollution-free and have high nutritional value. They can be used as fresh vegetables or dried to make pickled products. They are all very delicious. Let’s take a look at the common varieties of wild vegetables.
Shepherd's purse comes from the Brassicaceae family and is widely distributed in my country. Chinese people have a long history of eating shepherd's purse. There is a saying in the Book of Songs: Who is bitter about tea? It is as sweet as shepherd's purse. This shows that the ancients were very fond of it. We have known for a long time that shepherd's purse is delicious, and there is even a saying among the people that "if you eat shepherd's purse, all vegetables will not be fresh".
High nutritional value
Shepherd's purse has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and other ingredients. It is particularly worth mentioning that shepherd’s purse is a natural master of calcium supplementation. Its calcium content is nearly three times that of milk of the same weight. It can be used as a good source of calcium in the daily diet and is very suitable for people with lactose intolerance to supplement calcium. .
The leaves of shepherd's purse are very diverse and difficult to identify, so it is best not to dig wild shepherd's purse for consumption in the wild to avoid accidentally eating poisonous plants due to unclear identification. It is recommended to buy shepherd's purse at the vegetable market. Choose fresher shepherd's purses without main stems. Shepherd's purses that have grown main stems and bloomed are older and will have a poor taste.