What kind of plant is antler? Is it of medicinal value? What are the ways to eat it? With efficacy and taboos!

Antler vegetable, as its name implies, gets its name because it looks like antlers. What kind of plant is that antler? What are the medicinal values of antlers? What is the efficacy of antler vegetables and taboos for eating? What are the edible methods of antler vegetables? Let me give you answers one by one.

What kind of plant is antler?

Antlers belong to algae. It is one of the most primitive plants in existence, and it has existed since the beginning of the chaos of the earth, so it can be found not only in the seaside rocky cliffs, but also on the moss in the forest zone of Qinghai more than 3000 meters above sea level.

The fresh antler is yellow and olive, with a height of 6cm, 7cm and up to 14cm. The dried antler vegetables become fresh and green after soaking in water, glittering and translucent, with strong ion exchange function and adsorption, can effectively improve the digestive function of the human body, and has a positive therapeutic effect on gastrointestinal diseases.

In addition, antler vegetable also has the effects of soft firmness, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and detoxification, relieving stomach, invigorating body and dispelling evil. It can be used for sore throat, swelling of blood stasis, injury caused by falling, broken tendon, flash sprain, etc., and can also be used to treat epigastric pain, pain, belching and acid regurgitation, unfragrant food, intestinal dryness and constipation, etc.

Antler is an important economic seaweed in China, belonging to the genus Carrageenaceae. It is naturally distributed along the Atlantic Ocean and along the southeast coast of China, as well as Qingdao, Dalian and other sea areas. Although the food can be found in most of the sea areas of the world, but not all sea areas can be served, let's take a look at the efficacy and function of antler.

Second, the medicinal value of staghorn.

The taste is sweet, salty and cold.

The heart and stomach meridians.

[efficacy] Clearing heat and resolving phlegm, moistening dryness and dehumidification. Main treatment of fatigue or Yin deficiency fever, hot phlegm or dry phlegm cough, phlegm thick sticky, gall tumor, scrofula, stool dry knot, hemorrhoids, arthralgia syndrome, joint pain.

Third, the efficacy of antler vegetables.

1. Antler vegetable has the effects of softening firm and dispersing knots, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and detoxification, relieving stomach, invigorating body and dispelling evil.

2. Antlers can be used for sore throat, swelling of blood stasis, injury caused by falls, broken tendons, flash and sprain, etc.

3. Antlers can be used to treat epigastric pain, pain sometimes, belching and acid regurgitation, unfragrant food, intestinal dryness and constipation, etc.

IV. Taboos for eating antlers

1. Antler vegetables are especially suitable for people with sore throat, swelling of blood stasis, injury caused by falling, rectal cancer, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and constipation.

2. Antler vegetables can be eaten by the general population, but men should not eat them often, otherwise they will develop old diseases, damage the blood gas of the waist and kidney meridians and collaterals, cause cold pain in the feet, and make people look bad.

Fifth, the edible method of antler vegetable

1. Staghorn vegetables with cold salad

[materials] 150 grams of dried antler, 1 cucumber, half of rock sugar radish, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 handle of pepper, 4 grams of salt, 15 milliliters of white vinegar, 20 grams of sugar, 10 milliliters of sesame oil, 5 milliliters of chilli oil.

[practice] ① dried antler vegetables are soaked and washed in cold water and divided into small pieces. Shred ② cucumber and rock sugar radish on top of antlers. ③ chopped garlic and sprinkle with salt, white vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and chilli oil. Deep-fry ④ pepper in hot oil, pour oil on top and mix well.

2. Acorus calamus

[materials] 100 grams of antler vegetables, 10 grams of Acorus calamus, 2 grams of salt, 1 grams of monosodium glutamate, 3 grams of vinegar, 1 grams of sesame oil.

[practice] ① put antler vegetables and Acorus calamus in a pot, add water and boil a little to cease fire. After soaking in ② for half an hour, remove the antler and Acorus calamus, cut them into sections and put them on a plate. Mix ③ with salt, monosodium glutamate, vinegar and sesame oil, then add a little of the original soaking solution and mix well.

3. Roast meat with antler vegetables

[materials] 300 grams of antler vegetables, 250 grams of pork, cooking wine, shredded ginger, monosodium glutamate, refined salt, chopped onions.

[practice] after removing impurities from the antler vegetable by ①, wash and cut the pork into sections, wash the pork and cut into pieces. ② heat the pot, stir-fry the pork, add cooking wine and soy sauce. ③ add chopped onions and shredded ginger, stir-fry until cooked and taste, add antler vegetables to taste, according to your preference, add monosodium glutamate, out of the pot.