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What is the latest wild spinach plant?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Wild spinach, also known as Rumex, wrinkled leaf sheep's hoof and sheep's foot root, are annual herbs of the genus Polygonaceae, which can be found in most grasslands of Europe and Western Asia. The tender stems and leaves can be eaten raw or cold, and are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and oxalic acid.

Wild spinach is also known as sour mold, wrinkled leaf sheep's hoof, sheep's hoof root, etc., which is an annual herb of Polygonaceae. It can be found in most grasslands of Europe and Western Asia. Its tender stems and leaves can be eaten raw or cold. It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and oxalic acid, which tastes sour and tastes sour. It is often used as food and seasoning. It is used in medicine to cool blood, detoxify and kill insects. The main pulmonary tuberculosis hemoptysis, hemorrhoid bleeding, carbuncle swelling, scabies, skin pruritus and other diseases.

The root of Rabdosia angustifolia is fibrous root, the stem is erect, 40cm to 100cm tall, deeply grooved, usually unbranched. Leaf blade lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 8-14 cm long and 1-2.6 cm wide, both ends attenuate, entire, stipitate. Basal leaves and lower stem leaves Sagittate, 3-12 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, basal lobes acute, entire or microwave. The petiole is 2 to 10 cm long. Upper leaves of stem smaller, shortly petiolate or sessile. Ocrea is membranous and easy to rupture. Inflorescences narrowly paniculate, terminal, branched sparsely.

The flower clusters of wild spinach are axillary, spaced or crowded on panicles, the spikes are leafy and grow at the upper end of each branch. Flowers unisexual, dioecious, green. There are joints at the base of japonica. Perianth segments are long ovate with conspicuous fine reticulation behind each piece with long ovate verrucous protuberances and narrow edges. Most of them have a long needle in the center of each side and the apex is straight or curved. Achenes elliptic, with 3 sharp ribs, pointed at both ends, ca. 2 mm, dark brown, glossy. Wrapped in a persistent perianth. The flowering period is from May to July and the fruiting period is from June to August.

Wild spinach is now grown as a vegetable and has high nutritional value. per 100 grams of wild spinach tender leaves contain 92 grams of water, 3.2 milligrams of carotene, 70 milligrams of vitamin C, 1.8 grams of protein, 0.7 grams of fat, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 440 milligrams of calcium and 80 milligrams of phosphorous. However, wild spinach contains acidic potassium oxalate and some tartaric acid, sometimes resulting in poisoning due to excessive oxalic acid content. In the literature, there have been reports of children dying from eating wild herb leaves.

The ancient name of wild spinach is Rumex, which means "sucking". In ancient times, people quenched their thirst by sucking its leaves, so the flower language of wild spinach is "considerate". If a woman is blessed by this kind of flower, she must be full of maternal love, gentle and understanding, just like the Virgin Mary. Of course, once you fall in love, you have no regrets to give, so that the other party feels a strong affection.

 
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