The humble grass on the roadside is a good baby for lowering blood pressure. The potted plants grow fast and you can pinch them if you want to eat them.

Purslane is a kind of wild vegetable growing everywhere in my hometown. It used to be an inconspicuous weed and weed. It likes to grow in wet fields, roadsides or corners of the courtyard, and sometimes it is removed with weeding. But this inconspicuous weed is a good baby for lowering blood pressure.

Nowadays, it can be seen occasionally in the vegetable market in the city. Some stall owners will pull it back from the field and sell it in a bundle. It can sell it for more than ten yuan a jin, which is more expensive than other vegetables, mainly because of its medicinal value.

Purslane, also known as Portulaca oleracea, longevity dish, named because it looks like horse teeth, is generally reddish brown, is a kind of wild vegetables with the same origin of medicine and food. It can clear away heat and dampness, detoxify and detumescence, reduce the concentration of blood cholesterol and improve the elasticity of blood vessel wall, which is very beneficial to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and is a good thing to "lower blood pressure".

Purslane has fleshy leaves and stems, usually steamed and eaten cold, which contains not only various vitamins and carotenes, but also acids, so it tastes a little sour, but the overall taste is smooth and delicious.

Friends who want to eat wild vegetables do not have to think about going to the wild to find them. We can plant them with purslane branches and grow quickly.

Potted Portulaca oleracea is mainly sown and propagated, and it can also be planted in flowerpots by transplanting mature old plants in autumn. The larger flowerpot used for the cultivation of purslane is beneficial to its growth, and it is better if the diameter is more than 30 cm. The horse tooth is not strict with the soil, but the fertile and loose sandy soil can make the horse tooth grow fast and the yield is high.

The suitable temperature for purslane growth is 20-30 ℃. Like fertilizer and water, resistant to strong light, potted purslane should be paid attention to, often placed in the place where the sun can shine. Watering should be done "no dry, no watering, watering thoroughly" to avoid stagnant water in the basin soil, otherwise it will cause rotten roots.

Portulaca oleracea is a kind of natural green wild vegetable, which is almost free from diseases and insect pests when planted in pots. And it can be like leek, pinch and grow again, pick as long as pay attention to leave a 5 cm or so in the root of the main stem, you can let it continue to grow, 1-2 weeks apart can be picked, you can eat it.