The efficacy and function of February orchid

effect

Ornamental value

Perhaps everyone’s deepest memory of February orchid is Ji Xianlin’s article “February Orchid”: February orchid is a common wild flower. The flowers are small and purple and white. There is nothing special about the flower shape and color. If there are only one or two trees among thousands of flowers, they will never attract anyone's attention. But it wins by numbers. Every spring, when the breeze blows, the little flowers bloom; at first there are only one, two, or a few. But in the blink of an eye, overnight, it can turn into hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of flowers. At that time, I thought it was a very beautiful scene.

February orchid has strong adaptability and will bloom as soon as the seeds are sown, making it a good choice for early spring flower beds. Of course, it can also be planted under forests, in parks, on forest edges, in living rooms, on hillsides, and in grasslands. It can be planted independently or mixed with various shrubs.

Nutritional Value

According to research, every 100 grams of February orchid contains 3.32 mg of carotene, 20.16 mg of vitamin B, and 59 mg of vitamin C. The oil content in the seeds is over 50%, making it a very good oil crop. (There is an illusion that, except for the different color, it seems similar to rapeseed flowers). The seeds are rich in heat-generating linoleic acid, which is very beneficial to humans. Because linoleic acid has the function of lowering serum cholesterol and triglycerides in the human body, softening blood vessels and preventing thrombosis, it is a good medicine for patients with cardiovascular disease.

How to eat

Can be served cold

February orchid can be eaten after being mixed with cold dishes. When mixing it with cold dishes, you need to soak the collected February orchid in clean water for fifteen minutes, take it out and wash it, blanch it in boiling water, take it out and rinse it with cold water, then cut it into sections, add salt, vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well.

Can be used as stuffing

Blanch the February orchid in boiling water, remove the moisture, chop it together with mutton and beef, add light soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and five-spice powder, make it into filling, which is a good choice for dumplings or buns.

Can be fried

After picking, soak them in clean water for a while to prevent any harmful ingredients from remaining on the leaves. Then cut them into segments and stir-fry them into various dishes according to your taste.