2. Nutritional components
It mainly contains flavonoids and diterpenoids. With the in-depth study of the pharmacological activities of the plants of the genus Ardisia by scholars from all over the world, it is found that it has obvious pharmacological effects such as antioxidation, bacteriostasis, anti-inflammation, antitussive, expectorant, aldose reductase inhibition and liver protection. ?
3. efficacy
(1) In the Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty, it was also mentioned that "the velvet mother grass was collected in the cold food in the north, and the velvet mother grass here was also rat grass". It can be seen that the custom of making glutinous rice cakes with moustaches and flour has a long history. Zhou Zuoren, a famous modern writer, also wrote an essay "Rat Grass in My Hometown".
(2) The unique sweetness of "talinum" and its own medicinal efficacy, the aerial part of it is used as medicine, which has the function of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, mainly treating cough and asthma caused by excessive phlegm, and can also be used as raw materials to make various snacks. This point has been recorded in some ancient documents.
4. Diet:
Blindly looking at herbs, different places have different names, and even there is a phenomenon that grass A in B is called grass B and grass B is called grass A. For example, the "bitter grass" in the reference book is andrographis paniculata, which is also called "love at first sight", "square grass" and "orchid lotus"; The so-called Sophora alopecuroides in many areas of Chaoshan is Gentiana, also known as Sophora alopecuroides.
Extended data:
1. According to ancient books, the rat-curved pot is a famous snack in Chaoshan. "Ci Yuan" said: "The name of grass is rat grass. Also known as rice koji, mouse ear, kusnezoff monkshood and taro, northerners call it' velvet mother'. You can take medicine. In ancient times, people used the juice and powder of rat grass as the dragon tongue material on March 3, so that they could avoid eating it. "
2. There are two kinds of salvia here, one is called "Salvia oryzae" with big leaves, and the other is called "Salvia Panicum" with small leaves. The flowers are white, which is different from what Teacher Zhou said. It may be due to local differences or other reasons. What they eat is Xiaomi Qu.
3. Method of making rat koji: Pick rat koji, wash and dry it, stir-fry it in a pot, pound it into cotton wool, and make glutinous rice flour. Make a small piece of skin into a ball, knead it into a bowl, fill it with stuffing, put it into a "seal" (a mold for making skin), squeeze it by hand, put it on a steaming screen covered with banana leaves, and steam it in a tripod. When it gets cold, cut it off one by one with scissors. Tear off the banana leaves when eating.
4. Filling method: The day before filling, chop the filling with "ping pong" (popcorn), "melon book" (candied wax gourd slices) and peanut kernels (stir fry first, pinch off the outer film), and mix well with warm water (the water should be enough to knead the filling into a ball without sticking your hands). So it is also called "ping-pong". Just like the skin of monascus peach, it is named after the skin is mixed with monascus (now mostly pigment).
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-mouse shell grass