Chinese cabbage with yellow bud

Chinese cabbage with yellow bud

(materia medica of Southern Yunnan)

[synonym] huangyacai (Xianchun Lin'an annals), huangaicai, huajiaocai (jie'an manbi), Chinese cabbage, Chinese Cabbage (Guangzhou flora).

[source] it is the leaf bulb of Brassica campestris.

[plant morphology] Chinese Cabbage

Herbs biennial, up to 1 m tall. Basal leaves obovate, long elliptic to broadly obovate, 30-60 cm long, thin and veined, margin undulate, only with indistinct teeth, middle rib broad, pale, extending downward; petiole white, margin with notched broad thin wings; heart leaves densely wrapped into cylindrical or elliptic leaf balls; stem leaf base embracing stem or petiole. Inflorescence racemose; sepals 4; petals 4, yellow; stamens 6; pistil is composed of 2 carpels, ovary superior, stigma capitate. The long horned fruit is short and strong, 3-6 cm long. The seeds are brown to dark brown. The flowering period is spring and summer.

It is cultivated in Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There are many varieties of Chinese cabbage, such as Shandong Chinese cabbage and Zhejiang yellow sprout

[chemical composition] it contains 1.4 g protein, 0.1 g fat, 3 g Sugar, 0.5 g crude fiber, 0.7 g ash, 32 mg calcium, 42 mg phosphorus, 0.4 mg iron, 0.11 mg carotene, 0.02 mg thiamine, 0.04 mg riboflavin, 0.3 mg nicotinic acid and 24 mg vitamin c-per 100 g.

Sweet and smooth.

① "Diannan Materia Medica": "slightly cold in nature, slightly sour in taste. "

② "Suixiju diet spectrum": "Gan, Ping. "

Functions and indications: nourishing stomach and promoting urination

① "Diannan Materia Medica": "walking the meridians, diuresis. "

② Food Taboo: "slippery, sharp orifices. "

③ "Suixiju diet spectrum": nourishing stomach. "