#春食野菜香# Chinese Wolfberry Head Egg Soup
by Lao Fang Xiaoyu
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The wolfberry tree is a low shrub with thorny branches and many branches. When the flowers bloom in spring, the wolfberry tree grows tender buds, which are called wolfberry heads. At this time, the wolfberry head is the most tender, and the juice can be obtained by gently breaking it with your fingers. Chinese wolfberry head, shepherd's purse, and Malan head are collectively called "Spring Wild Sanxian". Li Shizhen said in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Pickling wolfberry leaves in spring, named Tianjingcao; picking flowers in summer, named longevity grass; picking seeds in autumn, named wolfberry; picking roots in winter, named gupi." In fact, eating wolfberry heads. It is spring, the fragrance has a slight bitterness, and it is faint.
Lycium barbarum head contains vitamin C, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, etc., its taste is bitter and cold, it has the effects of nourishing deficiency and nourishing essence, clearing heat and quenching thirst, dispelling wind and improving wind, and can be eaten with cold dressing, soup, filling, and fried meat. When the flowers bloom in spring every year, the wolfberry head is the most tender and tastes the best. Because wolfberry head is not available in all seasons, it only sprouts in spring, so it is very precious. Ancient physicians praised the food and nourishment effects of wolfberry head. For example, in "The Theory of Medicine Properties": "The wolfberry head can nourish the deficiency of various essences, easy to color, whiten, improve eyesight, and soothe the nerves"; "Therapeutic Materia Medica" contains: "Strong muscles and aging resistance, nourishing bones and muscles", all show that wolfberry head has the effect of delaying aging. Lycium barbarum head is often used to treat fever, dizziness, dry mouth, polydipsia, hypertension, dizziness, fever, boils, red eyes, swelling and pain, pink eye, night blindness, hazy eyesight, dim vision, and reduced vision. In short, wolfberry head is a good medicine with many effects. Expert Tip: Friends with deficiency and cold constitution should not eat more.
My sister sent a large pack of goji berry heads, and I took a small portion of it to make this soup. Originally, I was worried that the bitter taste would affect the taste, but only a little bitter tail was found, and the heavy mouthfuls could not be eaten at all~~~"