Chinese Paris Rhizome
七叶一枝花
Heat-Clearing Herbs
Malabar spinach
Overview
Aliases
Heavenly mallow; vine mallow; foreign rouge; vine vegetable; slippery vine; western vegetable; rouge bean; wood-ear vegetable; stream vegetable; purple mallow; purple bean vine; red vine vegetable; soft vine vegetable; slippery-belly vegetable
Nature and Flavor
Cold; sweet, sour
What's Inside
Ingredients
The leaves contain polysaccharides, carotene, organic acids, vitamin C, amino acids, proteins, and other constituents.
Therapeutic Effects
No therapeutic effects information available
Precautions
It should not be eaten by those with spleen cold. The seed and flower of Basella alba are also used medicinally. The seed has the effect of improving complexion, while the flower juice clears the blood and relieves toxicity, and may be used for pox toxin and cracked nipples.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.
