Uses of vegetables once used as tribute to kings
With a series of uses such as cooling, detoxifying, anti-aging, supporting the cardiovascular system, rau tien vua is considered a special and nutritious food. In dried form, this vegetable can be preserved for a whole year.
According to specialist doctor 2 Huynh Tan Vu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - Facility 3, rau tien vua is a famous vegetable, used in the past as tribute to the royal court. Nowadays,royal vegetablesbecome a familiar food of housewives, used fresh or salted, both delicious and nutritious.
Dr. Vu said that Rau Tien Vua is also known as Rau Cong Noi, Rau Can Bien, Rau Can Kho. The leaves and stem are one, inseparable and consist of only two straight branches. Normally, the fourth lunar month is the harvest season for Rau Tien Vua, but they are sold all year round in the form of fresh vegetables, dried vegetables and pickles.
This vegetable is quite special, the dry storage time can be up to a year. When dried, the vegetable shrinks to a small and light size. When used, housewives soak the vegetable in water to return it to its original shape when harvested.
According to Dr. Vu, in terms of nutrition, rau tien vua contains more than 20 types of minerals and amino acids necessary for the body such as protein, pectin, vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, carotene, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and other trace elements. A study in China showed that rau tien vua is one of the foods with the strongest antioxidant capacity.
With many important nutritional components, rau tien vua has uses such as cooling, detoxifying, beautifying the skin, anti-aging, supporting digestion, cardiovascular, enhancing memory, supporting longevity. In particular, this vegetable is very good for pregnant women and fetal development.
One benefit of most natural green vegetables is the ability to prevent the formation and growth of free radicals in the human body. Many studies have shown that phytonutrients - a substance that accounts for a high percentage in rau tien vua - help prevent tumors.
Regarding preparation, rau tien vua can be eaten raw or used with other foods such as stir-fried seafood, stir-fried pig ears, stir-fried beef or made into salad... "This is a nutritious vegetable, very good for the health of the whole family," Dr. Vu shared./.
