Vegetable fern health benefits and dishes

Vegetable fern is a wild plant that lives in mountains, very popular in Asia. Vegetable fern is shaped like a poplar tree. Young Vegetable fern tops are used by the Hmong people to cook and eat like water spinach but it is more delicious than water spinach.

• Name: Vegetable fern
• Hmong name: zaub nplooj

Vegetable fern health benefits

Vegetable fern is not only a rich source of nutritional supplements but also brings many health benefits.

• Contains Protein, carbohydrates, antioxidants and many important minerals for the body.
• The rhizome of Vegetable fern contains 18 different active ingredients such as Tetradecanoic Acid, Octadecan, Hexahydro Farnesyl Acetone, N-hexadecanoic acid…
• Vegetable fern leaves mainly contain Flavonoids, carbohydrates, Glycosides and Steroids…

According to traditional medicine, the Vegetable fern has cool properties and has the following effects:

• Very good for postpartum women.
• Treat cough, especially cases of coughing up blood.
• Treats headaches, skin infections, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, and stimulates faster healing.
• In India, people use Vegetable fern water as a remedy to help treat colds and coughs very well.

Vegetable fern dishes

Vegetable fern is very popular in Hmong dishes, especially Hmong people living in mountainous areas. Below are a few popular dishes

Vegetable fern stir-fried with-beef

Vegetable fern stir-fried with beef is a unique dish, you will find it attractive because of the freshness and crunch of the vegetables, the beef is soft and delicious, the dish evokes the fragrant scent of nature and the sweet duck of the vegetables from mountains

Vegetable fern stir-fried with garlic

Vegetable fern stir-fried with garlic creates a dish that is not only delicious but also beautiful. Vegetable fern stir-fried with garlic is often used as a side dish at family meals, bringing freshness and nutritional balance to the meal.

Vegetable fern salad

Vegetable fern salad is a fresh vegan dish of the Hmong people. The dish is made by boiling Vegetable fern, then mixing it with peanuts, squeezing lemon juice and cutting Thai chili. Vegetable fern salad is an impressive side dish to any meal.

Conclude:
Vegetable fern is a wild vegetable used by the Hmong people for cooking. It is not only delicious and nutritious but can also be processed into many attractive dishes.