What Is Fagopyrum?

Tartary buckwheat (scientific name: Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.), Alias spinach, black wheat, buckwheat, etc., is an annual herb. Stem erect, 30-70 cm high, branched, green or slightly sedge purple, with fine longitudinal edges, papillary protrusions on one side, leaves broadly triangular, 2-7 cm long, papillary protrusions along the veins on both sides, lower leaves Petiole long, upper leaf smaller with short petiole. It grows in wet areas such as fields, roadsides, hillsides, and river valleys, and is distributed in Northeast China, North China, and Northwest China. Tartary buckwheat has a bitter, flat and cold taste, which is beneficial to strength, renews spirit, sharpens eyesight, lowers qi, widens the intestines and strengthens the stomach.

Tartary buckwheat is an annual herb. Stems erect, 30-70 cm tall, branched, green or slightly spur-purple, with fine longitudinal edges, papillary processes on one side

Mostly grow in fields, roadsides, hillsides, river valleys and other places at an altitude of 500-3900 meters; like cool and humid, not resistant to high temperature, drought, wind, and frost. The accumulated temperature of 10 to 15 ° C can meet its heat requirements. The seeds can germinate in about 4 to 5 days when the soil temperature is above 16 ° C; the optimum temperature for flowering and fruiting is 26-30 ° C. When the temperature is -1 ° C, the flowers will die, and at -2 ° C, the leaves will die. ^[2]

Domestic distribution: Northeast China, North China, Northwest, and Southwest China are cultivated.

Overseas distribution: distributed in Asia, Europe and the Americas. ^[3]

The terrain, soil quality, and planting systems vary greatly from place to place, so the methods of sowing are also different. There are mainly sowing, on-demand and sowing. Scientific cultivation of tartary buckwheat should promote sowing. Due to uneven seeding, uneven seedling, poor ventilation and light transmission, the yield is not high; on-demand is too labor-intensive; the quality of seeding is high, which is conducive to comprehensive and coordinated development. Thereby, the yield of tartary buckwheat can be increased.

[Sexual taste]: bitter, flat.

[Indications]: It has the effects of regulating qi and pain, strengthening the spleen and dampness, and bitter buckwheat can treat stomach pain, indigestion, waist and leg pain, and bruises. ^[5]

[Chemical composition]: bioflavonoids, multivitamins, 18 amino acids, crude protein, chlorophyll and minerals and trace elements such as selenium, zinc, magnesium, chromium, calcium and so on.

effect
1. Antioxidant, remove free radicals in the body, delay aging, prevent and treat tumors and cancer.

2, with weight loss beauty, detoxification beauty effect.

3. It can prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and is effective for arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and stroke.

4, can soothe the nerves, live qi and blood, clearing heat and swelling and wind pain.

5, can lower blood pressure, blood lipids and blood sugar.

6, can treat anemia.

7. It can assist in the treatment of diabetes and is the best choice for the staple food of diabetic patients.

8, can treat gallstones.

9, can promote blood microcirculation of the eye, improve vision, effective for diabetic patients with retinopathy.

10. It can treat gum bleeding and oral ulcers. ^[6]