Treehead Vegetable

Treehead Vegetable

　　Treehead Vegetable

　　Treehead Vegetable, also known as Thorn Dragon Sprout, Thorn Tender Sprout, Thorny Bud, Five-Dragon Head, and other names, has been used both medicinally and as food since the Tang Dynasty, earning the reputation of the “King of Mountain Vegetables.” A plant of the Araliaceae family, its tender shoots or buds that sprout early in spring have various health benefits such as clearing heat and improving digestion, calming the nerves and lowering blood pressure, strengthening the kidneys and promoting urination, reducing fever, and expelling parasites. It can be used as a fresh medicinal herb, and as food, it is refreshing and delicious, making it a tasty vegetable. It is being cultivated in all fifteen townships of our county.