What are the nutritional and medicinal values of Zizania latifolia?

As a kind of vegetable, Zizania latifolia is delicious, fresh and refreshing, and ranks as the three famous dishes in the south of the Yangtze River with perch and water shield. It is not only nutritious, but also has medicinal value.

Zizania latifolia is sweet, cold, slippery and non-toxic, and has the functions of relieving fever, quenching polydipsia, relaxing bowels and promoting lactation.

According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", Zizania latifolia has the functions of "removing annoyance from the stomach" and detoxicating and diuresis.