What is mugwort seed?
Artemisia arenaria belongs to Artemisia of Compositae. It grows at an altitude of 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters, mostly distributed in arid valleys, river banks, forest grasslands, roadsides, alpine grasslands, meadows, gravelly slopes, forest margins, patches in some areas, barren slopes and grasslands, and is the main companion species of plant communities in grassland areas. At present, it has not been artificially introduced and cultivated.
Artemisia arenaria is an ultra-arid desert plant with obvious early anatomical structure and water physiological characteristics. Its leaves have a thick cuticle, which inhibits transpiration and water loss, has developed palisade tissue and sponge tissue is extremely degraded, which is beneficial to increase the absorption surface area of chloroplasts for light and carbon dioxide and improve photosynthetic activity.
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1. The habit of making noodles with Artemisia sphaerocephala seeds has existed for a long time in northwest China. Artemisia sphaerocephala gum extracted from Artemisia sphaerocephala seeds, as a natural plant gum, can form a tough gel in water, which is acid and alkali resistant and has very stable properties.
2. In 1980s, it was reported in patents that Artemisia gum was used as thickener, quality improver, stabilizer and bait adhesive in food processing industry. The oil content of Artemisia sphaerocephala seed is about 20%, and it is rich in linoleic acid and vitamin E. The prospect of extracting high-quality oil is good. In addition, there are reports on the production of edible protein powder from Artemisia sphaerocephala seeds. ?
3. Artemisia arenaria has a strong smell and bitter taste in the green period, which greatly reduces its palatability. When the pasture is full of forage, livestock seldom eat or don't eat it, and only camels can eat it all the year round. After first frost in late autumn, the palatability is greatly increased, goats and sheep eat or like to eat, and camels like to eat; Horses and cows usually don't eat it. In the years when feed is scarce, its importance is greatly improved, and even cattle and horses can eat it.
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Baidu encyclopedia-mugwort