苦菜即苣荬菜,也称苦荬。菊科1～2年生草本植物,叶片圆状披针形,表面绿色,背面灰绿,花鲜黄色。苦菜有宽叶和窄叶2种,一年三季生长。主要分布于我国西北、华北、东北等地,野生于荒山坡地、海滩、路旁。近年来,苣荬菜的保健功能日益受到人们的重视。 Bitter cucumbers thatch, also known as bitter 荬. Compositae 1 to 2 year-old herbs, round leaves lanceolate, green surface, the back of the gray-green, bright yellow flowers. Bitter herbs have wide leaves and narrow leaves 2 species, growing three quarters of the year. Mainly distributed in China’s northwest, north, northeast and other places, wild in barren hillsides, beaches, roadside. In recent years, the health care function of chickweed is paid more and more attention by people.