薤(音Xié谢》百合科葱属能形成小鳞茎的多年生宿根草本植物,可以作为二年生蔬菜栽培。别名莧《音jiào叫》头、藠子。鳞茎圆锥形,状似大蒜,不分瓣,乳白色。性温,味辛,具有特殊辛辣香味,但不含蒜素,故味较大蒜醇和。一般经腌制、糟渍或醋渍后制成酱菜,亦可鲜食、炒食,制罐头。中医用鳞茎干品入药,称‘薤白 薤 (sound Xié Xie “Liliaceae Allium can form bulbous perennial herb, can be used as a biennial vegetable cultivation .Alias ​​amaranth” tone jiào called "head, prickly heat.Blake conical, shaped like garlic, regardless of petal, Milky white, warm, spicy, with a special spicy scent, but does not contain allicin, so the taste of garlic and alcohol than the general pickled, spoiled or pickled pickles made, but also fresh, fried, canned food Chinese medicine with dry bulbs into the drug, said ’薤 white