马兰头又名马兰、红梗菜、鸡儿肠、田边菊、紫菊、螃蜞头草等,属菊科马兰属多年生草本植物。马兰头原是野生种,生于路边、田野、山坡上。马兰头有红梗和青梗两种,均可食用,药用以红梗马兰头为佳。由于寒食节与清明节合二为一的关系,一些地方还保留着清明节吃冷食的习惯。在浙江吃马兰头等时鲜蔬菜,是取其“青”字,以合“清明”之“青”。一般烹饪马兰头,多为和香干同炒,加入香油,口味十分鲜美。除了食用,马兰头可全草药用,有清热解毒、消食 Malan head, also known as Malan, red stems vegetables, chicken intestine, Tanabe chrysanthemum, purple chrysanthemum, crab grass head, is a Asteraceae genus is a perennial herb. Malan was originally a wild species, was born in the roadside, fields, hillsides. Malan head red stems and two kinds of green stems, are edible, medicinal to red stalk Malan head better. As the Cold Food Festival and Ching Ming Festival combined into one, some places still retain the Qingming Festival eating cold habits. When eating the first vegetable in Zhejiang Province, Malan first class takes the word “青” to match “Qingming” and “青”. General cooking Malan head, mostly fried and dried, add sesame oil, the taste is very delicious. In addition to food, the whole head of Malan medicine, detoxification, digestion