菘蓝属十字花科，是一种重要的药用植物，其根称大青叶，板蓝根，可以制成多种中成药，具有清热解毒、凉血、消斑等功效，主治风热感冒、咽喉肿痛、腮腺炎、流行性感冒、流行性乙型脑炎及急性传染性肝炎等疾病；菘蓝心搞下后可作蔬菜，经常食用亦可预防感冒与急性传染性肝炎；? Blueberry is a Cruciferae, is an important medicinal plant, its root said Folium, Radix, can be made of a variety of proprietary Chinese medicines, with detoxification, cooling blood, eliminate spots and other effects, attending Fengreganmaogen, Sore throat, mumps, influenza, Japanese encephalitis and acute infectious hepatitis and other diseases; 菘 blue heart can make vegetables for the next, regular consumption can prevent colds and acute infectious hepatitis;