Traditional Chinese medicine believes that diet should conform to the seasonal solar term laws and local conditions, and pay attention to "responding to the season and the situation". Spring is coming, everything is revived, and "spring vegetables" begin to "emerge". Today, the Health Consumption Office will introduce you to eight common "spring vegetables" and their effects, so that everyone can taste the "taste of spring" with confidence.
1. Spring shoots
Spring shoots are rich in amino acids, vitamins and inorganic salts. Focusing on eating it can lower cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease to a certain extent. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it also has the effects of invigorating qi and tonifying the brain, calming the mind and strengthening the body.
Recommended practice: Braised bamboo shoots in oil
2. Chives
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that leeks have the functions of warming the liver and kidneys, helping yang and solidifying essence. Therefore, leeks have names such as "Yang Grass" in the pharmacopoeia. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that leeks can strengthen the stomach and refresh the mind, warm the lower qi, and activate blood and stasis, and as a medicinal herb, it can be applied to kidney yang deficiency, night sweats, enuresis, waist and knee soreness and other diseases.
Recommended preparation: Scrambled eggs with leeks
3. Toon
Toon has a rich aroma, and the folk have the saying of "eating toon, not infected with miscellaneous diseases". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that toon is cool, bitter and flat, enters the lungs, stomach and large intestine, has the effects of clearing heat and detoxification, strengthening stomach qi, moisturizing the skin and eyes, can inhibit bacteria and kill insects, and can also help enhance the body's immune function.
Recommended preparation: Toon scrambled eggs
4. Celery
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, celery has the functions of calming the liver and lowering blood pressure, calming and calming the mind, diuresis and swelling, nourishing blood and replenishing deficiency, clearing heat and detoxification. After consumption, it can promote gastric juice secretion and increase appetite. There is a lot of dietary fiber in celery, so eating celery often can also stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and facilitate bowel movements.
Recommended method: Stir-fry dried celery
5. Bracken
Fern sprouts are tender and pressed spring vegetables! Spring bracken is turquoise in color, gratifying in growth, fat and tender in taste, and is known as the "king of mountain vegetables". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the functions of clearing heat and detoxification, nourishing yin and tonifying kidneys, suppressing cough and diuresis, strengthening the stomach and lowering qi, dispelling wind and phlegm. In addition, regular consumption of bracken can also reduce weight and fat to a certain extent, delay aging, and enhance appetite.
Recommended method: Stir-fry bracken
6. Marantou
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Marantou has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and reducing dampness and swelling. Modern studies have found that eating Maran head often can also relieve high blood pressure and is beneficial to maintaining cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Recommended practice: Cold mullain head
7. Caixin
Cabbage is also called cabbage, is a kind of greens, Suzhou green vegetables because of high temperature began to sprout and flower, from the middle of the vegetable growth of cabbage, the top of the cabbage will have some buds, the bud is not yet open when the cabbage heart is the most tender, cabbage contains anthocyanins and various vitamins, has the effect of moisturizing and laxative;
Recommended practice: garlic and moss
8. Lettuce
Lettuce, also known as lettuce, contains minerals and vitamins needed by the human body, eating more can not only strengthen the body, prevent cancer and fight cancer, but also promote the normal development of children's bones. However, lettuce should not be eaten more, otherwise dizziness and drowsiness will occur.
Recommended method: Stir-fried meat with lettuce
The Health Consumption Office reminds consumers that:
Spring has arrived,
Although "spring vegetables" are beautiful,
But also according to your own situation,
Pay attention to eat in moderation.