The nutritional value of bitter vegetable is relatively high. It is determined that each hundred grams of fresh vegetables containing protein 1.8 grams, 4.0 grams of sugar, 5.8 grams of dietary fiber, calcium 120 mg, 52 mg of phosphorus and zinc, copper, iron, manganese and other trace elements, as well as vitamins B1, B2, C, carotene, niacin and so on. In addition, it also contains wax alcohol, choline, tartaric acid, bittersweet and other chemicals. Bitter cabbage contains vitamin C88 mg, carotene 3.22 mg, respectively, is spinach in the content of 2.1 and 2.3 times. The amino acids in the young leaves of bitter vegetable are complete, and the proportion between various amino acids is appropriate. Consumption of bitter vegetable helps to promote the synthesis of antibodies in the human body, enhance immunity and promote brain function. Bitter cabbage in the rich iron is conducive to the prevention of anemia, a variety of inorganic salts and trace elements is conducive to the growth and development of children, a variety of vitamins can promote wound healing, to prevent vitamin deficiency.
The medicinal value of bitter vegetable is also very extensive. With the bitter vegetable and water decoction, tea, can help treat acute bacterial dysentery; bitter vegetable decoction with a little wine, can treat blood in the urine; bitter vegetable flowers are decocted with water, can help acute jaundice hepatitis treatment; bitter vegetable washed and twisted juice, add a small amount of fresh ginger juice, mix, compress on the sores and ulcers can be conducive to healing wounds, relieve pain, and so on.
Bitter cabbage tea is a natural green drink made of pure wild bitter cabbage, with heat, eyesight, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, stomach, sweating, blood, fire, cough and other characteristics.