Buckwheat is a traditional grain crop, very common in northern China. Buckwheat is rich in nutrients and a variety of medicinal ingredients, can produce a variety of health care and therapeutic effects on the human body.

The main effects of buckwheat and the role of buckwheat include:

1. Reduce blood lipids: buckwheat is rich in plant fiber and protein, can effectively reduce blood lipids, prevent cardiovascular disease.

2. Beauty: buckwheat can remove free radicals in the body, reduce skin aging and wrinkles, make the skin more youthful.

3. Weight loss: buckwheat is rich in dietary fiber, can increase satiety, reduce appetite, to achieve the effect of weight loss.

4. Anti-inflammatory: buckwheat contains a component called buckwheat polyphenols, a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect, can relieve inflammation and pain.

5. Improve sleep: buckwheat contains a substance called buckwheatin, can improve sleep quality, relieve insomnia and anxiety and other symptoms.

Buckwheat contraindications:

1. Buckwheat contains some oxalic acid and oxalate, overconsumption will affect the body's absorption and utilization of calcium, causing calcium loss, aggravate the development of osteoporosis.

2. Buckwheat is also not suitable for long-term consumption, because buckwheat is rich in rutin-like substances, long-term intake may have an adverse effect on the human body.

3. If you suffer from gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, acute hepatitis, pancreatitis and other conditions of the population, you should try to avoid eating buckwheat, because it will cause irritation of the digestive system.