As early as the Han Dynasty, China began to grow leeks in greenhouses, and began to produce leeks in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Leek is a perennial herb, which can be harvested many times after being planted once.
And the varieties are becoming more and more abundant, including broad-leaved leeks and narrow-leaved leeks; Some are listed in early spring, and some are listed in late autumn.
Leek has become one of the popular color vegetables.
The edible part of leek is leaves.
Leek contains more nutrients, especially cellulose, carotene, vitamin C and so on.
Leek also has volatile thiopropene, which is fragrant and pungent, can stimulate appetite, and has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and detoxifying.
Because leek contains cellulose, it can promote intestinal peristalsis and keep the stool smooth.
The leaves, seeds and roots of Chinese chives can be used as medicine.
Its role has its own emphasis.
Leaves and roots have the effects of dispersing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding and stopping diarrhea, and helping the liver to dredge collaterals. They are used to treat traumatic injury, choking diaphragm, nausea, enteritis, vomiting blood, chest pain and other symptoms, but leaves are more powerful in dispersing blood stasis, so it is better to disperse blood stasis with their juice. The descending force of roots is stronger than that of leaves, which can be used to treat sweating.
Leek seeds have the functions of strengthening essence, supporting yang, tonifying kidney and warming waist and knees, and are used to treat impotence, nocturnal emission and polyuria.
Has the effects of warming middle warmer, lowering qi, tonifying kidney and benefiting yang,
Modern research shows that Chinese chives have extremely high nutritional value, including protein, lipid control, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and other nutrients.
Leek has inhibitory effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery, typhoid fever, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
The rich cellulose in leek can enhance the peristalsis of the intestine and make the stool smooth, which is of positive significance for preventing intestinal cancer.
The volatile components and sulfur compounds in leek can dilate blood vessels and reduce blood lipid.
Leek diet therapy:
① leek porridge: appropriate amount of leek, clam meat and japonica rice, boiled with porridge, has the effects of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, warming middle warmer and lowering qi, stimulating appetite, dispersing blood and detoxicating, and can be used to treat impotence, coldness, soreness of waist and knees, enteritis and dysentery, lymphoid tuberculosis, spontaneous sweating and night sweats.
② Fried fresh shrimps with leeks: Fried leeks and fresh shrimps have the functions of invigorating stomach, tonifying deficiency, nourishing essence and strengthening yang, and are suitable for patients with waist and knee weakness, night sweats and nocturnal emission, and urinary leakage.
③ Fried mutton liver with leek: leek is cooked with mutton liver and ginger, which has the functions of warming kidney, solidifying essence, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It is suitable for impotence, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, nocturnal blindness, night sweats and anorexia.
If combined with other drugs, the curative effect is better.