Burdock taboo population: people with spleen deficiency and loose stool are forbidden.

Arctium lappa L. (scientific name: Arctium lappa L.), also known as Ershi, Popeye, Oriental Ginseng, also known as Oriental Bullwhip, etc. /kloc-More than 0/000 years ago, Japanese imported food from China and improved it into food. When the Japanese occupied Taiwan Province Province, local farmers were required to plant large quantities in Tainan. The main reason is that there is loose sand along the Zengwen River in Tainan. The climate of the Tropic of Cancer and the extension of the famous Alishan Mountains make its local burdock unique and precious. Taiwan Province Province has been eaten as a vegetable for many years and is known as the birthplace of burdock. It belongs to a biennial herb of Campanulaceae and Compositae. Its basal leaves are wide and oval, up to 30 cm long and 265,438 0 cm wide. Most or a few flower heads are corymbose or conical corymbose. Achene obovate or obliquely obovate, flat on both sides, light brown. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

Main efficacy of burdock

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Burdock has the functions of treating diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anticancer. It can reduce blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid, treat insomnia and improve human immunity.

1, antibacterial effect

The whole plant of burdock contains antibacterial components, among which the leaves contain the most antibacterial components, mainly targeting Staphylococcus aureus.

2. Hypoglycemic effect

The aqueous extract of Fructus Arctii can significantly and continuously reduce blood sugar and increase glucose tolerance in rats.

3, anti-aging and scavenging oxygen free radicals.

During normal activities and metabolism, human life will produce a substance harmful to health and promoting cell aging-oxygen free radicals.

They can promote the formation and accumulation of senile plaque, which is a pigment that produces fatty brown spots. Age spots appear on the body surface, indicating that the cells in the body have entered the aging stage. Cattle roots contain peroxidase, which can enhance the cellular immune mechanism.

It can remove oxygen free radicals in the body, prevent lipofuscin from generating and accumulating in the body, resist aging, and provide an internal protective environment for the body to resist and remove oxygen free radicals.

4, anti-cancer effect

Arctiin can inhibit the activity of phosphofructase in cancer cells, arctigenin also has anti-cancer activity, and arctigenin also has anti-Alzheimer disease effect. The results of modern scientific research show that burdock contains flavonoid glycosides, which has a certain resistance to malignant tumors. Its crude extract has selective toxicity, and a small amount can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and make tumor cells close to normal cells.

Burdock has different points of attention for different consumers. If it is only used for disease prevention, weight loss, beauty, etc. You should avoid drinking milk and eating meat at the same time. If it is used for fitness and health care, it can be used as the main ingredient of cooking, with very high nutritional value and can be eaten in large quantities.