1, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang

Okra is known as "plant Viagra", and its sticky protein has the function of tonifying kidney and producing sperm, and has the auxiliary treatment effect on kidney deficiency and prostatitis.

2. Promote digestion and increase appetite

The sticky substance of okra can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerate the secretion of gastric juice and help digestion, which is very effective for people with loss of appetite.

3. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Gum of okra is rich in soluble fiber, which can reduce human cholesterol and blood lipid and prevent cardiovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

4, detoxification, cancer prevention

The fiber substance of okra method is beneficial to human laxative and detoxification, and can also prevent gastrointestinal cancer.

Step 5 lose weight

Okra is a low-calorie food. Long-term consumption will not increase weight, but also reduce fat and weight. It is a good food for female friends who love beauty.

Second, the introduction of okra

1, okra, Chinese medicine name. It is the root, leaf, flower or seed of Malvaceae plant coffee Huang Kui. Distributed in Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. Native to India. It has the effects of relieving sore throat and stranguria, promoting lactation and regulating menstruation. Commonly used for sore throat, dysuria, less postpartum milk and irregular menstruation.

2. Eating okra regularly has the functions of caring skin, helping digestion and strengthening stomach, regulating stomach and intestines, clearing away liver toxicity, strengthening yang and kidney, and enhancing human immune function.

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Unsuitable crowd

1, deficiency of spleen and stomach: Okra is a cold food. If people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold eat okra, it will aggravate the cold in the body, and then there will be symptoms of diarrhea.

2, allergies: Because the surface of okra contains mucosal protein, there are fine villi on the surface, allergic people will have allergic problems if they eat too much, and diarrhea is one of them.

3. kidney calculi patients: Okra contains more oxalic acid. If patients with stones eat okra, it will lead to the problem of aggravating stones, so that patients with stones can avoid eating okra. Usually we'd better blanch the okra before eating, which can reduce the amount of oxalic acid.

References:

Okra Baidu Encyclopedia