Okra, also called croissant, has high nutritional value. Okra can aid digestion, protect the stomach, enhance physical immunity, protect the liver, and increase the body's endurance.

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Okra, also known as okra, is native to China and Japan. It likes a warm, humid and sunny environment, is not cold-tolerant, and is afraid of stagnant water and wind. It should grow in loose, fertile, sandy loam with good drainage.

Okra contains pectin, milk polysaccharide, etc., which can help digestion, treat gastritis and gastric ulcers, and protect the gastrointestinal tract. The mucin it secretes also protects the gastric wall and promotes gastric juice. Okra is known as one of the best health vegetables for humans and is very beneficial to gastrointestinal health.

Okra seeds and viscous substances have the effect of tonifying the kidneys and replenishing essence, and have an auxiliary therapeutic effect on male organic diseases. They are especially suitable for patients with prostate diseases and kidney deficiency. They are a suitable nutritional health care vegetable.

Okra not only contains the same amount of calcium as fresh milk, but also exists in the form of organic matter. It has a higher absorption rate than milk, so it is an ideal calcium source and suitable for people with calcium deficiency.

Okra is rich in vitamin C and soluble fiber, which not only has a health-care effect on the skin, but also makes the skin white and tender; okra is also rich in carotenoids and beta-carotene, which can protect the skin. Skin, reducing free radical damage.

Reference: Okra-Baidu Encyclopedia