Young children, women, dieters

Unsuitable for people

Chronic diarrhea

Contraindications

Hypochondriacs, loose stools, chronic diarrhea

Red amaranth, native to China, India and Southeast Asia, Amaranthaceae, Amaranthus annual herbs, stout stems, green or red, often branched, hairy or glabrous when young. Amaranth greens are soft and smooth with a strong vegetable flavor, sweet and fragrant in the mouth, with heat and detoxification, lowering blood pressure, and strengthening the body's efficacy.

1, lowering blood pressure

Eating low-sodium and high-potassium red amaranth can help excess water out of the body and maintain stable blood pressure, so patients with high blood pressure can eat more red amaranth.

2, clearing heat and detoxification

Red amaranth can clear dampness and heat, clear the liver and detoxification, cool the blood and dissipate blood stasis, on the dampness and heat caused by the red and white dysentery, liver fire inflammation caused by the eye, eye pain, throat red and swollen and unfavorable and other symptoms of the disease, have a certain auxiliary effect.

3, strengthen the body

Red amaranth is rich in protein, fat, sugar and a variety of vitamins and minerals, which contains more protein than milk can be fully absorbed by the human body, contains carotene than tomatoes and fruits more than two times higher, can provide the body with a wealth of nutrients, is conducive to the strengthening of the body.

Nutritional value

Red amaranth contains water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, crude fiber, ash, carotene, vitamins, niacin, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, chlorine and so on. Red amaranth is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K. It has the functions of promoting blood clotting, increasing hemoglobin content and improving oxygen-carrying capacity, and promoting hematopoiesis.

Red amaranth contains more protein than milk can be fully absorbed by the human body, contains carotene than tomatoes and fruits more than two times higher, can provide the body with rich nutrients, is conducive to strengthening the body, "longevity vegetable" said. Amaranth leaves are rich in calcium which is easily absorbed by the human body, and can play a role in promoting the growth of teeth and bones, and can maintain normal cardiac activity and prevent spasm in the muscle. It is also rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, which can promote blood clotting.

Amaranth effects and functions

1, clear heat and detoxification, eyesight and throat amaranth is sweet and cool in nature, long for the cleansing of dampness and heat, clearing the liver and detoxification, cooling the blood and dissipating blood stasis, for the dampness and heat caused by the red and white dysentery and the liver fire due to the eye, eye pain, sore throat red and swollen and unfavorable, have a certain adjuvant role in the treatment.

2, nutritious, strengthen the body amaranth is rich in protein, fat. Sugar and a variety of vitamins and minerals, the protein it contains than milk can be more fully absorbed by the body, containing carotene than tomatoes and fruits more than two times higher than the human body to provide a wealth of nutrients, is conducive to strengthening the body, improve the body's immunity, "longevity dish," the name.

3, promote children's growth and development of amaranth in the iron content of spinach is 1 times, the calcium content is 3 times, for the best of fresh vegetables.

What is Red Kakehay

1, Red Kakehay Nutritional Value

Red amaranth is rich in calcium, protein, carotene, nutrient-rich, and the human body absorbs the effect of good, can enhance the resistance to enhance the body's immunity. The therapeutic effect of red amaranth is remarkable, it has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, treating menstrual cramps, healing wound ulcers, bruises, promoting the development of children's bones, and preventing osteoporosis in the elderly.

2, red watercress edible method

red amaranth cooking methods are varied, according to the personal taste of the light for stir-frying, cold, made into pastries, are very delicious and appetizing. Red amaranth itself is a fleshy plant, juicy, stir-fry will produce more juice, so generally do not need to add other water, red amaranth juice is reddish-brown, beneficial to the human body.

3, red Kakehara planting method

Red amaranth is to rely on seed propagation growth, like sunny growth environment, in the spring of April when sowing, during the period of fertilization and weeding work easier. There are fewer pests and diseases, and in summer there are snail disasters, which can be prevented by spreading lime in the morning, and other pests and diseases have not been found, which can reduce the use of pesticides, and it is a very healthy organic green vegetable.

Nutritional value of amaranth

Amaranth leaves are rich in calcium that is easily absorbed by the human body, the growth of teeth and bones can play a role in promoting, and can maintain normal cardiac activity, prevent intramuscular spasm. At the same time rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, can promote coagulation, increase hemoglobin content and improve oxygen-carrying capacity, promote hematopoietic and other functions.

Amaranth is also the protagonist of the diet table, eating can lose weight, promote detoxification, prevent constipation. At the same time often eat amaranth can enhance physical fitness, amaranth is rich in protein, fat. Sugar and a variety of vitamins and minerals, which contains more protein than milk can be fully absorbed by the human body, containing carotene than tomatoes and fruits, can provide the human body with a wealth of nutrients, is conducive to strengthening the body, improve the body's immunity, there is a "longevity dish" of the name.

Promote children's growth and development, amaranth in the iron, calcium content is higher than spinach, for fresh vegetables in the best. But amaranth from different regions may contain varying amounts of oxalic acid, which may affect the absorption of minerals.

At the same time, it is also suitable for women and the elderly to eat, on the teeth and bone growth can play a role in promoting; amaranth for the maintenance of normal cardiac activity, to promote blood clotting is also very beneficial, this is because it is rich in iron can synthesize red blood cells in the hemoglobin, blood and oxygen carrying function, the most suitable for anemic patients to eat. Therefore, China's folk often amaranth and amaranth, together as a fracture of the people and pregnant women on the verge of delivery of the best food vegetables.

The therapeutic value of amaranth

Amaranthaceae herbaceous plant amaranth stems and leaves. Leaves have green, red, dark purple and other colors, to color red is better, known as red amaranth, red amaranth. Cultivated throughout China, harvested in spring and summer, remove the roots, wash and use.

[Properties] taste sweet, sex policy cold. It can clear heat and detoxification, diuretic and dehumidification, and facilitate bowel movement.

[Reference] Contains a lot of lysine, vitamin C, iron, calcium and other ingredients.

[Usage] Used for dysentery, blood in the stool or damp-heat abdominal distension; feverish drenching, short and red urine; deficiency, the elderly stool difficult and so on.

[Usage] Decoction, porridge, or juice.

[Note] Spleen deficiency easy diarrhea or loose stools should be taken with caution. Food Therapy Materia Medica" said: "Amaranth and amaranth for fine powder, equal parts, and pregnant people often take, so that easy to birth." Li Shizhen also said that it can "slip the fetus", so pregnant women are not suitable.

1, purple amaranth porridge: 150g of purple amaranth, boiled juice to slag, into 60g of round-grained rice, porridge, once served.

Derived from "Shou pro old age new book". This formula takes purple amaranth to clear away heat and detoxification, cure dysentery, with round-grained rice to benefit the stomach and regulate the middle. It is used for "red-white dysentery before and after childbirth", or as an adjunctive treatment for damp-heat diarrhea.

2, fried amaranth: amaranth 500g, stir-fried in cooking oil, seasoned with salt, vinegar, garlic (patted, finely chopped), with the amount of meals.

This dish can strengthen the stomach to eat, and have detoxification dysentery effect. Used for dysentery, damp-heat diarrhea.

3, amaranth water soup: amaranth 60g, water spinach 100g. chopped, water decoction, or tea.

Amaranth, water spinach can be diuretic and dehumidification, the two drugs together, can be synergistic effect. Used for heat drenching, urinary incontinence or damp-heat edema.