Extended data:
Corn (Latin name: Zea maysL. ) belongs to the genus Panicum. Alias: Corn, Bonzi, Baogu, Mi Bao, Baosu, Hosta, Corn, pearl rice, and Su, which are called pearl grains in northeast Liaoning dialect, coix seed in Chaozhou dialect, millet in Cantonese and Fanmai in Minnan dialect.
Efficacy:
1, invigorating spleen and nourishing stomach
Corn has a sweet taste. From the point of view of homology of medicine and food, it has the effects of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness.
Step 2 Prevent cancer
Nutritionists at home and abroad speak highly of our corn. Some studies show that there is an anticancer factor in our corn, which can combine with many carcinogens in our body and make these substances lose carcinogenicity. Corn also contains lignin, which can improve the activity of macrophages in our body by 2~3 times and inhibit the occurrence of cancer. Corn is rich in mineral magnesium, which has obvious anti-cancer effect. Corn is also rich in lysine and trace elements.
3, laxative detoxification, prevent constipation
Corn is coarse grain and rich in cellulose. Corn can not only stimulate our gastrointestinal peristalsis, but also prevent constipation and accelerate the excretion of toxins in our bodies.
Corn is rich in vitamin B.
It can protect nerve conduction and our gastrointestinal function, and corn can prevent beriberi and myocarditis and protect skin.
5, eye protection and vision
Carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn are fat-soluble vitamins, which can help our body absorb vegetarian effects and play a nutritional role.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-corn