Chives are photosensitive vegetables.

The so-called light-sensitive vegetables, that is, vegetables containing photosensitive substances, eaten into the body, and light to produce photomorphic reactions, so that melanocyte activity increases, easy to make the skin tanned, or even sunburn. This kind of vegetables are ash, rape, celery, chives, parsley and amaranth, bamboo shoots, etc.?

Photosensitive vegetables are best eaten at night, try not to eat during the day, so that the photosensitive substances contained in the vegetables can avoid reacting with the sun, reducing the risk of sunburn.

A simple way to differentiate between photosensitive fruits and vegetables:

Generally the surface is more glossy, shiny kind of fruits and vegetables are.

Celery, parsley, white radish and so on belong to the "light" vegetables, these vegetables make it easier for blemished skin to grow pigmentation. In the summer season, you should eat more vegetables and fruits that inhibit pigmentation and make the skin fairer, such as kiwi, strawberries, tomatoes, oranges, cabbage, cauliflower.

Expanded Information:

Leek is a medicinal herb that is used to treat skin problems. p>The medicinal value of leek:

Tonifying the kidney; warming the middle and moving qi; dispersing blood stasis; detoxification. Main kidney deficiency impotence; abdominal pain; choking and regurgitation; chest paralysis pain; epistaxis; vomiting blood; blood in urine; dysentery; hemorrhoids; carbuncle sores and swelling poison; lacrimal sores; bruises and injuries.

Tonifying the kidney and warming the yang: leek is warm and pungent in nature, but has no aphrodisiac component.

Benefiting the liver and strengthening the stomach: containing volatile essential oils and sulfides and other special ingredients, emitting a unique pungent odor, which helps to regulate liver qi, improve appetite and enhance digestion.

Moving qi and regulating blood: the pungent odor of leek has the effect of dispersing blood stasis, moving qi and directing stagnation, which is suitable for bruises, regurgitation, intestinal inflammation, vomiting blood, chest pain and other conditions.

Laxative: containing a large number of vitamins and crude fiber, can enhance gastrointestinal motility, treatment of constipation, prevention of intestinal cancer.