The efficacy of lettuce
1, the opening of the sparing, eliminating the accumulation of gas. Lettuce taste fresh and slightly bitter, can stimulate the secretion of digestive enzymes, enhance appetite. Its milky pulp can enhance the secretion of gastric juice, digestive glands and bile, thus promoting the function of the digestive organs, which is especially beneficial to patients with weakened digestive function, reduced acidity in the digestive tract and constipation.
2, diuretic breast. Lettuce contains potassium 27 times the amount of sodium, is conducive to the body's water electrolyte balance, promote urination and milk secretion. For high blood pressure, edema, heart disease has a certain therapeutic effect.
3, strong body, anti-cancer. Lettuce contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, has the role of regulating the function of the nervous system, which contains organic chemical content is rich in human absorption of iron, iron deficiency anemia is very beneficial to patients. The hot water extract of lettuce has a high inhibition rate of certain cancer cells, so it can be used to prevent and fight cancer.
4, wide bowel movement. Lettuce contains a lot of plant cellulose, can promote peristalsis of the intestinal wall, fluent digestive tract, help stool excretion, can be used to treat all kinds of constipation.
5, lettuce contains an aromatic hydrocarbon hydroxyl lipid, for liver cancer, gastric cancer has a preventive effect, but also can alleviate the side effects of radiation therapy or chemotherapy for cancer patients, is a kind of anti-cancer vegetables.
6, children often eat lettuce helps growth and development. Lettuce is rich in phosphorus, calcium and other elements, to promote the normal development of bones, prevent rickets, help normal growth of teeth are very good.
7, neurosis, hypertension, arrhythmia, insomnia patients often eat raw lettuce has a certain therapeutic effect, can be conducive to vascular tone, improve myocardial contractility, enhance diuresis.
Special medicinal effects of lettuce
1, lettuce contains a large amount of plant fiber, can promote the peristalsis of the intestinal wall, the digestive tract, help defecation, is very suitable for patients with constipation often eat. In addition to containing a variety of vitamins and minerals, lettuce also contains an enzyme that can eliminate the strong carcinogen nitrosamines that cause cell mutation, and has a certain effect on the prevention of intestinal cancer.
2, maternal breast milk, Chinese medicine that lettuce has diuretic, through the milk effect. Research has shown that the potassium content in lettuce is much higher than the sodium content, which is conducive to the body's water-electrolyte balance, and can promote urination and milk secretion, especially suitable for post-partum urinary and post-partum breast milk eaters.
3, children's development, children's growth and development, often eat lettuce benefits are: lettuce contained in the fluorine element, can be involved in the formation of tooth enamel and dentin, involved in the growth of bones. And lettuce contains a small amount of iodine, often eat on the child's mental and physical development, emotional regulation are very beneficial.
Consumption taboos
1, do not eat more, eat more to make a person's eyes paste, Li Shizhen quoted Peng multiply language cloud: lettuce Poisonous, hundreds of insects dare not close, snake venomous touch, then eyes close to see things, people in its poison, to ginger solution.
2, should not be eaten with cheese, honey.
3, cold body should not eat.
4, gout, urinary tract stones, eye disease patients should not eat