Water celery is a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant that mostly grows in South China. It is a common spring wild vegetable in Hunan, Sichuan and other places. Because water celery has many benefits for the body, it has been widely planted in recent years. Isolated from the wild and cultivated, here are some of the effects and functions of water celery:

It can lower blood pressure; 100g of water celery contains 40mg of sodium and 212mg of potassium, which is a typical high potassium and low potassium content. Sodium foods are very suitable for patients with high blood pressure and can play a very good role in lowering blood pressure. Cress also contains cresperin, rutin, and rosmarin, all of which can lower blood pressure. It can also lower blood sugar; water celery itself contains a high content of sugar carbohydrates, but most of them are lignin and cellulose. The sugar content is very low and will not increase blood sugar after eating. Water celery contains a large amount of dietary fiber. After consumption, it can also inhibit the body's absorption of sugar and lower blood sugar.

It can lower blood lipids; water celery contains a large amount of vitamin C, especially water celery juice, which has a better effect of supplementing vitamin C. It can help the body remove a large amount of "bad cholesterol", reduce thrombosis, and can to lower blood lipids.

It can laxative and moisturize the intestines; water celery and celery are very similar, both contain a lot of fiber. Water celery has a very high content of dietary fiber, lignin and intestinal fat substances, which can be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract after consumption. It absorbs water and expands, increasing the moisture of feces, stimulating gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerating the movement of defecation in the intestines, and having a laxative effect.

Can supplement iron; water celery contains a lot of iron. The edible part of 100g water celery is 100g, containing 6.9mg of iron. It is a high-iron food among aquatic plants. 6. Calcium-supplementing water celery contains a large amount of calcium. 100 grams of water celery contains 38 mg of calcium. It is also a high-calcium vegetable. Water celery contains niacin and does not contain substances that inhibit the absorption of calcium oxalate. Water celery can have It has a very good calcium supplement effect and is suitable for the elderly and children. It can prevent osteoporosis and promote growth and development.

It can soothe the nerves and relieve insomnia; water celery contains plant alkaloids, which have a strong sedative effect in animal experiments, and the same is true in real life experience. Celery can have a sedative effect after sleeping and is suitable for people with insomnia and poor sleep quality.

It can increase the umami flavor; both water celery and celery contain volatile substances and have an aromatic taste. Therefore, water celery is often used as a condiment to increase the umami flavor. Especially suitable for fish, duck, chicken and other fishy meat products.

So it is said that water celery has certain benefits for human health, but you should also choose whether it is suitable for consumption based on your own physical condition. I hope it will be helpful to you.