The nutritional health value of okra is very high, we all know that vitamin A can effectively protect the retina to ensure good vision and prevent the production of cataracts; Vitamin C and soluble fiber can promote digestion and beauty, but also, the combination of these two roles of the skin has a certain mild protective effect, can replace some of the chemical skincare products; soluble fiber also promotes the body's organic material The soluble fiber also promotes the excretion of organic substances in the body, reduces the accumulation of toxins in the body, and lowers cholesterol levels.

In addition, okra low-fat, low-sugar, can be used as a diet food; because of its zinc and selenium and other trace elements, can enhance the body's ability to prevent and fight against cancer; as for the special mucus of okra, its viscous glycoprotein is a polysaccharide by collagen and mucopolysaccharides, protein mixtures, with the enhancement of the body's resistance to the protection of the joint cavity of joints in the human body and the lubrication of plasma membranes. It can also maintain the lubrication of human digestive tract and respiratory tract, promote the excretion of cholesterol substances, reduce the deposition of lipid substances in the arterial wall, maintain the elasticity of the arterial blood vessels, and prevent the atrophy of connective tissues in the liver and kidneys and the occurrence of collagen disease.

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Can be used as a daily vegetable, stir-fried, boiled, chilled, canned, made into soup and quick-frozen processed. The mucilaginous substance in the young fruits can help digestion, treat gastritis and gastric ulcers, and protect the liver and enhance the body's endurance. The flowers, seeds and roots are effective in treating malignant sores and carbuncles, and have some anti-cancer properties. The seeds can be used to extract oil, protein or as a substitute for coffee. In addition, the dried flowers can be developed as health care flower tea; young pod extracts can be filled into soft (or hard) capsules, currently the plant in the kidney and aphrodisiacs of the very best; old ripe seeds can be developed as the main ingredient or ingredient of many nutritious foods, especially to develop as a substitute for coffee, powdered milk companion, powdered milk ingredient for the first choice of the businessmen.

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