Okra, alias Okra, Huang Kui, Solanum lyratum Thunb, Crocodile, Crocodile, etc.
Okra can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as cold salad, hot frying, deep frying and soup making. The general population can eat it.
Suitable for gastritis, cancer, gastric ulcer, anemia and dyspepsia, especially for young adults, athletes and men and women who care for skin. However, okra is a kind of vegetable with a cold taste, so people with stomach deficiency, poor function and frequent diarrhea should not eat more.
Japanese call okra "green ginseng". In this regard, China's scientific and technological personnel have also conducted special research. The experimental results show that the effect of okra is equivalent to the same amount of ginseng, and the effect is equivalent when the amount of okra is twice that of ginseng in a few projects (hypoxia tolerance). It's just that the cold tolerance effect is lower than ginseng. It shows that okra does have the effect of "ginseng", and "green ginseng" is well deserved!
Planting viagra
The United States calls okra "plant Viagra". It is considered that its aphrodisiac effect can be equivalent to Viagra. The results showed that the flowers of okra were rich in flavonoids (about 300 times higher than those in soybean cotyledons), which had the effects of regulating endocrine and anti-aging. But its aphrodisiac effect is different from the chemical drug Viagra (Viagra mainly acts locally). It gradually plays a role through system regulation (anti-fatigue, enhancing endurance and promoting blood), so its effect is milder and more lasting, with no side effects.
Athletes' vegetables have long been regarded as athletes' vegetables because okra has obvious endurance and anti-fatigue effects. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, okra has been included in athletes' vegetables. The experiment showed that the swimming time of the okra group was significantly longer than that of the control group, and the okra group also showed good anti-stress effect in the experiments of tolerance to hypoxia, cold and heat. Okra group can obviously promote the recovery of blood lactic acid after strenuous exercise in the group, and can also significantly reduce serum urea nitrogen.
Health care value of okra;
1 Helps digestion and protects stomach: The sticky substance of okra can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, which is beneficial to digestion and stomach;
2. Lowering blood fat: The viscous substance of okra contains 50% soluble cellulose, which can effectively lower serum cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases;
3 hypoxia tolerance: it can improve hypoxia tolerance;
4 liver protection: pectin and polysaccharide of okra have liver protection effect;
5 prevention and treatment of constipation and intestinal cancer: the viscous substance of okra contains 50% soluble cellulose, which is beneficial to laxative, detoxification and cancer prevention;
6 calcium supplement: okra not only contains calcium equivalent to fresh milk, but also has a calcium absorption rate as high as 50-60%, which is 1 times higher than milk, so it is an ideal calcium source;
7 Weight loss: Okra is a low-energy food and a good diet food;
8. Anti-aging: the content of flavonoids is 2.8%, which has anti-oxidation and anti-aging effects;
9 aphrodisiac and anti-fatigue (as mentioned above);
10 beauty and skin care: effective for external use and oral administration. (selected from network)