The benefits of eating leeks:

1, Jianwei Xiaoshi

Strengthening stomach and promoting digestion is a unique benefit of leek, which has the effects of keeping warm and strengthening stomach, and its crude fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and help human digestion. It can not only prevent habitual constipation and intestinal cancer, but also wrap some sundries in the digestive tract and excrete them with stool, so it is also called "intestinal washing grass" among the people.

2. Dispelling blood stasis and promoting blood circulation

Eating leek regularly can achieve the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which is beneficial to reducing blood lipid and preventing coronary heart disease, anemia and arteriosclerosis.

3, sterilization and anti-inflammatory

The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery, typhoid fever, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

4, skin care and eyesight

Leek is rich in vitamin A. Eating more can not only beautify and protect skin, improve eyesight and moisten lungs, but also reduce the chances of catching a cold, cold and asthma.

5, increase appetite

Regular consumption of leeks can enhance appetite. In fact, this is because leeks contain plant aromatic volatile oil, which has the effect of stimulating appetite. Eating leeks properly for the elderly, children and pregnant women is beneficial to improving health.