Cruciferae mainly produces vegetables and oil crops, such as Brassica and radish. Medicinal plants, such as Isatis indigotica, POTAMOGETON POTAMOGETON, sugarcane, etc. Ornamental plants, such as cinnamon, viola, Zhuge Liang, etc. Other economically useful genera include Capsella, Capsella, Capsella (Cruciferae) and so on. There are also many honey plants in undergraduate plants.
The beneficial effects of cruciferous vegetables;
Eating more cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, kale, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, etc., is helpful to remove harmful bacteria from the lungs, which is the conclusion reached by researchers in experiments on mice.
Smoking can damage the lungs. American researchers have found that cruciferous plants are rich in sulforaphane, which is a common antioxidant and can activate a signal channel to make cells play the role of "scavenger", keep the lungs clean and prevent infection. Smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) just lost this cleaning function.
Although the experimental conclusion is uncertain whether sulforaphane can treat lung diseases, it reminds everyone that cruciferous vegetables are indispensable in smokers' diet.