1. Is the carrot warm or cold? Carrots are not cold food, but flat food, neither cold nor hot. For example, bitter gourd, watermelon and tomato are all cold foods, carrots are flat and celery is cool. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can tonify the middle qi, strengthen the stomach and promote digestion, strengthen yang and soothe the five internal organs, and has a good effect on dyspepsia, chronic dysentery, cough, night blindness and so on. 2. Rich nutritional value According to the determination, the carotene in carrots is 30-40 times higher than that in vegetables such as white radish. I would like to take this opportunity to say that white radish is a cold food. After carotene enters the human body, it can be converted into rich vitamin A under the action of a series of enzymes, and then absorbed and utilized by the human body, thus making up for the deficiency of vitamin A.
3. Nutritional components Carrots are rich in nutrients such as sugar, fat, volatile oil, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanin, calcium and iron. 1. Carrots contain a lot of carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in human body, which has the function of nourishing liver and improving eyesight and can prevent and treat night blindness; Vitamin A is also an essential substance for bone growth and development, and it is also helpful to enhance the body's immunity, which is of great significance for preventing epithelial cell canceration. 2. Carrots contain plant fiber, which has strong water absorption, can increase the volume of feces in the intestine and strengthen the peristalsis of the intestine, thus playing a role in relaxing bowels and preventing cancer. 3. Carrots contain potassium succinate, which helps to prevent arteriosclerosis, lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure. Folic acid in carrots can reduce the risk factors of coronary heart disease.
Four. Efficacy Carrots are native to southwest Asia and widely cultivated in China. It is a biennial herb, its roots are used as vegetables, and it contains many vitamins and carotene. It has the effects of nourishing liver, improving eyesight, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can be used for anemia, common cold, constipation, hypertension and other diseases. 1. Vision-protecting carrots contain a lot of carotene, the molecular structure of which is equivalent to two molecules of vitamin A. After entering the body, 50% of them become vitamin A under the action of enzymes in the liver and small intestine mucosa, which has the ability to promote the formation of eye photosensitive pigments, prevent night blindness, strengthen the color discrimination ability of eyes, and reduce eye fatigue and eye dryness. 2. Lowering blood pressure Carrots contain potassium succinate, which helps to prevent arteriosclerosis, lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure. Folic acid in carrots can reduce the risk factors of coronary heart disease. After drinking carrot juice, people with hypertension have a good antihypertensive effect. People who eat more carrots are almost 50% less likely to suffer from heart disease than those who eat less carrots. 3. Sugar-lowering and lipid-lowering carrots contain some ingredients that can lower blood sugar, such as vitamin C and cellulose, and also contain ingredients that can increase coronary blood flow, such as quercetin and behenyl alcohol. Regular consumption of carrots can lower blood sugar, so carrots are the first choice for diabetics. 4. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer carrots are rich in provitamin A. After eating carrots, these provitamins will be converted into vitamin A in the body, thus increasing the concentration of vitamin A in the body and preventing the cancer of epithelial cells. At the same time, carrots also contain lignin, which can also improve the activity of phagocytes in the body, promote phagocytes to destroy cancer cells, and have anti-cancer and anticancer effects. 5. Longevity According to a 65,438+04-year follow-up survey by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with higher levels of alpha-carotene in their blood live longer. In addition, the higher the concentration of α -carotene in blood, the lower the risk of heart disease. The content of α -carotene in carrots is very high. Eating carrots often can increase the concentration of α -carotene in the body and play a role in health and longevity. 6. The content of plant fiber in laxative weight-loss carrots is very high, and the water absorption is very strong. After eating carrots, these plant fibers absorb water and swell in the gastrointestinal tract, which can increase satiety and reduce the intake of other foods. At the same time, cellulose can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote defecation, reduce the residence time of food in the gastrointestinal tract, reduce the absorption of fat in food, and have a certain weight loss effect. 7. Anti-allergic Japanese food nutrition scientists have found that beta-carotene in carrots can effectively prevent allergic diseases such as pollen allergy symptoms and allergic dermatitis. Beta-carotene can also adjust the balance in cells and strengthen the body's anti-allergic ability, thus making the body less prone to allergic reactions. 8. A study in Germany's beauty beauty shows that carrots contain antioxidant carotene, and people with high antioxidant concentration in the skin have significantly fewer wrinkles than those with low antioxidant concentration in the skin. 9. Preventing diseases Carrots also contain lignin, which can enhance the activity of phagocytes in the body, improve the recognition and phagocytosis of phagocytes, prevent various infectious diseases and prevent the occurrence of cancer. 10. Promoting the growth of infants Vitamin A is an essential substance for the normal growth and development of bones and an essential factor for the growth of the body, which is conducive to cell proliferation and growth. The content of provitamin A in carrots is very high, so it is of great significance to eat carrots regularly to promote the growth and development of infants. 1 1. Carotene has a high content in improving anemia. Carotene has hematopoietic function. Eating carrots regularly can supplement the blood needed by the human body, thus improving anemia or cold blood. At the same time, it is rich in potassium, which is very important for the regulation of body electrolytes and can stabilize blood pressure.