Usually, when people collect the medicinal plant Acanthopanax senticosus, they not only collect its roots, but also like to collect its fresh leaves. It is said that its leaves also have high edible value, but people don't fully understand its specific functions and effects. Today, I will make a detailed introduction to it to let everyone know the benefits of eating Acanthopanax senticosus leaves and how to eat them.

Function and effect of acanthopanax senticosus leaves 1, prevention and relief of insomnia

Acanthopanax senticosus leaves are rich in volatile oil and some saponins and polysaccharides. These nutrients can directly act on the central nervous system of human beings after being involved in the human body, and can play an important role in calming the nerves. It can prevent human neurasthenia, and also make human anxiety, depression and insomnia improve quickly. People can use it to soak in water before going to bed at night, which can effectively improve the quality of sleep.

2. Warming and tonifying kidney yang

People who eat more leaves of Acanthopanax senticosus can also warm and tonify kidney yang, which can improve human renal function. It can obviously relieve kidney deficiency and deficiency of kidney qi, and can prevent the weakness of waist and knees and pain of waist and legs caused by kidney deficiency. In addition, people who eat more leaves of Acanthopanax senticosus can also slowly relieve symptoms when they have bad symptoms such as weakness and dizziness.

3. Protect the cardiovascular system

The leaves of Acanthopanax Senticosus also have obvious protective effect on human cardiovascular system, which can promote arterial dilation, accelerate blood circulation, clean up the garbage and toxins in blood, and prevent the increase of blood pressure and blood lipid. In addition, the nutrients such as saponins and polysaccharides it contains can also be used as human heart, which can improve heart function and reduce the occurrence of many diseases such as myocardial infarction and arrhythmia.

There are many different ways to eat acanthopanax senticosus leaves. After collecting its fresh tender leaves, people can blanch it with boiling water and add their favorite seasonings to make a cold salad. They can also chop it up and cook it with eggs. Besides these ways, people can also make it into tea for soaking in water. No matter which way, people can absorb the rich nutrients contained in acanthopanax senticosus leaves and get its health care function.

After reading the introduction of the functions and eating methods of Acanthopanax senticosus leaves, you can know the benefits of Acanthopanax senticosus leaves to human body. If you want to keep healthy and enhance your physical fitness in the future, try to eat some Acanthopanax senticosus leaves.