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Amaranth is a very high nutritional value of vegetables, especially containing more iron, calcium and other minerals, while containing more carotene and vitamin C, folk "June amaranth, when the eggs; July amaranth, the gold," said, which can be seen in its high nutritional value.

Amaranth leaves, seeds and roots can be used for medicinal purposes, cool flavor and sweet, into the large and small intestine, can clear away heat and detoxification, diuretic and dehumidification, through the stool.

Amaranth is also considered to be the treasure of vegetables, folk view amaranth as blood good vegetables, "longevity vegetables", "blood Lei" reputation, amaranth in a variety of nutrients in the vegetables in the first place, its protein lysine content of 2.8%; calcium, Iron content is extremely high, more than double the content of pineapple honey cabbage, and there is no oxalic acid and other interferences with the absorption of minerals.

Expanded Information:

Amaranth is a cold, cold vegetable. p>Amaranth belongs to the cold vegetables, people with diarrhea problems, weak spleen and stomach, yin and yang deficiency of the body are not able to eat, allergic to the body after eating amaranth, there may be plant solar dermatitis, this situation is very serious, must be treated, more rest, should also pay attention to amaranth can not be eaten together with turtle, it is easy to cause poisoning.

Amaranth's nutritional and therapeutic value is high, daily we often eat amaranth, red amaranth, white amaranth, wild amaranth and amaranth four varieties, from the perspective of Chinese medicine therapeutic point of view, the four amaranth taste sweet, function of clearing away heat and detoxification, diuretic and dehumidification, through the stool.

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