Lotus root has a high content of vitamin C (40-50mg 100 g), and also contains polyphenols and peroxidase, which can clean up the garbage in human body. Lotus root is rich in high-quality protein (about 2%), and its amino acid composition is close to the needs of human body, so it has high biological value. In addition, lotus root is rich in dietary fiber (about 2%) and high in calcium and phosphorus (89 mg of calcium and 285 mg of phosphorus).
Lotus root has a high iron content, which can prevent iron deficiency anemia if eaten frequently. Rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber, it is beneficial to weak diseases such as liver disease, constipation and diabetes.
2. The efficacy and function of lotus root
2. 1, clearing heat and cooling blood: lotus root is cold, which has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood and can be used to treat febrile diseases; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis and hemoptysis.
2.2, laxative, spleen appetizer: Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which can be combined with cholate in the human body, cholesterol and triglycerides in food, so that it is discharged from feces, thereby reducing the absorption of lipids.
2.3. Nourishing blood and promoting granulation: Lotus root has high nutritional value, is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, and is rich in plant protein, vitamins and starch, which has obvious functions of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity.
3. 1. It is especially suitable for the elderly, women and children, the infirm and sick, especially for patients with high fever, hematemesis, hypertension, liver disease, anorexia, iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition.
3.2, lotus root is cold, and mother should not eat it too early; Lotus root is cold and crisp when eaten raw, but it hinders the spleen and stomach. People with low digestive function of spleen and stomach and loose stool should not eat it raw.
3.3. Oujian Decoction is taken orally, which contains a wide range of qi, and is fried with charcoal to stop bleeding and remove blood stasis, and is used for various hemorrhagic diseases. Generally speaking, eating lotus root after delivery 1 ~ 2 weeks can gradually relieve it.
What vegetables is suitable for diabetes?
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What fruit can diabetics eat?
1 Apple
Apples taste sweet, and some are a little sour. Because the sugar contained in apples is absorbed slowly and evenly in the human body, it can lower blood sugar, especially after meals, so diabetics can eat apples, which is beneficial to lower blood sugar.
2. Pierce
Pears taste slightly sweet, and some are a little sour. It has the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening lung, clearing away heat, cooling heart, resolving phlegm, reducing fire, relieving fever and cough, and removing toxic substances. People with diabetes can eat a little pear without causing blood sugar to rise.
3. Peaches
4. orange
Oranges have the effects of treating body fluid injury, sweating due to body heat, dry mouth, cough, phlegm and asthma, anorexia, drunkenness and thirst caused by fever. People with diabetes can eat some oranges, which will not cause blood sugar to rise and is better for their health.