Lentils are not high in purine. Each 100 grams of lentils contains 18 milligrams of purine. They are a low-purine food and can be eaten by gout patients with confidence.
Efficacy of lentils
Lentils are sweet, mild and non-toxic. It can effectively treat symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea caused by summer heat dampness, spleen deficiency and vomiting, prolonged diarrhea after eating less, thirst due to water cessation, redness and white discharge, and malnutrition in children.
1. Strengthen the spleen and reduce dampness: It mainly treats spleen deficiency and dampness, less food and loose stools; dampness and turbidity, excessive vaginal discharge in women.
2. Removing dampness and relieving summer heat: used for heat-induced dampness injuries, vomiting, diarrhea and tendon regeneration.
3. Treat edema and bacillary dysentery.
The nutritional value of lentils
Lentils are rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron and dietary fiber, provitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamins B2, vitamin C, cyanogenic glycosides, tyrosinase, etc. Lentil coat is particularly rich in B vitamins. In addition, there are phospholipids, sucrose, and glucose. In addition, lentils also contain hemagglutinin, which is a protein substance that can increase the synthesis of DNA and ribonucleic acid, inhibit immune response and the movement of white blood cells and lymphocytes, so it can activate lymphocytes of tumor patients to produce lymphotoxin , has a non-specific harmful effect on body cells, so it has a significant effect on tumor regression. Cancer patients should often eat lentils, which have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects. Lentils are fragrant but not stringy, mild in nature and slightly yellow in color, which is most suitable for your temper.
Applicable people for lentils
The general population can eat it. It is especially suitable for people with spleen deficiency and loose stools, reduced diet, chronic diarrhea, women with spleen deficiency and leucorrhea, and children with malnutrition (simple indigestion). It is also suitable for summer colds and dampness, acute gastroenteritis, indigestion, headache and dizziness due to heat, etc. It is suitable for people with nausea, irritability, thirsty to drink, abdominal pain, and unsatisfactory diet; it is especially suitable for cancer patients. However, people suffering from cold and fever, air-conditioning, and malaria should not eat it.
Pregnant women can eat it. Lentils are a kind of cereals, and their nutritional value is close to that of red beans, dried peas, etc. Pregnant women can consume it in moderation.
Pregnant women can eat it. Lentils are sweet in taste and warm in nature. They have the effects of warming the middle and lowering qi, benefiting the stomach and intestines, stopping hiccups, and replenishing the kidneys and vitality. Pregnant women can eat in moderation, but excessive amounts can easily cause abdominal distension.
Infants and young children should eat with caution. Babies can eat, but they must eat with caution. The baby's digestive function is not yet sound enough, so when he wants to eat, he can beat it into a paste or boil it into rotten porridge.