Effective effects

Mustard greens, also known as cover greens, are named for their pungent odor. What is usually called mustard generally refers to the leaf mustard. Mustard contains thioglucoside, after hydrolysis to produce volatile isothiocyanate compounds, thiocyanate compounds and their derivatives, with a special flavor and pungent taste. Mustard has the effect of refreshing the mind, preventing constipation, reducing swelling and detoxification.

1, anti-constipation

Mustard greens are rich in dietary fiber, and its own tissue is relatively coarse and hard, so it can promote intestinal peristalsis, promote defecation.

2, refreshing the brain

Mustard greens contain a large number of vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin D and other reducing substances, while a large number of ascorbic acid, but also the activity of a strong reducing substances, involved in the body of the important oxidation-reduction process. Mustard can increase the oxygen content in the brain, stimulate the brain's utilization of oxygen, have a refreshing brain, relieve fatigue effect.

3, swelling and detoxification

Mustard greens have the effect of swelling and detoxification, can inhibit bacterial toxins, so there is a detoxification effect, and can also promote wound healing, so it can reduce the swelling, because the general wound swelling is because of wound inflammation.

4, enhance immunity

Mustard greens in the vitamins can inhibit the toxicity of bacterial toxins, promote wound healing, anti-infection and prevention of disease, can be used to assist in the treatment of infectious diseases, detoxification and swelling.

Nutritional value

Mustard greens are rich in vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin D. The content of vitamin C in one mustard greens is 1.5 times of the recommended daily intake, while the content of vitamin E is more than 10% of the recommended daily intake. Mustard greens are high in fiber and water. Mustard contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, which is a very active reducing substance, involved in the body's important redox process, can increase the oxygen content in the brain, stimulate the brain's use of oxygen, have a refreshing and revitalizing, relieve fatigue effect. Mustard contains carotene and a large number of edible fiber, so there is a bright eye and wide bowel laxative effect, can be used as a therapeutic food for ophthalmology patients, but also to prevent and control constipation, especially for the elderly and habitual constipation consumption.