Crunchy, juicy and smooth, okra has become a popular best-selling vegetable worldwide in recent years. Okra contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates, which can strengthen the body's immune system, and can also be used to treat sore throats and dribbling in the urine.

The pectin contained in okra and the mucin secreted by the human stomach when it absorbs the okra, also protects the stomach lining and promotes the secretion of gastric juices, improves appetite, improves indigestion, so okra is also known as the best human health care vegetable, which is beneficial to the health of the stomach and intestines. And okra is rich in pectin polysaccharide, has the effect of liver protection.

The mucus in okra is rich in water-soluble pectin and mucin, which can alleviate the body's absorption of glucose and reduce the body's requirement for insulin, thereby inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol, which has the effect of improving blood lipids, detoxification, and balancing the value of blood sugar. Okra not only contains calcium, and fresh milk is comparable, but also more easily absorbed by the body than milk.

While okra has a lot of effects, but its nature is cold, for the spleen and stomach weak, often emit bad, easy to diarrhea, afraid of cold people, it is not recommended to eat. Physical cold people, if you consume okra, you will feel the whole body cold, and diarrhea diarrhea, if the people who are allergic to okra to eat, people will be all over the body out of a red rash, there are some people will appear on the mouth blisters painful situation.