Reduce blood fat. The viscous substance of okra contains 50% soluble cellulose, which can effectively reduce serum cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Hypoxia tolerance. Can improve the anoxia resistance.
Protect the liver. Pectin and polysaccharide in okra can protect liver and prevent constipation.
Prevent intestinal cancer. The sticky substance of okra contains 50% cellulose, which is beneficial to laxative, detoxification and cancer prevention.
Calcium supplement. Abelmoschus esculentus not only contains as much calcium as fresh milk, but also has a calcium absorption rate as high as 50-60%, which is 1 times higher than that of milk, so it is an ideal calcium source.
Lose weight. Okra is a low-energy food and a good diet food. Anti-aging: the content of flavonoids is 2.8%, which has antioxidant and anti-aging effects and prevents diabetes.
Tonifying kidney. Okra is also called croissant, and Americans call it "plant viagra", which shows its kidney-tonifying effect. It can improve men's energy and physical strength in an all-round way, which is by no means equivalent to ordinary aphrodisiac and kidney tonic. Okra, the king of kidney-tonifying vegetables, is the best way to solve physical fatigue.
Tired. For young adults and athletes, regular consumption can eliminate fatigue and quickly restore physical strength, and of course it has this effect on everyone.
The nutritional value of okra contains pectin, milk polysaccharide and so on. Has the functions of helping digestion, treating gastritis and gastric ulcer, and protecting skin and gastric mucosa. It is known as one of the best healthy vegetables for human beings.
It contains various nutrients such as iron, calcium and sugar, and has the function of preventing anemia. The mucin secreted by it can protect the stomach wall, promote the secretion of gastric juice, stimulate appetite and improve indigestion. Contains vitamin A, which is beneficial to retina health and vision maintenance.