Talking about kelp, people know that it is a kind of plant growing in the sea, in fact, its scientific name is macrophyte, the fishermen of the seaside used to call it seaweed. Modern medical research has found that kelp has a high nutritional value and medicinal value, Chinese medicine will also be kelp as a kind of medicine can be used in Chinese medicine to use.

Kelp has a high nutritional value

As early as thousands of years ago, people recognized the nutritional value of kelp, as a health vegetable to eat. Scientists have found that many fishermen who live by the sea and consume kelp for a long time are healthier and live longer, indicating that kelp contains nutrients that are beneficial to human health.

1, according to nutritional testing, the highest content of kelp is calcium, regular consumption of kelp, for the prevention of pediatric rickets and osteoporosis in the elderly has a good effect.

2, kelp is also rich in iodine, which can prevent neck disease.

3, kelp also contains iron that is easily absorbed by the human body, which is good food for people with iron deficiency anemia.

4, kelp also contains riboflavin, niacin and other biologically active substances and zinc, manganese, titanium, selenium, phosphorus and other trace elements, for the human body to play a positive role in promoting healthy development.

Chinese medicine, kelp cold, salty, into the liver and kidney two meridians, can be stagnant in the body, eliminating edema, in addition to the heat and water, for the treatment of gallbladder tumors, anonymous swollen toxin, cancer, foot and other diseases.

Modern medicine believes that kelp contains components that can lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides, and has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, cerebral infarction and other cardiovascular diseases.

Kelp also contains antioxidant substances such as carotene, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, enhance the body's immunity, and play a role in preventing and fighting cancer.

Kelp is rich in polysaccharides and dietary fiber, fat-free, for women with good skin care, weight loss.

Kelp can also enhance cell activity, eliminate free radicals, anti-fatigue and prevent aging.

Kelp is eaten in many ways, stewed, boiled, fried, and cooled with a good flavor. In recent years, kelp as raw material for the production of nutritious food is also a large influx of the market, a lot of friends in the kelp of heavy metal pollution is very concerned about, that these heavy metal pollution is easy to damage the health.

Modern scientific research has found that kelp does contain some arsenic, mercury, lead and other heavy metal components, too much food or long time consumption of kelp, easy to cause heavy metal accumulation in the body, the body produces toxic effects.

So when buying kelp to pick QS mark safety products, before eating kelp, to use clear water soak for at least 6 hours or more, in order to help reduce the content of heavy metals in it, to avoid damage to health.