1, prevent arteriosclerosis
Xiangtianguo contains saponin and flavonoids, which can lower cholesterol, reduce platelet aggregation, improve blood circulation and prevent atherosclerosis.
2. Control blood sugar
Saponins contained in Xiangtianguo can stimulate insulin secretion of pancreatic islets, which can reduce blood sugar and improve the symptoms of hyperglycemia.
3. Adjust blood pressure
Xiangtianguo has a two-way regulating effect on blood pressure. Eating Xiangtianguo can reduce and stabilize blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
4. Reduce blood fat
Going to heaven can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in intestine, reduce plasma cholesterol, improve lipid metabolism, and prevent hyperlipidemia caused by high-fat diet.
5, protect the liver.
Xiangtianguo itself has the function of protecting liver, which can reduce or place some oral drugs to damage the liver.
6, improve immunity
Xiangtianguo can improve human immunity from both cellular immunity and humoral immunity, and enhance the body's ability to fight diseases. And can promote metabolism and detoxification, so that the body is less hurt.
7, delay aging
Xiangtianguo has obvious anti-aging effect, which can eliminate excessive free radicals in the body, prevent oxidation in the body, and prolong the life of cells, thus delaying aging.
8, eating taboos
1, diabetes should not be eaten with high sugar content.
Common foods with high sugar content, such as white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, glucose, honey, chocolate, toffee, fruit candy, preserves, canned fruits, soft drinks, various fruit juices, sweet drinks, ice cream, sweet biscuits, cakes, jams, etc. Because glucose and sucrose are digested and absorbed quickly, blood sugar will rise after eating; Also eat less foods with high carbohydrate content, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, lotus roots, etc. Because it contains a lot of sugar, it directly affects blood sugar, which is not good for the condition. Therefore, when taking Xiangtianguo, avoid taking the above foods together, which will affect the changes of blood sugar in the body. Reduce the absorption of fruit to the sky, and fail to achieve the original therapeutic effect.
2, hypertension should not eat greasy and spicy food.
Common spicy foods are onion, garlic, ginger, mustard, leek, pepper, cinnamon, star anise, onion, etc., especially for patients with hypertension. Pepper is a hot food. If hypertensive patients have fever, constipation, pain and other symptoms, eating pepper will aggravate the symptoms and offset the curative effect on Tianguo. Avoid eating high cholesterol food for a long time. When eating Xiangtianguo, we should control the greasy food with high fat and cholesterol, which will reduce the body's absorption of Xiangtianguo and affect its function.
3, avoid smoking, wine, tea.
Drinking is a hobby of some people. A considerable proportion of patients with diabetes and hypertension have drinking habits, which has a certain impact on the control of diabetes and the occurrence and development of complications. It is worth reminding that people with severe diabetes complicated with hepatobiliary diseases, especially those who are using insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs, must be forbidden to drink alcohol. In addition, tea contains a small amount of theophylline and xanthine, and its diuretic effect is beneficial to the treatment of hypertension. Vitamins in tea can prevent arteriosclerosis. But drinking too much tea can cause anxiety, insomnia and palpitations. So don't drink too much. These should not be eaten together with Xiangtianguo, which will reduce the absorption speed of Xiangtianguo.