Mustard oil and crude fiber in carrot can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and many glucoamylase can decompose starch in food, help digestion, stimulate appetite, promote defecation, help waste discharge in the body and lose weight. It has good curative effect on dyspepsia, fullness of stomach, chest tightness, asthma and common cold, especially radish seed.

Eating carrots regularly can prevent coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, reduce blood fat, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure and prevent gallstones.

In addition, carrots with high vitamin C content can block the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines in the body, and carrots with red hearts contain a variety of trace elements that can induce human body to produce interferon, which can improve the vitality of macrophages, enhance the body's immunity, eliminate cancer cells, and play an important role in preventing cancer.

Second, the therapeutic effect of carrots:

1, stopping vomiting and relieving vomiting: reducing stomach qi and regulating spleen and stomach.

2. Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: Compared with white radish, carrot contains more trace elements such as protein, iron, calcium, vitamin B 1, B2, and has the functions of relieving cough, resolving phlegm, promoting diuresis and promoting digestion.

3, diuretic swelling: can remove toxins and excess water in the body, promote blood and water metabolism, have diuretic and edema elimination effects.

4, gonorrhea: rich in vitamin C and carotene, which is conducive to controlling inflammation and helping the repair of urethral epithelial cells.

5. Relieve qi and relieve bloating: use qi to reduce the inverse, use qi to relax, and use qi to relieve bloating.

6, sweating and relieving exterior syndrome: mainly divergent wind-heat syndrome, suitable for wind-heat exterior syndrome with high fever, slight aversion to cold, headache, sore throat, thirst, red tongue tip, thin yellow fur and floating pulse.

7, anti-inflammatory and analgesic: anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, so that inflammation can be reduced.

8. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: The high fiber content of carrots can guide the human body to produce interferon by itself, which can improve the function of macrophages to phagocytize bacteria and cancer cells and achieve anti-cancer effect, especially for the prevention and treatment of digestive tract cancer.

Third, who is suitable for eating carrots?

1, suitable for people: most people can eat carrots, especially those who often work in high temperature environment, those who stay up late, and those with phlegm-dampness constitution and yin deficiency constitution in damp heat constitution.

2. Taboo population: people with yin deficiency and cold constitution, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, etc. It is not advisable to eat more carrots; Patients with gastric and duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, simple goiter, threatened abortion, uterine prolapse, etc. It is not advisable to eat carrots; Radish is cold, beneficial to the intestines, and people with diarrhea due to spleen deficiency should eat carefully or eat less.

Fourth, different radishes have their own functions:

1, iron supplementation and anti-aging of red heart radish

Carrots are rich in anthocyanins, which can not only provide beautiful colors for food, but also have strong antioxidant capacity, anti-aging, enhance blood vessel elasticity, improve vision and make skin smoother.

In addition, the iron content of carrots is higher than other radishes.

Carrots are crisp and refreshing, and are often used for cold salad or pickled pickles.

It should be reminded that anthocyanins are stable under acidic conditions, and it is best to add some vinegar when making cold dishes.

2, white radish qi, promote digestion

Eating raw white radish promotes digestion, because its spicy ingredients can promote gastric juice secretion, regulate gastrointestinal function and have a strong anti-inflammatory effect.

White radish can benefit qi and smooth qi when cooked, especially when stewed with pork and mutton.

There are many ways to eat white radish. In addition to stew, you can also use crucian carp and kelp to make soup, and pear juice is also a good choice.

3, green radish to clear away heat and quench thirst

The skin of the green radish is emerald green, and the end of the buried part is jade white.

The upper part of the whole radish is sweet, with less spicy taste, and the spicy taste at the tail gradually increases.

Green radish contains less calories, and it is easy to feel full after eating, which helps to lose weight.

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, green radish can not only clear away heat and soothe the liver, but also resolve phlegm and quench thirst.

Green radish has the reputation of "fruit radish". In addition to eating directly, it is also suitable for being shredded and eaten cold. Paired with jellyfish silk, it is refreshing and delicious.

4, radish vitamin C.

Water radish is more common in summer, and the content of vitamin C is higher, which is twice that of white radish and three times that of green radish.

In addition, water radish is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help the discharge of waste in the body, have diuretic and digestive effects, and is conducive to hangover.

Because radish has high vitamin C content, it is best to eat it raw directly.