You can eat okra in moderation when you have a cold. Okra is rich in vitamin C. Supplementing vitamin C can effectively improve human immunity and prevent diseases. Abundant plant flavonoids in okra, combined with a variety of nutrients, can promote human self-regulation, ensure human endocrine balance, improve human immunity, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and accelerate blood circulation. Okra is suitable for all kinds of people. 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, increase appetite, improve indigestion and is rich in nutrition. However, due to the cold nature of okra, people with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat less.

Efficacy of okra

1, helps digestion and protects the stomach. The sticky substance of okra can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, which is beneficial to digestion and stomach.

2, hypoxia tolerance, can improve hypoxia tolerance.

3, protect the liver, the pectin and polysaccharide of okra have the effect of protecting the liver.

4, anti-intestinal cancer, 50% of the cellulose in the sticky substance of okra is conducive to the prevention of intestinal cancer.

5, calcium, okra not only contains the same amount of calcium as fresh milk, but also the absorption rate of calcium is 50 ~ 60%, which is 1 times higher than milk, so it is an ideal calcium source.

6, weight loss, okra is a low-energy food, is a good diet food.

7, kidney, okra is also called croissant, Americans call it "plant Viagra", which shows its kidney-tonifying effect.

8, fatigue, for young adults and athletes, regular consumption can eliminate fatigue and quickly restore physical strength, of course, this has this effect for everyone.