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The carotene content of sweet potato leaves reaches nearly 6,000 micrograms per hundred grams, which is nearly 1.5 times higher than carrots, and its protein is also a leader among leafy greens, and its vitamin C is more than double that of citrus. Other nutrient contents are also among the highest. In particular, sweet potato leaves are rich in mucin, which has the effect of improving human immunity, enhancing immune function, promoting metabolism, and often eat sweet potato leaves can delay aging.

Sweet potato leaves are also rich in flavonoids, which can capture the oxygen free radical "killer" in the human body, with antioxidant, improve the body's ability to fight disease, delay aging, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer and other health effects.

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The University of Arkansas lists sweet potato leaves as the world's most nutritious vegetable. The University of Arkansas ranked sweet potato leaves as the world's most nutritious vegetable because of its 15 antioxidants, which can prevent heart disease, inflammation and some cancers. The Institute of Biological Sciences at Sun Yat-sen University found that the more people ate corns and sweet potato leaves, the lower the risk of lung cancer. Sweet potato leaves are also rich in vitamin C, iron, just eat a plate, almost can meet the needs of the day.

Effects and functions of sweet potato leaves

1, detoxification. Rich in chlorophyll, can "purify blood", help detoxification;

2, improve immunity. Contains 5-10 times higher than the average vegetable antioxidants, can improve immunity, "cold prevention";

3, prevent anemia. Daily intake of 30g of sweet potato leaves, you can supplement the human body a day of iron and vitamins A, C, E

4, to prevent high blood pressure. Rich in potassium, help blood pressure control, prevent hypertension;

5, improve constipation. Rich in dietary fiber, can promote gastrointestinal motility, to prevent "constipation and hemorrhoids";

6, anti-cancer. Rich in polyphenols, can prevent cell cancer.

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