Carrots have the effects of invigorating the spleen, promoting digestion, relaxing bowels, killing insects, eliminating qi and improving eyesight. It is mainly used for treating anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea, cough and asthma, excessive phlegm and blurred vision. Lycium barbarum is rich in carotene, vitamins A 1, B 1, B2, C, calcium, iron and other nutrients necessary for healthy eyes, so it is usually called "eyesight improvement". Chinese wolfberry is often used by doctors in past dynasties to treat blurred vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. Lycium barbarum is also used to treat chronic eye diseases. Lycium barbarum pigment is the general name of various pigments in Lycium barbarum berries, and it is an important physiological active component of Lycium barbarum.
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Effect and function of carrot
It is beneficial to eyesight, promotes the absorption and utilization of fat, and facilitates defecation.
Carrots also belong to the radish family. The composition of carrot is completely different from other common white radish and green radish, because it belongs to one of the yellow vegetables.
As the name implies, because it is yellow, it has an effect, because carrots contain a lot of carotenoids, which can be effectively converted into vitamin A after being ingested by the human body, which is helpful for our eyesight.
At the same time, carrots are rich in lignin and are also an effective dietary fiber, which helps people with constipation to defecate more easily.
For some people who like to eat carrots, proper frying with oil can promote the absorption and utilization of our fat and further transform carotene into vitamin A quickly.