1. Strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, promote the production of fluids to quench thirst, laxative. Contains malic acid, citric acid and other organic acids, can promote gastric juice secretion, the digestion of fat and protein. Increase the concentration of gastric acid, adjust the gastrointestinal function, help the recovery of gastrointestinal diseases. Containing fruit acids and cellulose, have digestion, laxative effect, can prevent and control constipation.
2. Tomato cool taste sweet and sour, there is a heat, nourish the yin cool blood effect on fever and thirst, dry mouth, bleeding gums, stomach heat and bitter mouth, false fire rise has a good therapeutic effect.
3. Lowering fat and blood pressure, diuretic sodium. Contains vitamin C, rutin, lycopene and fruit acids, can reduce blood cholesterol, prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Also contains a large amount of potassium and alkaline minerals, can promote the discharge of sodium in the blood, hypotensive, diuretic, decongestive effect on hypertension, kidney disease has a good auxiliary treatment.
4. Anti-blood coagulation, prevention of cerebral thrombosis. Foreign research found that from the yellow jelly-like juice around the tomato seeds separated from a substance known as P3, with anti-platelet coagulation effect.
5. Anti-cancer, anti-cancer, slow aging in recent years, research has confirmed that tomatoes contain lycopene has a unique antioxidant effect, can remove free radicals in the body, to prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular disease, and effectively reduce the occurrence of pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, oral cancer, breast cancer, and to stop the process of prostate cancer. Tomatoes also contain anti-cancer and anti-aging glutathione, which can remove toxic substances from the body, restore the normal function of the body's organs, and slow down the aging process.
6. Anti-cataract, macular degeneration. Containing vitamins A and C, can prevent cataracts, but also on the night blindness has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment; lycopene has the role of inhibiting lipid peroxidation, can prevent the destruction of free radicals, inhibit macular degeneration of the retina, maintenance of vision.
7. Beauty care, skin disease. Tomatoes contain carotene and vitamins A and C, freckles, beauty, anti-aging, skin care and other effects, treatment of fungi, infectious skin diseases. Niacin can maintain the normal secretion of gastric juice, promote the formation of red blood cells, is conducive to maintaining the elasticity of blood vessel walls and protect the skin. Another study shows that tomato juice also has a certain effect on the elimination of fox odor.
8. Maintain sexual function. Lycopene has a unique antioxidant capacity, can remove free radicals, protect cells, so that deoxyribonucleic acid and genes from destruction, can stop the cancer process. After absorption, gathered in the prostate, adrenal glands and other places, prompting the prostate fluid secretion, can maintain the ejaculatory function; tomato juice, can be diuretic, nephritis patients are also suitable for consumption. Women eat more tomatoes can stimulate sexual desire and passion. In addition to the preventive effect of tomato on prostate cancer, it can also effectively reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and other cancers.