Eichhornia crassipes is a kind of food which can be used both as medicine and food. It is the seed of Ipomoea crassipes, also called "Seven Sisters Fruit" or "Fukiko". It can be eaten directly or used as medicine after drying, and its nutritional value and medicinal value are particularly excellent. So what are the effects and functions of Eichhornia crassipes? Let's take a look.

Efficacy and function of Eichhornia crassipes

1. Lowering cholesterol

Eichhornia crassipes contains a lot of fatty acids, and most of them are unsaturated fatty acids. After they enter the human body, they can promote the metabolism and excretion of fat in the human body, reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the body, keep cholesterol in the body and excrete it, soften blood vessels, and reduce excessive blood lipids.

2. Treat nausea and vomiting

Step 3 improve memory

Eichhornia crassipes contains many trace elements beneficial to human body, among which phosphorus and zinc are the most important ones, and it also contains some phospholipids, which can be directly absorbed and utilized by human brain and central nervous system, improve the activity of brain cells, and obviously improve people's memory, so it is most suitable for people who often use their brains.

Step 4 detoxify and kill insects

Step 5 protect your eyes

Eichhornia crassipes is rich in vitamin A, which can directly act on human visual nerve, predict the decline of vision, prevent retinal degeneration and reduce the occurrence of night blindness.

Tips: Although Eichhornia crassipes is rich in nutrition and excellent in health care, there are some taboos when eating it. The most important point is that people with weak spleen and stomach can't eat it, otherwise it will cause abdominal discomfort and be harmful to health.