Is mustard cold or hot?

Efficacy

Mustard, also known as mustard, is named after its pungent smell. Mustard usually refers to leaf mustard. Mustard contains glucosinolates, which produce volatile isothiocyanate compounds, thiocyanate compounds and their derivatives after hydrolysis, which have a special flavor and spicy taste. Mustard greens have the effects of refreshing the mind, preventing constipation, reducing swelling and detoxifying.

1. Prevent constipation. Mustard greens are rich in dietary fiber, and their tissue is relatively rough, so it can promote intestinal peristalsis and promote defecation.

2. Refreshing and refreshing. Mustard greens contain a large amount of reducing substances such as vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin D. At the same time, a large amount of ascorbic acid is also a highly active reducing substance and participates in important oxidation of the body. Restoration process. Mustard can increase the oxygen content in the brain, stimulate the brain's use of oxygen, refresh the brain, and relieve fatigue.

3. Reduce swelling and detoxification. Mustard greens have the effect of reducing swelling and detoxification. It can inhibit bacterial toxins, so it has the effect of detoxification. It can also promote wound healing, so it can reduce swelling, because generally wound swelling is caused by The wound is inflamed.

4. Enhance immunity. The vitamins in mustard can inhibit the toxicity of bacterial toxins, promote wound healing, resist infection and prevent the occurrence of diseases. It can be used to assist in the treatment of infectious diseases and has the effect of detoxification and swelling.

Not suitable for eating together

1. Mustard greens + crucian carp: It may cause edema. If mustard greens and crucian carp are eaten together, certain irritating substances will be produced in the biochemical reaction and enter the lungs and kidneys, especially the kidneys. , causing abnormal communication of the two internal organs, which may cause edema.

Suitability and contraindications

Suitable for: patients with dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, patients with dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, chyluria, hematemesis, hematochezia, hemorrhage, menorrhagia, red and swollen eyes, etc. Suitable for eating mustard greens.

Contraindications: Patients with hot cough, wind-heat and cold should not eat mustard greens. Mustard tastes pungent and hot in nature, which is not conducive to recovery.

Contraindications for mothers and infants

Pregnant women can consume it in moderation.

Mustard greens are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B, which have a refreshing effect and can relieve fatigue in pregnant women. The carotene in mustard can improve eyesight and improve the vision of pregnant women. Mustard greens are also rich in fiber, which can promote digestion and absorption. Eating mustard greens during the second and third trimester of pregnancy can also reduce swelling, detoxify and improve edema. Pregnant women can eat some fresh mustard greens in moderation, but pickled mustard greens are rich in nitrite and are not recommended for pregnant women.

Infants and young children should eat less.

Mustard greens have outstanding vitamin and mineral contents, and are rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements, which can promote digestion and improve the immunity of infants and young children. However, the digestive systems of infants and young children are not yet mature, so they should eat less mustard greens. Pickled mustard greens must not be eaten by infants and young children. On the one hand, they are rich in nitrite and are harmful to the health of infants and young children. On the other hand, they taste salty and are not conducive to the taste development of infants and young children.