Sterilization is mainly the function of allicin. In addition, onion also contains volatile essential oil, which has a strong bactericidal effect. Respiratory diseases are prevalent in winter and spring, and when people stay in air-conditioned rooms for too long, eating some raw onions has certain functions of dispelling cold, sterilizing and protecting respiratory tract.
Promoting digestion Putting onions into food can not only enhance the flavor and taste, but also promote the secretion of digestive juice, which means it can help digestion and increase appetite. Green onions also have a good effect on improving anorexia and indigestion caused by spleen and stomach weakness.
Dredge blood vessels, arteriosclerosis, and strengthen the brain. Eating onions often can soften blood vessels and dilute blood, which is of positive significance for preventing coronary heart disease, stroke and cerebral arteriosclerosis. If eaten with mushrooms, it can also promote blood circulation.
This is because the level of fibrinolysis is related to hypertension, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis. According to the experiment, people who eat enough green onions every week have the highest fibrinolytic activity, while those who don't eat or eat less have lower fibrinolytic activity. It can be seen that scallion can improve fibrinolytic activity and achieve the effect of clearing blood.
Detoxifying and seasoning green onions are pungent and slightly warm, and have the functions of activating yang spirit, detoxifying and seasoning. Mainly used for damp-heat toxic problems such as wind-cold common cold, yin-cold abdominal pain, aversion to cold and fever, headache and stuffy nose, milk obstruction, and unfavorable defecation.
Cholesterol-lowering green onions can reduce the accumulation of bad cholesterol. People who often eat green onions, even if they are fat, their cholesterol will not increase and their physique will be strong!
2 How to eat green onions The misunderstanding of eating green onions is to attach importance to the green part, despise the white part, and even cut off the green onions and throw them away directly.
Onion root: the root of nutrition! Allicin is contained in onion root, which has the characteristics of antioxidation and sterilization, and can also cure hematochezia, prevent intestinal and respiratory tract infections, treat colds and relieve muscle pain. Onion roots need to be washed, chopped and eaten together. Don't throw them away!
Of the three parts of onion, scallion is the easiest to throw away and the most effective. Onion is connected with roots and contains essential oil, allicin, diallyl sulfide and other elements. The contents of vitamin C, carotene, chlorophyll and magnesium in onion leaves are obviously higher than those in the white part of onion.
The second misunderstanding is that the green part likes to fry, boil and fry.
The nutrients in this fragile onion are basically exhausted, and many smart chefs will sprinkle a handful of raw chopped green onion at the end! Not only looks good, but also maintains the lush nutritional value to the maximum extent!
Onion and black bean soup: onion 30g, fermented soybean 10g, 3 slices of ginger and 30ml of yellow wine, suitable for drinking in air-conditioned rooms. Stir-fry onion, lobster sauce and ginger with 500 ml of water, boil, add yellow wine and cook once or twice.
Friends who have been in air-conditioned rooms for a long time should eat this soup to avoid getting sick, because this soup has the effect of dispelling cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle, and is suitable for exogenous cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache, stuffy nose and cough.
Scallion porridge: swelling-reducing, qi-invigorating, heart-nourishing, scallion 10g, japonica rice 50g, and proper amount of sugar. Cook the japonica rice first, and then put the chopped green onion and sugar in it when the rice is cooked.
The porridge has the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold, regulating stomach and invigorating middle energizer. It is suitable for common cold, headache, stuffy nose, body heat and anhidrosis, facial edema, dyspepsia and carbuncle. Can be used for treating guilty conscience, chest distress, insomnia, dreaminess, amnesia, etc.