Radish is not only nutritious, but also contains a lot of vitamin C and trace element zinc, and it is sweet, pungent, flat and slightly cold. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, invigorating spleen, regulating qi and resolving phlegm. It can enhance the immune function of the body and improve the disease resistance, and has high dietetic value. Therefore, there is a saying that "autumn radish competes with ginseng".
The efficacy of each radish
carrot
Also known as carrot, it contains a lot of amino acids such as carotene and alanine, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Carrots are eaten raw to replenish blood and cooked to tonify kidney. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can eat more. Carrots should be fried, because carotene is a fat-soluble vitamin, which can only be absorbed when it meets oil. Even if carrots are eaten raw, eating other greasy snacks for a while later can promote absorption.
white radish
Eating raw white radish can promote digestion, and its spicy components can promote gastric juice secretion, regulate gastrointestinal function, and have a strong anti-inflammatory effect. Cooked, especially stewed with pork and mutton, can replenish qi and smooth qi. White radish stew is the most common practice of ordinary people. As winter approaches, people eat more meat to resist the cold. Boiling a pot of mutton white radish soup can remove the smell of mutton, neutralize the warmth of mutton, break the breath, promote the circulation of qi and prevent indigestion.
Green radish
Rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber, it has excellent heat-clearing and liver-soothing effects. It can also strengthen the spleen and prevent excessive phlegm and thirst.
summer radish
More common in summer, diuretic effect is remarkable. Green radish and water radish are more suitable for cold salad and crisp.