Efficacy and function of okra

1. tonify kidney and deficiency

Has the effects of enhancing physical endurance, resisting fatigue and tonifying kidney. It is a suitable nutritious and healthy vegetable and enjoys the reputation of "Plant Viagra". Many countries regard it as a tonic for male aphrodisiac and a "medicine" for the elderly to tonify kidney and deficiency. For young adults and athletes, okra can eliminate fatigue and restore physical strength quickly.

2. Coffee substitutes

Seeds can be used as a substitute for coffee after frying and grinding.

3. Protect and nourish the stomach

It has health care functions such as helping digestion, treating gastritis and gastric ulcer, protecting skin and gastric mucosa, and preventing constipation. It is known as one of the best healthy vegetables for human beings.

take medicine

The flowers, seeds and roots of okra can be used as medicine, which is effective for malignant sores and carbuncles.

Nutritional value of okra;

Okra has high nutritional and health care value, and all parts contain hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin. The tender fruit is rich in mineral elements such as protein, free amino acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium, zinc and manganese, and viscous substances such as pectin and polysaccharide.

In addition, okra is low in fat and sugar, so it can be used as a diet food. Because it contains trace elements such as zinc and selenium, it can enhance the anti-cancer ability of human body; Rich in vitamin C, it can prevent cardiovascular diseases and improve immunity. In addition, the combination of rich vitamin C and soluble fiber (pectin) has a mild protective effect on the skin and can replace some chemical skin care products; Soluble fiber can also promote the excretion of organic substances in the body, reduce the accumulation of toxins in the body and reduce cholesterol content.

The function of gluing bamboo shoots

Glued bamboo shoots are water bamboo, and the official saying is: water bamboo. Zizania latifolia is a unique aquatic vegetable in China. Only China and Viet Nam plant Zizania latifolia as a vegetable in the world. The ancients called Zizania latifolia "Zizania latifolia". Before the Tang Dynasty, Zizania latifolia was cultivated as a food crop, and its seeds were called hippopotamus chef or Diaohu, which was one of the "six valleys" (Zizania latifolia, millet, sorghum, wheat and Zizania latifolia). Later, it was found that some water bamboo was infected with smut, the plants were asymptomatic, the stems kept expanding, and gradually formed a spindle-shaped fleshy stem, which is now edible water bamboo. In this way, people use the smut fungus to stop the flowering and fruiting of Zizania latifolia, and use this deformed and diseased plant as a vegetable to propagate. You can take medicine.