Malantau is a new favorite on the spring table. There is a folk saying that "Malantou Malantou, spring probe". Spring in Jiangnan always seems to be so eager to go ahead. After the beginning of spring, there will be clusters of Malantou sticking out their tender little heads in the fields, riverbanks and roadsides in the countryside, making people stop by. Around the time of the Qingming Festival, Malan head has a special fragrance and is one of the most popular. It is our little spring freshness that will slowly age after Ching Ming, so now is the best season to eat Malan head.

Effects of Malan head

One, anti-aging and anti-cancer effects

It is reported that Malan is rich in trace elements selenium, VE and carotene. Among them, selenium, zinc, magnesium and calcium are more abundant. Research has proved that selenium is an element with significant anti-cancer and anti-aging effects and can improve immunity. Selenium is an essential component of the antioxidant enzyme (GSH-PS), which improves the activity of the enzyme and prevents lipid peroxidation of biological membranes.

Animal experiments have shown that selenium-containing compounds can inhibit spontaneous tumors and induce tumor development. According to the data, it has an inhibitory effect on chemical carcinogen-induced liver cancer, skin cancer and lymphoma.VE is a kind of natural antioxidant, which has physiological functions such as scavenging free radicals in the body, maintaining the integrity of cell membranes and their normal functions, and preventing sebum peroxidation. Recent studies have proved that it can reduce the carcinogenic effect of certain carcinogens, and also protect cells from damage and cancerous transformation by radioactive elements. In addition, it can reduce the toxic side effects of anti-cancer chemotherapy drugs. Carotene is also an antioxidant that inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species by providing electrons to eliminate free radicals, allowing it to play the same role as other antioxidants in slowing down aging and preventing cardiovascular disease and tumors.

Second, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

The ethanol extract of Marjoram has an analgesic effect when injected into animals; it also has an anticonvulsant effect and enhances the eye-stimulating effect of sodium pentobarbital. It has a weak analgesic effect on mice. It was reported that its anti-inflammatory effect was observed by toe swelling method in rats and auricular swelling method in mice, and its analgesic effect was observed by subcutaneous infiltration of potassium ions in rats and twisting method in mice. The results show that the whole leaf of Malan can resist the inflammatory effect of fresh egg white and xylene, and enhance the analgesic effect of pethidine, compared with the saline control group, there is a significant difference (P

Third, the role of blood vessels

Malan contains a large number of potassium salts:Every 100 grams of fresh Malan contains potassium 1013.36 mg, 2-20 times more than the ordinary vegetables. Medical evidence, scientists involved in regulating the body's water-electrolyte balance; Malan ingested potassium through the body's physiological and biochemical reactions into the bloodstream, directly on the blood vessel wall, reduce the accumulation of sodium in the myocardium, increase the driving force of the blood, dilate the blood vessel wall, reduce the accumulation of sodium in the heart muscle, increase the driving force of the blood, dilate the blood vessel wall, to prevent the arterial wall from thickening, to protect blood vessels, to prevent and reduce the risk of stroke caused by high blood pressure . So the high-k diet has a certain bone-strengthening and antihypertensive effect.

Eating Malantu need to pay attention to the problem;

1. Malantu as an adjunctive treatment for what diseases?

Respiratory and digestive disorders.

2. Which body types are suitable for Marantu?

Healthy constitutions are calm, qi deficiency, damp-heat, phlegm-dampness, yin deficiency, and blood stasis.

3. Which constitutions are not suitable for eating Malantau?

Qi stagnation constitution, special constitution, Yang deficiency constitution.

Pregnant women should be cautious.