The role and efficacy of potatoes, as a very common Chinese herbal medicine, taboo people will be more sensitive to this kind of food, which is a common tonic in life. People with cold bodies should eat as little as possible. The role and efficacy of potatoes will teach you to keep healthy correctly.
The function and efficacy of potatoes 1 1, relaxing bowels
Potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can relax the bowels, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time, prevent constipation and prevent intestinal diseases. Therefore, eating potatoes often can play a good role in relaxing bowels and detoxifying, making your body healthier.
2, diuresis and detumescence
Potatoes contain potassium, which can replace the body's sodium, and in addition, it can discharge sodium out of the body, which is beneficial to the rehabilitation of patients with hypertension and nephritis and edema.
3. Lose weight
Potatoes only contain 0. 1% fat, which is the lowest fat content in all hunger foods. Eating potatoes can reduce fat intake, and can make the body gradually metabolize excess fat to achieve the purpose of slimming, but you can't eat too much.
4, stomach and spleen
Potatoes have the functions of regulating stomach, regulating middle warmer, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, and also have therapeutic effects on gastric ulcer, habitual constipation, hot cough and skin eczema. The cellulose contained in potatoes is tender, which has no stimulating effect on gastrointestinal mucosa, and can relieve pain or reduce gastric acid secretion. Eating potatoes regularly has become an adjuvant therapy for preventing and treating gastric cancer.
5. beauty beauty
Potato is an alkaline vegetable, which is beneficial to the acid-base balance in the body and neutralizes the acidic substances produced after metabolism in the body, thus having certain beauty and anti-aging effects. People who often eat potatoes are healthy and aging slowly.
6. Lowering blood sugar and blood fat
Potatoes can provide the body with many mucus protein with unique maintenance functions. It can promote the moistening of digestive system, respiratory system, joint capsule and serous cavity, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and systemic fat accumulation, maintain the ductility of blood vessels, and is beneficial to prevent the occurrence of aortic atherosclerosis.
7, supplement nutrition, can be used as a staple food
Potatoes are rich in vitamins and trace elements such as calcium and potassium, and are easy to digest and absorb, with rich nutrition. It can supply a lot of heat energy to human body, and people can maintain their life and health only by potatoes and whole milk. In Europe and America, especially in North America, potatoes have long been the second staple food.
The role and efficacy of potatoes 2 potatoes, scientific name potatoes, also known as yam eggs. It is rich in nutrition and is called "perfect food" by nutritionists. It can be used as both food and vegetables.
In France, potatoes are called "underground apples". Potato brand has complete nutrients and is easy to be digested and absorbed by human body, and enjoys the title of "second bread" in Europe and America.
Brief introduction of potato ingredients
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) belongs to panicum miliaceum of Solanaceae, and its tuber is edible, which is the fourth most important food crop in the world, next only to wheat, rice and corn. Potato, also known as egg, potato, potato, etc., is the tuber of Solanaceae. Together with wheat, rice, corn and sorghum, it has become the five major crops in the world. Potatoes are native to the Andes in South America, and the history of artificial cultivation can be traced back to the southern part of Peru from about 8000 BC to 5000 BC. The main potato producing countries are China, Russian, Indian, Ukrainian and American. China is the country with the largest total potato production in the world. In 20 15, China will start the potato staple food strategy, and promote the processing of potatoes into steamed bread, noodles, rice noodles and other staple foods, and potatoes will become another staple food besides rice, wheat and corn.
Nutritional components of potatoes
Potatoes have high nutritional and medicinal value, rich in nutrients, containing protein, minerals (phosphorus, calcium, etc.), vitamins and other ingredients, and their nutritional structure is also reasonable, so they are called "underground apples". It contains much more protein, vitamin C, vitamin B 1 and vitamin B2 than apples;
1, vitamin c is 10 times that of apple.
2. B vitamins are four times that of apples.
3. The contents of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium are several times to dozens of times that of apples, especially the content of potassium, which can be said to rank first among vegetables.
4, rich in carbohydrates, can supply the human body with a lot of heat energy.
5. The skin of potato is rich in chlorogenic acid and lipoic acid. Chlorogenic acid has antioxidant and anticancer effects, while lipoic acid can lighten spots and prevent skin aging.
6. It contains dietary antioxidants that can help prevent senile diseases and a large amount of high-quality cellulose, which can prevent constipation and prevent cancer.
Nutritional value of potatoes
Potatoes contain twice as many vitamins as carrots, three times as many Chinese cabbages and four times as many tomatoes, and the content of vitamin C is the highest among vegetables. Experts found that in the famous longevity towns of the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Ecuador and other countries, people's staple food is potatoes.
1, potatoes contain not only protein, but also rich carbohydrates, up to16.8g per 100g, and are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B 1B2 and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. At the same time, it also contains vitamin B6, which has the effect of preventing arteriosclerosis. So eating potatoes regularly can reduce the incidence of cerebral hemorrhage.
2. Potatoes are rich in potassium, and100g contains 502 mg, which is called high-potassium vegetables. Potassium in the human body can strengthen the excitability of muscles, maintain the heartbeat rhythm and protect the myocardium. Potassium is the bane of sodium, which can prevent the increase of blood pressure caused by high salt intake and has obvious antihypertensive effect.
3, the dark skin of potatoes is rich in vitamins and potassium, and peeling will lose nutrition. Studies have shown that the part close to the lower layer of potato skin contains as much as 80% vitamins, which is much higher than the meat inside the potato.
4. Potatoes are nutritious and one of the anti-aging foods. Potatoes are rich in B vitamins such as vitamin B 1, B2, B6 and pantothenic acid, and a lot of high-quality cellulose, as well as trace elements, amino acids, protein, fat and high-quality starch. These components play an important role in the process of anti-aging and disease prevention in human body.
5. You don't have to worry about excess fat when eating potatoes, because it only contains 0.1%fat, which is the lowest fat content in all hunger foods. Eating more potatoes every day can reduce fat intake, let the body gradually metabolize excess fat, and eliminate your worries.
6. Potatoes contain a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins and vitamin C, which can promote the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.
7, potatoes contain a small amount of Solanum nigrum, which can reduce the secretion of gastric juice, relieve spasm, and have a certain therapeutic effect on stomach pain.
8. The nutritional value of potatoes is very high, and the content of high-quality starch is about 16.5%. The starch in potatoes is absorbed slowly in the body, which will not lead to the excessive rise of blood sugar. It also contains a lot of lignin, which is known as the "second bread" of human beings.
9. Potatoes contain a lot of high-quality cellulose, which can supply a lot of nutrients to intestinal microorganisms in the intestine and promote the growth and development of intestinal microorganisms. At the same time, it can also promote intestinal peristalsis, keep intestinal moisture, prevent constipation and prevent cancer.
10, Shanxi people love to say that "the yam egg is a treasure in the treasure, and you can't leave a meal." Potatoes contain vitamin C and have high calorific value. Office workers living in modern society are most vulnerable to negative emotions such as depression, frustration and anxiety. Potatoes can help you solve the problem. Food can affect people's mood because the minerals and nutrients it contains can act on the human body and improve the mental state. People who do things in an anticlimactic way are mostly due to the lack of vitamins A and C in their bodies or excessive intake of acidic foods. Potatoes can help you supplement vitamins A and C, and can also replace the imbalance of food pH caused by excessive meat consumption on the premise of providing nutrition.
The efficacy and function of potatoes
(A) the efficacy of potatoes
Sexual taste: sweet; Sexual equality.
Meridian tropism: entering the stomach and large intestine.
Indications: regulating stomach and strengthening middle energizer; Detoxification and swelling reduction. Main stomach pain; Scar ribs; Carbuncle swelling; Eczema; Burn.
(B) the role of potatoes
1, laxative.
Potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can relax the bowels, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time, prevent constipation and prevent intestinal diseases.
2, lowering blood sugar and lipid, beauty beauty.
Potatoes can supply a large amount of mucin with special protective function to human body. It can promote the lubrication of digestive tract, respiratory tract, joint cavity and serous cavity, prevent the fat deposition of cardiovascular system and keep the elasticity of blood vessels, which is beneficial to prevent atherosclerosis. Potato is also an alkaline vegetable, which is beneficial to the acid-base balance in the body and neutralizes the acidic substances produced after metabolism in the body, thus having certain beauty and anti-aging effects.
3, supplement nutrition, regulate the body.
Potatoes are rich in vitamins, trace elements such as calcium and potassium, and are easy to digest and absorb, with rich nutrition. In Europe and America, especially in North America, potatoes have long been the second staple food. Potatoes contain potassium, which can replace the sodium in the body and excrete the sodium at the same time, which is beneficial to the rehabilitation of patients with hypertension and nephritis edema.
4, anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
If you use raw potatoes to diminish inflammation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, peel the potatoes, cut them into thin slices and stick them on your face, which is cool and comfortable. After a while, your swollen and hot face will be hot. Continue to change the new one, and slowly feel the pain is relieved. After changing it for three times, the pain will stop and the swelling will begin to disappear after half an hour.
5, acne.
Potatoes are also very effective in treating acne on the face. I have a pimple on my face. As long as I find that it starts to appear, when I feel some swelling and pain, I will stick it on it quickly, and then change it half an hour later. Even if I change it several times, this little pimple will never come back. If the pimple has begun to have pus heads, or you still stick raw potato chips on it, you must cut it thinly, so that it is not easy to fall off when you stick it on your face, and you can change it frequently. This pimple with pus can also be eliminated, just stick it for a long time and change it more, so that there will be no pigment precipitation and depression on your face.
6, promote blood circulation and reduce swelling.
While drinking raw potato juice, drink ginger and egg water, and drink it every morning after getting up and when your stomach is empty before going to bed at night. First, it can moisten the injured mucosa; second, it can dispel cold and promote blood circulation. The combination of the two has a good detumescence effect.
7. Relieve joint pain.
After mashing raw potatoes and ginger, it can be applied to swollen joints, and it can also treat common knee pain in the elderly.
8. Moisturize skin.
Potatoes also have a good effect of caring skin and maintaining appearance. The whitening method of applying potato juice directly to the face can correct the tanned skin in summer, and its effect on summer spots is more obvious. Slice the cooked potatoes and stick them on your eyes for 30 minutes, which can reduce the puffiness of the lower eye bags. Sticking the raw potato mask for 20 minutes can not only be used for lower eyelid edema, but also for facial puffiness, and can also stretch the face, eliminate wrinkles and wrinkles, making the whole face smooth and tender.
9. Treat acne.
Potato lotion has a good therapeutic effect on acne that young people often suffer from. When operating, first put a potato in the sieve above the bowl and grind it until the juice drips, then dip the juice with a cotton ball and smear it on your face, and then wash it thoroughly after drying.
10, beautify nails.
If you have spots on your beautiful nails, just apply potato juice to your nails overnight and wash them off the next morning. In this way, the nails will become smooth, delicate and perfect.