Health benefits
1, cancer prevention: studies have found that onions and their family members can help prevent and control a variety of cancers. The cancer-preventing effects of onions come from the fact that they are rich in selenium and quercetin. Selenium is an antioxidant that stimulates the body's immune response, thereby inhibiting the division and growth of cancer cells, while also reducing the toxicity of carcinogens. Quercetin, on the other hand, inhibits cancer-causing cell activity and stops cancer cell growth. A survey shows that people who eat onions regularly are 25% less likely to develop stomach cancer than those who don't, and 30% less likely to die from stomach cancer.
2, to prevent aging: protein glycation will cause the body's function will be reduced, and aging-related AGE substances, onions can control blood sugar, indirectly prevent AGE generation, to prevent aging. Dendrobium flavonoids are powerful antioxidant substances that can inhibit the aging caused by free radicals.
3, lower blood sugar: onions can be used as an antidiabetic medicine Oh! Because according to clinical trials to reduce blood sugar, indeed 80% of the effect, while not causing hypoglycemic state, is safe and effective anti-diabetic food.
4, to prevent colds: onion flavor spicy, slightly warm. It has the effect of dispersing wind-cold. Eating raw onions can prevent colds. Onions in the white skin onions suitable for raw food.
5, to help digestion: onion flavor stimulating strong, can stimulate the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive glands. This increases appetite and helps digestion.
6, to help clear the blood: fibrinolytic state (dissolve fibers to make the blood circulation smooth) and high blood pressure, high blood fat, atherosclerosis ... are related. According to the experiment, the weekly intake of enough onions, the highest fibrinolytic activity, and do not eat or eat less fibrinolytic activity is low, it can be seen that onions can improve fibrinolytic activity, to achieve the role of blood.
7, improve constipation: the sulfur component of the onion in the colon and protein, or intestinal bacteria combined to form hydrogen sulfide, can promote intestinal peristalsis. Rich soluble food fiber can stimulate intestinal, so that the movement is more vigorous, and oligosaccharides can also inhibit the proliferation of bad bacteria in the intestines, effectively improve the common symptoms of constipation girls.
8, the prevention of osteoporosis: onions contain dendrobium flavonoids have a role similar to estrogen, and female hormones or osteoporosis medications to match, a study reported that eating 200-300g of onions a day, can effectively prevent osteoporosis.
9, whitening and skin care: glutathione month too can inhibit melanin production, eczema, dermatitis, urticaria or liver spots have improved. And Dendrobium flavonoids can be anti-UV, with whitening effect.
10, sterilization and disinfection: onion has strong bactericidal function, can kill staphylococcus aureus, diphtheria bacillus.
11, lower blood pressure: onion has a very good role in lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. Also able to prevent thrombosis. High blood pressure, high blood fat, high blood sugar people eat onion is very good for the body.
Onion (scientific name: Allium cepa), also known as ball onion, round onion, jade onion, onion, Dutch onion, leather teeth, etc., . Liliaceae, onion genus biennial herb. Onion contains prostaglandin A, which can reduce peripheral vascular resistance and blood viscosity, and can be used to lower blood pressure, refresh the mind, relieve stress and prevent colds. In addition, onions can also remove oxygen free radicals in the body, enhance metabolism, anti-aging, prevention of osteoporosis, is suitable for middle-aged and elderly health food. Fungus, also known as black fungus, light fungus. Mycological classification of fungi belongs to the class of fungi, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus, fungus. Black and brown color, soft texture, delicious taste, rich in nutrients, can be vegetarian or meat, not only for the Chinese cuisine to add elegance, and can nourish the blood in the face, people's skin red, glowing, and can prevent and control iron deficiency anemia, etc., has many medicinal properties.
1. The iron content of fungus is extremely rich, so eat fungus can nourish the blood and face, people's skin red, glowing, and can prevent and control iron deficiency anemia.
2. Fungus contains vitamin K, which can maintain the normal level of blood clotting factors in the body to prevent bleeding.
3. The gum in the fungus can be residual in the body's digestive system of dust, impurities adsorption and concentration of discharged from the body, thus playing a role in cleaning up the stomach and intestines
4. It is gallstones, kidney stones and other endogenous foreign bodies also have a relatively significant dissolution function.
5. It also helps to digest fibrous substances, unintentionally eaten indigestible hair, hulls, wood residue, sand, metal shavings and other foreign objects have dissolved and melting effect, therefore, it is mining, chemical and textile workers indispensable health food.
6. Fungus contains anti-tumor active substances, can enhance the body's immunity, regular consumption can prevent cancer and anti-cancer.
7. Chinese medicine believes that the value of fungus is very high, with a certain, it should be noted that fungus should not be used fresh.