2. From the point of view of TCM dietotherapy, it can strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, because cowpea enters the spleen meridian. By nourishing the spleen meridian, people with spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea, dysentery and vomiting can be obviously relieved by eating cowpea properly.
3. Eating cowpea can tonify kidney and astringent essence, because cowpea also enters the kidney meridian from the perspective of Chinese medicine dietotherapy, so eating cowpea properly for people with kidney deficiency, low back pain, nocturnal emission, thirst quenching and frequent urination can also alleviate the above symptoms.
4. Cowpea is rich in cellulose, which can maintain the secretion of digestive glands and stimulate the peristalsis of the stomach, thus directly inhibiting the activity of cholinesterase, helping digestion and stimulating people's appetite.
5, the content of vitamin C in cowpea is relatively high, which can promote the synthesis of the body well, thus improving the resistance of the human body to the virus.
6. Diabetes has gradually become a common disease among middle-aged and elderly people, which is mainly caused by insufficient insulin secretion. Eating cowpea daily can not only lower blood sugar, but also improve the symptoms of thirst and polyuria.
7, cowpea contains a variety of nutrients, which can play a very good role in strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney.
8. Cowpea is an alkaline food rich in trace elements. Eating cowpea daily can well neutralize and balance the redundant acidic substances in the human body, thus achieving a state of acid-base balance.
9. Cowpea is rich in zinc and iron, which is a good food for patients who lack these two elements.
10, cowpea also contains rare manganese, which is an element with strong antioxidant effect and can prevent heart disease well. Especially for some menopausal women, it is more suitable to supplement manganese.
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Cowpea is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, various amino acids, cell agglutinin and other components, which can harmonize viscera, invigorate qi and spleen, relieve summer heat and eliminate dampness, and induce diuresis to reduce swelling.
Taboos for eating:
Eating too much cowpea at one time will lead to bloating, so it is not advisable to eat too much at one time. Patients with cold can't eat cowpeas at the beginning, because the diet of patients at the beginning should be light and not heavy, which is conducive to the improvement of their condition and physical recovery; Cowpea should not be eaten when it is not ripe, because saponin and lectin in raw cowpea can be decomposed and destroyed at high temperature, but if cowpea is half cooked, it will cause poisoning.
Applicable people of cowpea:
1. The general population can eat it. Especially suitable for patients with diabetes, kidney deficiency, frequent urination, nocturnal emission and some gynecological functional diseases.
2. Spleen and stomach qi deficiency: suitable for hiccups, anorexia, diarrhea, abdominal distension, etc. It is more common in chronic nephritis, chronic hepatitis, chronic enteritis and infantile diarrhea.
3. Deficiency of kidney: suitable for nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, frequent urination, etc. More common in prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, adnexitis, chronic nephritis, enuresis and so on.