In the north, sweet potato leaves are also called sweet potatoes. Sweet potato leaves are rich in nutritional value and have a good effect on nourishing the body. Moreover, sweet potato leaves also contain many compounds such as protein, amino acids and chlorogenic acid, as well as many mineral elements such as calcium, iron and zinc. Eating sweet potato leaves can reduce weight and reduce the probability of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Because the components of sweet potato leaves contain substances that can reduce the cholesterol content of human body, such substances can clean up the garbage in the blood.
Sweet potato leaves can also stabilize blood pressure. Potassium plays an important role in stabilizing blood pressure and can reduce the stimulation of sodium salt on blood pressure. So patients with hypertension can eat some sweet potato leaves to stabilize their blood pressure. Sweet potato leaves can also help the eyes to relieve fatigue and protect their eyesight. Because the content of sweet potato leaves is rich in vitamin A, it is of great help to relieve eye fatigue, and people who use their eyes for a long time can eat more sweet potato leaves.
Sweet potato leaves can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, and people with constipation can also relieve it by eating sweet potato leaves. Sweet potato leaves contain crude fiber, which can clean the large intestine. It can clean up toxins or garbage accumulated in the intestines, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, and prevent intestinal cancer to some extent.