Ipomoea aquatica is harmless to the stomach. Ipomoea aquatica is rich in crude cellulose. This edible fiber is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, mucilage and pectin, which has the functions of promoting intestinal peristalsis, relaxing bowels and detoxifying.

Water spinach is an alkaline food, and it contains potassium, chlorine and other elements to adjust the water-liquid balance. After eating, it can reduce the acidity of the intestine, prevent the imbalance of flora in the intestine, and is beneficial to cancer prevention.

Nicotinic acid and vitamin C contained in it can reduce cholesterol and triglyceride, and have the effect of reducing fat and losing weight. Chlorophyll in water spinach is known as "green spirit", which can clean teeth, prevent caries, remove bad breath and build up the skin.

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Water spinach is cool, and the vegetable juice can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus, which can prevent infection. Therefore, if you eat it regularly in summer, you can prevent heatstroke and fever, cool blood and detoxify, and prevent dysentery.

Native to East Asia, it has been widely cultivated as a vegetable, or sometimes escaped into the wild. It is commonly cultivated in the central and southern provinces of China, but less in the north. It is suitable to grow in places with warm and humid climate and fertile and humid soil.

The content of protein in the tender shoots of water spinach is 4 times higher than that of tomatoes with the same amount, the content of calcium is more than 12 times higher than that of tomatoes, and it contains more carotene.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ipomoea aquatica.