6 major nutritional benefits of Laba garlic
1. It is sweet and sour, with garlic flavor but not spicy. It has the effect of relieving greasiness, removing fishy smell, and aiding digestion.
2. It can also induce the activity of liver cell detoxification enzymes, which can block the synthesis of nitrosamine carcinogens, thereby preventing the occurrence of cancer.
3. The antioxidant activity of Laba garlic is better than that of ginseng, and regular consumption can delay aging.
4. If consumed by people who are often exposed to lead or prone to lead poisoning, it can effectively prevent and treat lead poisoning.
5. In addition, Laba garlic also contains a capsaicin called propylene sulfide, whose bactericidal ability can reach 1/10 of penicillin, and has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites.
6. It can prevent influenza, prevent wound infections, treat infectious diseases and deworm.
In addition, ordinary garlic is warm in nature, will generate heat when eaten in large quantities, and may cause local irritation. Therefore, people with yin deficiency and excessive fire, and those with eye, mouth, and tongue diseases should not eat it. However, Laba garlic does not have these taboos.
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The Origin of Laba Garlic
According to the old man, the word "garlic" in Laba garlic has the same pronunciation as the word "suan". This means that each business will collect accounts on Laba day. Calculate the income and expenditure for this year, and you can see the profit and loss, including external debts and debts. Foreign debts must be settled on this day, and this is what "Laba Calculation" is all about. On Laba day, a creditor who wants to pay a debt has to deliver a message to someone who owes him money, so he should be prepared to pay back the money. There is a folk proverb in Beijing: "Laba porridge, Laba garlic, those who settle accounts will deliver the letter, and those who owe money will pay back the money." Later, some people who owed money to others used garlic instead of the word "calculation" to express taboo and avoid the "calculation" used in settling accounts. "The word, in fact, what you owe others must be paid back after all.
As the New Year approaches in old Beijing, there are vendors selling spicy vegetables in the streets and alleys, but there are no vendors selling Laba garlic. Why is this? Think about it, you have to shout to sell Laba garlic. How to shout? Just shout "Laba garlic is coming!" (Laba is coming!) The debtor's heart skipped a beat when he heard the cry. Why are there still people shouting for debts on the street? Besides, who does you, a small businessman, care about? It's good if people don't settle with you, so you can't go out to the streets to shout about Laba garlic. Every household makes the Laba garlic by themselves and calculates for themselves how to spend this New Year.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Laba Garlic