Chinese toon has high nutritional value; let us tell you what eating it can supplement

Chinese toon not only has a unique flavor that whets the appetite, but also has relatively high nutritional value. In addition to containing protein, fat and carbohydrates, its content of potassium, calcium, magnesium and B vitamins also ranks among the top of vegetables. It is also rich in phosphorus, carotene, iron, vitamin C and other nutrients. So what exactly is the value of Chinese toon's nutritional value?

I. Nutritional value of Chinese toon

Effects

Effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, strengthening the stomach and regulating qi, moistening the skin and brightening the eyes, killing parasites, astringing blood and stopping dysentery, and stopping uterine bleeding; mainly treats sores and ulcers, hair loss, red eyes, cough due to lung heat and other conditions; it can also be used for chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery, hemorrhoids with bloody stool, uterine bleeding and abnormal vaginal discharge, and for treating sores and ringworm, scabies and tinea and other conditions.

(1) Nutritional value of Chinese toon

1. Vitamin E and sex hormones

Chinese toon contains vitamin E and sex hormone substances, can resist aging and tonify yang and nourish yin, has a certain therapeutic effect on infertility, so it has the reputation of "progesterone".

2. Vitamin C

Chinese toon is rich in vitamin C (second only to chili pepper), helps enhance the body's immune function, and has a very good skin-smoothing effect. Vitamin C also has an antioxidant effect and has anti-cancer effects.

3. Carotene

Carotene can moisturize the skin and also protect the eyes, and is the nutrient most needed by people who frequently use their eyes.

4. Magnesium

Chinese toon contains abundant trace element magnesium, which can prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.

5. Toonin

Chinese toon is a famous seasonal delicacy, containing volatile aromatic organic compounds such as toonin, which can strengthen the spleen and open the appetite and increase appetite. It is especially suitable for people who have no appetite during the transition from spring to summer due to excessive dampness and temperature changes.

6. Calcium

Calcium can promote bone development, is especially suitable for adolescents and the elderly, and can also relieve irritability.

7. Iron

Chinese toon contains the element iron. Iron deficiency easily causes iron deficiency anemia, and regularly eating vegetables rich in iron can effectively prevent it.

8. Toosendanin

Chinese toon contains toosendanin; its volatile odor can penetrate the epidermis of roundworms, making it impossible for the roundworms to attach to the intestinal wall so they are expelled from the body.

(2) Effects and functions of Chinese toon

1. Astringing blood and stopping dysentery, stopping uterine bleeding

Chinese toon can dry dampness and clear heat, astringe and consolidate, and can be used for chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery, intestinal hemorrhoids with bloody stool, uterine bleeding and abnormal vaginal discharge and other conditions.

2. Clearing heat and detoxifying

Chinese toon has the effects of clearing heat, promoting urination and detoxifying, and is a good auxiliary treatment for enteritis, dysentery and urinary system infections. Mashing fresh toon sprouts, garlic cloves and salt for external application has a relatively good effect on treating sores, pain and swelling.

3. Refreshing the mind and promoting diuresis

Drinking water infused with Chinese toon leaves can refresh the mind and promote diuresis, helping relieve spring fatigue.

4. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, expelling parasites and treating ringworm

Chinese toon has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects; for example, Chinese toon decoction has an inhibitory effect on pneumococcus, typhoid bacillus, dysentery bacillus and others. It also has a parasite-killing effect and can be used to treat ascariasis, sores and ringworm, scabies and tinea and other diseases.

5. Tonifying deficiency and strengthening yang

Chinese toon has the effects of tonifying deficiency, strengthening yang, securing essence and tonifying the kidney.

6. Beauty and skin care

Applying the juice obtained by mashing fresh Chinese toon sprouts to the face can treat facial conditions and moisturize the skin. It has relatively good beauty and skin care effects, improves the body's immune function and moisturizes the skin.

7. Opening the appetite and strengthening the spleen, removing oiliness and cutting greasiness

Chinese toon can strengthen the spleen and open the appetite and increase appetite. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Chinese toon was listed as a tribute item. Emperors at that time already knew to use Chinese toon to remove greasiness.

8. Preventing and treating externally contracted wind-cold

In folk practice, Chinese toon is boiled in water and taken to treat high fever, dizziness and other illnesses.

9. Treating hair loss

Wash Chinese toon sprouts and hearts, mash them, and apply and rub them on the area of hair loss, which can promote hair regrowth.

10. Preventing SARS

It is said that it also has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on "atypical pneumonia".

II. How to prepare Chinese toon

Dietary contraindications ⟧47⟧ 1. Chinese toon and milk cannot be eaten together, as this easily causes abdominal bloating.

1. Chinese toon and milk should not be eaten together, as this can easily cause bloating.

2. Chinese toon and cauliflower cannot be eaten together. Because Chinese toon is rich in calcium, while the chemical components contained in cauliflower will affect the digestion and absorption of calcium.

3. Chinese toon and cucumber cannot be eaten together. Cucumber contains vitamin C decomposing enzyme, which will destroy the vitamin C in Chinese toon, affect the body's absorption of vitamin C, and greatly reduce the nutritional value.

4. Chinese toon is a food with high potassium content. When taking spironolactone and potassium supplements, if used together with foods high in potassium, it easily causes hyperkalemia, with symptoms such as gastrointestinal spasms, abdominal bloating and diarrhea.

5. Chinese toon should not be eaten together with animal liver. Chinese toon contains vitamin C, and the copper and iron ions in animal liver can very easily oxidize vitamin C and make it ineffective, leading to a great decline in nutritional components.

6. Chinese toon should not be eaten when taking vitamin K. The vitamin C and vitamin K contained in Chinese toon have a mutually offsetting effect, which both reduces the therapeutic effect of vitamin K and lowers the nutritional value of Chinese toon.

From the above explanation of the nutritional value of Chinese toon, it can be seen that its value is numerous, but we should not eat it casually either. Please also pay attention to the contraindications when eating Chinese toon. Let us have good healthy eating habits.