Traditional Chinese medicine expert advice: early spring should eat early leek

Source: xinhua net

        [guide language] Chinese medicine expert proposal, early spring should eat early leek, improve their immunity. Major ZhouYong have famous saying, "in the early spring, early leek John polyploidy late", and this "into" the nature is the Chinese chives. Youthful time of Chinese chives quality best, late autumn take second place, the worst summer, "spring food is sweet, summer food is smelly," said.

        Leek and call up Yang grass, delicious, and its unique fragrance. The unique fragrance of Michael essien is leeks that its contain the formation of sulfide, these sulfide has certain antiseptic antiphlogistic effect, helps to strengthen the body's own immune system. Besides Chinese chives can help these sulfide body to absorb vitamin B1, and vitamin A, and vitamin B1 therefore leek if rich content of the pork kind of food match each other, is more nutritious how to eat. Pig liver and leek taste more consistent, leek Fried pig liver is a delicious and nutritious ideal dishes. However, sulfide encounter heat to easy to volatile, so the need when cooking leek JiHuo saute it, a little bit heating far, you will lose leek flavor.

        The main nutrients have leeks and vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, Nick acid, carotene, carbohydrates and minerals. Leek also contains rich cellulose, every 100 grams leek contains 1.5 g cellulose, scallions and celery than are high, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent colon cancer, and at the same time, can reduce the absorption of cholesterol, rise to the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and the role of the disease.

        Leek although to human body has many advantages, but it is not the more the better. Compendium of materia medica had records: "Chinese chives feed more is faint eyes dark, drunken and god especially avoid". The modern medical science thinks, and hot sex diseases of the hand is unfavorable to eat. Leek of rough fiber more, not easy to digest absorb, so one can't eat too much leek, or a large crude fiber stimulate intestines, often cause diarrhea. Best control in a 100 g to 200 g's, no more than 400 grams.