"Eat flowers in spring, leaves in summer, fruits in autumn and roots in winter", which is what Chinese medicine says, "Man is born with the spirit of heaven and earth, and the method of four seasons is also". Why do you want to eat more roots in winter? Zhang Jingzhi, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, explained that TCM health care pays attention to the four seasons of yin and yang, and both man and nature have the characteristics of spring in summer, long harvest in autumn and winter storage.
"Winter storage" is to store energy, and roots are the parts where plants store the most energy. "If you eat the roots of plants in winter, you have to make full use of the energy of nature to supplement the yang." At this time, all kinds of root vegetables are on the market, such as radish, yam, sweet potato, potato, peanut and so on. The following root vegetables must not be missed-
Radish-promoting digestion, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, radish has the functions of "resolving food stagnation, clearing away heat, resolving phlegm, regulating qi, relieving middle energizer and detoxifying". It is good at harmonizing qi and invigorating stomach, and has the effect of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm for those with qi stagnation and excessive fire. There is also a folk saying that "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer does not require a doctor to prescribe medicine".
Radish is nutritious, rich in carbohydrates and vitamins, and the content of vitamin C is 8- 10 times higher than that of pear. Radish also contains minerals and protein. Radish does not contain oxalic acid, which not only does not combine with calcium in food, but is more conducive to the absorption of calcium. B vitamins and minerals such as potassium and magnesium in radish can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help to eliminate waste in the body.
However, when people eat radishes, they are used to peeling them, but they don't know that 98% of the calcium contained in radishes is in radishes, so it is best to eat radishes with skins.