Winter is the season with the highest incidence of hypertension. Clinically, Chinese medicine shows that celery, tomatoes, carrots, spinach, lotus roots, pumpkins and other vegetables are effective drugs for treating hypertension and some diseases caused by hypertension, and have certain auxiliary effects on preventing and treating diabetes, anemia, rickets in children, arteriosclerosis and other diseases. The following are vegetables that must be eaten in winter.

celery

Celery is cool and rich in protein, sugar, carotene, vitamin C and amino acids. It can excite the central nervous system, promote the secretion of gastric juice, stimulate appetite and have expectorant effect. Celery is an effective drug for treating hypertension and some diseases caused by hypertension.

tomato

Tomatoes contain lycopene, which can clean blood, promote human metabolism, relax nerves and relieve stress. Very suitable for eating in winter. Moreover, tomatoes are the first choice for cancer prevention. Organic acids such as malic acid and citric acid can increase the acidity of gastric juice, help digestion and regulate gastrointestinal function.

carrot

Carrots are rich in nine amino acids such as vitamins and alanine, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Carotene plays a significant role in protecting eyesight and promoting children's growth and development. Adults can tonify spleen and stomach. Carotene is a fat-soluble substance, so frying carrots in oil is the best way to eat, and the nutrition can be fully absorbed.

spinach

Spinach is cool and contains a lot of plant fiber, which can help gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the secretion of stomach and pancreas, and is beneficial to food digestion and absorption. It can moisten dryness, nourish liver, nourish blood, stop bleeding, regulate stomach and intestines, and clear constipation. When the weather is dry in winter, people eat greasy food and get angry easily. Spinach can promote digestion and defecation, but also play a role in eliminating fire and drying dampness.

lotus root

Lotus root is cold, has the function of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat fever. Lotus root is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, and the content of protein and vitamins is relatively high, which can tonify qi and blood and enhance human immunity.

pumpkin

Pumpkins are warm, can moisten the lungs, replenish qi, enrich blood and nourish skin, so eat more pumpkins to protect skin in winter. Pumpkin can make the stool unobstructed, promote detoxification, and have a very good effect on women's beauty. Pumpkin contains a lot of glycerol acids such as linseed oleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid, which are good oils and can prevent stroke.