Spring leek, the first special food of spring vegetables, is a very precious fruit and vegetable and a panacea for warming and tonifying kidney and yang. Ancestors sacrificed leeks and lambs in spring. In the northern region, the delicate early spring leek is the protagonist of jiaozi, with green color and more fragrant taste. It is said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once listed leek jiaozi as a royal food.
Leek has high water content and low calorific value, and is rich in vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, carotene, iron, potassium, calcium and other elements. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that nourishing the five internal organs in spring should focus on protecting the liver, and leek is exactly what warms the kidney and strengthens the yang, helps the yang to lock the essence, and can improve the male sexual function of the body. There is a view that "leek tonifies the kidney and strengthens the yang, warms the knees and warms the waist".
Goose eggs are eggs laid by domestic ducks and are rich in nutrition. The content of protein in goose eggs is much higher than that of raw eggs, but the total output of minerals is much higher than that of raw eggs, especially the rich and colorful contents of iron and calcium, which can prevent iron deficiency anemia and promote bone growth. Eating duck eggs has the function of nourishing yin and reducing fire, which is especially suitable for women and children. Broccoli contains a variety of nutrients, methyl cellulose, carotene and rich minerals, among which the content of iron, the hematopoietic raw material needed by human body, is many times that of tomatoes, leeks, eggplant and other vegetables and fruits, and it is beneficial to improve anemia if eaten regularly. Carotene often contained in broccoli can be converted into vitamin D in human body, which can protect eyes, maintain the physical and mental health of squamous epithelial cells, enhance human disease resistance and promote children's growth and development.
Leek contains volatile essential oil and sulfur-containing chemicals, which has the functions of promoting blood circulation, accelerating metabolism, stimulating appetite, softening blood vessels, exciting brain, relieving "spring sleep", relieving fatigue and delaying aging. Leek contains more dietary fiber, which can wrap the gravel, hair and metal chips in the digestive system and discharge them with defecation. Therefore, leek is known as "intestinal lavage grass", which can reasonably prevent intractable constipation and colorectal cancer.
Modern research has found that leek has the functions of resisting gene mutation, inhibiting the growth and development of tumor cells and preventing cancer cells from spreading and attacking. Leek, a spicy food, has the functions of removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating qi and clearing heat. As the saying goes, "leek root leaves, removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis" is suitable for traumatic injury, hematemesis, chest pain, nausea and vomiting, colitis and other diseases. Leek contains calcium and copper, which plays a great role in the formation of human bones and teeth and the prevention of anemia. Therefore, as the saying goes: "A pile of gold in early spring", readers are advised to eat more spring vegetables!