1, kelp
Kelp is salty and cold, and has the functions of eliminating phlegm, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, detoxicating and relaxing bowels. It is an ideal detoxification food. Kelp not only helps to remove accumulated heat in the body, but also can cope with physical overdraft caused by excessive sweating. A variety of nutrients contained in kelp can help reduce blood pressure and blood viscosity, which is of great benefit to patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
2. Zizania latifolia
Zizania latifolia is a special vegetable in China, which is also called "the three famous dishes in the south of the Yangtze River" with water shield and perch. Because of its tender texture and sweet taste, it is regarded as a good vegetable. Water bamboo is sweet, cold, flat and beneficial. It can not only promote diuresis and dispel water, but also help to treat edema of limbs and dysuria, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, relieve annoyance and quench thirst. Stir-fry with a little bacon and water bamboo, and the taste is more fragrant.
3. Lotus root
Lotus root is a treasure, because it is sweet and tasteless, and it can clear away heat, moisten lung and relieve cough. Lotus root has high nutritional value and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium. It is also rich in protein, vitamins and starch, and has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity.
Therefore, Chinese medicine calls it: "the Lord nourishes the spirit, benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency." In addition, lotus root contains a large amount of tannic acid, which has the effect of contracting blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, which is a good diet for fever.
4. Cucumber
Cucumber has obvious effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling toxin, caring skin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Cucumber acid can promote human metabolism and excrete toxins. Propionic acid contained in cucumber can inhibit fat production, while cellulose can promote the elimination of spoilage substances in human intestine and reduce cholesterol, thus achieving the purpose of losing weight and strengthening the body.
5. Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbage contains protein, fat, crude fiber, carbohydrates, acidic pectin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and a variety of vitamins. Chinese cabbage is the most abundant vegetable in minerals and vitamins. The minerals calcium and phosphorus contained in Chinese cabbage can promote bone development, accelerate human metabolism and enhance the hematopoietic function of the body. It is also rich in vitamin B 1, vitamin B6 and pantothenic acid, which can relieve mental stress.
6.cauliflower
Broccoli contains protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamin C and carotene. The mineral composition is also comprehensive, with rich contents of calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc and manganese. Broccoli can be fried or served as a side dish.
7.spinach
Spinach contains carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, minerals (calcium, iron, etc. ), coenzyme Q 10 and other nutrients. Spinach can be used to make soup, cold salad, stir-fry and stir-fry with meat dishes. Spinach is nutritious and delicious.
8.sweet potato
Sweet potato tuber contains protein, oil, cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, ash and so on. It is also rich in vitamins (carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E).
9, white radish
White radish is rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which can inhibit melanin synthesis, prevent fat oxidation and prevent fat deposition. White radish contains a lot of plant protein, vitamin C and folic acid. It can clean blood and skin, reduce cholesterol at the same time, and is beneficial to the maintenance of vascular elasticity.
10, lettuce
Lettuce is fresh, tender and delicious, and has a good detoxification and fire-fighting effect. Lettuce is fresh and slightly bitter, which can stimulate the secretion of digestive enzymes and has obvious detoxification and fire-fighting effects. Lettuce has the functions of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, purging fire and detoxifying, benefiting qi and broadening chest. It is effective for patients with chest diaphragm irritation, cough with excessive phlegm, stuffy stomach, loss of appetite, milk obstruction, and unfavorable urination. For children, it can also help teething and changing teeth.
What are the healthy vegetables in autumn?
1, okra
Young fruit is rich in nutrition, contains a lot of sticky juice and has a unique flavor. Its juice is mixed with pectin, milk polysaccharide and arabinan. Regular consumption of it has the effects of strengthening gastrointestinal tract, nourishing yin and strengthening yang.
2. Lotus root
Lotus root is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat heatstroke; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis, hemoptysis and bleeding.
Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which reduces the absorption of lipids. Can stimulate appetite, promote digestion, stimulate appetite and tonify the middle energizer, which is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite.
3. chestnuts
Chestnut is a kind of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can provide more heat energy for human body, help fat metabolism, and have the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and nourishing stomach and intestines.
4. Mung beans (kidney beans)
Green beans contain soluble fiber, which can lower cholesterol. They are also rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, which can prevent cholesterol. At the same time, green beans are an important source of trace elements potassium and magnesium, which can stabilize blood pressure and reduce the burden on the heart.
5. Chili
The content of vitamin C per 100 grams of pepper is as high as 198 mg, ranking first among vegetables. Vitamin B, carotene and minerals such as calcium and iron are also rich. Medical experts believe that pepper can relieve cold pain in chest and abdomen, stop dysentery, kill parasites in stomach and abdomen, and control heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis; It can also stimulate oral mucosa, cause gastric peristalsis, promote saliva secretion, enhance appetite and promote digestion.
6. Other common seasonal vegetables in autumn
Water chestnut, wax gourd, sweet potato leaves, beans, yam, cabbage, lentils.