Recently, in Singapore, Japan, Taiwan Province Province and other places, a kind of "five-color vegetable soup" is circulated among the people, that is, vegetables of five colors are mixed and boiled into soup. Experts believe that "five-color health vegetable soup" conforms to the theory that the five elements harmonize and correspond to the internal organs of the human body.

At present, the formula, ingredients and cooking methods of "five-color health vegetable soup" are also widely circulated among some housewives in the mainland.

The so-called five colors, namely green, red, yellow, white and black, are composed of five different vegetables. Green is radish leaves, red is carrot, yellow is burdock, white is radish, and black is mushroom, representing the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth respectively.

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White radish-white

White radish is rich in vitamins and minerals, and the bactericide contained in radish has a strong killing and inhibiting effect on some bacteria and viruses. Amylase contained in radish is helpful to improve digestive function, and its antioxidant and cell aging inhibiting effects are also very obvious. Can prevent osteoporosis; It has a strong detoxification function.

Carrots-Red

Carrots are called rubies in nature. Doctors believe that carrots are rich in carotene and are effective anticancer substances. Vitamin A is the highest content of all foods, which can maintain the health of eyes and skin. In Europe, it is said that "carrots make women full of feminine beauty"; Its lignin has a very prominent antibacterial effect; Its folic acid has anticancer effect; Carrots have the functions of lowering blood pressure, blood fat and blood sugar. Therefore, eating more carrots will make everyone healthy and beautiful.

Burdock yellow

Burdock is rich in Japan, so it is also called Oriental radish and Oriental ginseng. Burdock was used as medicine before China, but it is a daily vegetable in Japan, and it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Its carotene content ranks second among vegetables; The contents of protein, calcium and plant fiber rank first in root foods. Plant fiber helps to remove the garbage in the body, so it is known as "the best blood cleaner in nature"; Lignin is one of the most abundant plant fibers in burdock, which has a very prominent antibacterial effect. Arctium lappa L. contains an extensive and effective anticancer substance-arctigenin. It also contains a very special nutrient-inulin (suitable for diabetic patients). Inulin is an arginine that can promote the secretion of sex hormones, contribute to the development of human bones and muscles, enhance physical strength and strengthen yang.

White radish leaves-green

The nutritional value of white radish leaves is even more amazing: its vitamin A content is more than three times that of the same amount of broccoli; The content of calcium is four times that of spinach; Vitamin C is more than ten times that of lemon.

Dried mushrooms-black

Black dried mushrooms are rich in vitamins and minerals (the contents of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc and selenium rank first among the five dishes); The ribonucleic acid in Lentinus edodes can enhance the ability of human body to resist diseases and tumors; Lentinus edodes contains lentinan, which is an accelerant for regulating human immune cells; Disulfide in shiitake mushrooms can resist many kinds of fungi; Mushrooms contain more than 40 kinds of enzymes, which can correct the deficiency of enzymes in human body. Foreign scientists have extracted strong anticancer substances and substances that can enhance immune function from Lentinus edodes.

The five elements vegetable soup abroad is better.