Lettuce is a common name for leaf lettuce and belongs to the genus Lettuce in Compositae. As an annual or biennial herb crop, it is also a popular vegetable in Europe and America and is deeply loved by people. Lettuce is native to the Mediterranean coast of Europe and domesticated from wild varieties. The ancient Greeks and Romans ate it first. Lettuce has been introduced into China for a long time, and has been widely cultivated in the southeast coast, especially in the suburbs of big cities and Guangdong and Guangxi regions, especially in Taiwan Province Province.

Can eating lettuce cure constipation? Lettuce contains a lot of cellulose, which is very beneficial to improve patients' constipation, but try not to fry it when eating. Eating it raw can prevent constipation. In addition, lettuce contains a lot of vitamins, which will cause the loss of vitamins after cooking.

Lettuce is a very nutritious vegetable. Eating raw lettuce can not only improve constipation, but also provide adequate nutrition for the body. However, it should be noted that lettuce must be thoroughly washed before eating.

3 How to prepare lettuce There are many ways to eat lettuce. First, lettuce can be cold. The lettuce bought is washed and drained, and then put together with sesame sauce and soybean milk, so that the lettuce tastes more delicious and has certain nutritional value.

Lettuce can also be used for cooking. Wash the vegetables, drain the water, then prepare the materials with onion and ginger, put a little less oil in the pot, heat the oil, add ginger and onion or minced garlic, and then put the washed lettuce in the pot and stir fry together for one minute.