Leek has the effects of keeping warm and strengthening the stomach, and its crude fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and help the human body digest. It can not only prevent habitual constipation and intestinal cancer, but also wrap some sundries in the digestive tract and excrete them with stool, so it is also called "intestinal grass" among the people.
Bitter gourd has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and it is the best choice as a diet food in summer. Bitter gourd can also inhibit a certain appetite. It is also rich in vitamin C, with low calories and very low fat content, which can help you remove the fat and garbage in the intestines.
Matters needing attention in eating bitter gourd
It should be noted that preschool children should not eat too much bitter gourd. Children are the body of pure yang, and the stomach is often surplus and the spleen is often insufficient; In addition, children's self-control ability is poor, so overeating bitter gourd is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach.
Pregnant women should be careful when eating bitter gourd. Bitter gourd contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contraction and cause abortion. So some people advocate that pregnant women should not eat bitter gourd. Although the content of quinine in bitter gourd is very small, it is not serious for pregnant women to eat it in moderation, but for the sake of prudence, pregnant women still eat less bitter gourd.