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Pteridium aquilinum is widely distributed, especially in Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia. Its young leaves are rich in nutrients, including carotene, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium and so on. In addition, it also contains 18 amino acids. Its taste is smooth, mixed with seasoning, cool and refreshing, and it is a rare excellent table product. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and moistening intestines.

1. Clearing away heat and toxic materials

Fern is cold, sweet and slightly bitter. Entering the spleen meridian has the function of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Pteridium aquilinum can be used as medicine, and its root system has the strongest medicinal properties. Edible buds also have a certain heat-clearing effect and are often used to treat fever. The roots of bracken are ground into powder, mixed with oil, applied with dermatitis, and cleared away heat and toxic materials.

2. Diuretic laxatives

Pteridium aquilinum has diuretic effect, and its dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, reduce qi and relax bowels, and it can also clear the intestines and detoxify when eaten frequently, which has a good therapeutic effect on habitual constipation.

Lose weight and lose weight

Pteridium aquilinum contains a lot of cellulose, and its crude fiber cannot be digested and absorbed by human body. Dietary fiber can absorb water and expand in the gastrointestinal tract after eating, and at the same time absorb a certain amount of fat, reducing the intake of high-energy food and reducing the absorption of fat, which has the function of losing weight.

nutritive value

The tender leaves of Pteridium aquilinum contain carotene, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, Pteridium aquilinum, pteridium aquilinum glycoside, acetyl Pteridium aquilinum, choline and sterol. In addition, it also contains 18 amino acids.

1. Dietary fiber in Pteridium aquilinum can promote intestinal peristalsis, promote gastrointestinal digestion and reduce the absorption of fat by gastrointestinal tract. It has the effects of lowering qi, relaxing bowels, clearing intestine and expelling toxin, and is suitable for people with constipation and habitual constipation.

2. Pteridium aquilinum is rich in potassium, which can regulate intracellular osmotic pressure and body fluid acid-base balance, participate in intracellular protein metabolism, and maintain normal functions of nerves and muscles. Appropriate potassium supplementation can stabilize blood pressure and prevent it from falling instead of rising, so bracken has the effect of lowering blood pressure.

3. Pteridium aquilinum in Pteridium aquilinum has a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria, and can be used for high fever, eczema and other symptoms, with good heat-clearing and detoxification, sterilization and anti-inflammatory effects.

4. Vitamin E and flavonoids in Pteridium aquilinum can effectively resist the damage of free radicals in the body to cells and prevent the oxidation of linoleic acid, so Pteridium aquilinum can delay aging and maintain skin vitality.