Amaranth, formerly known as Amaranth, alias: Yanlaihong, Laonian, Laolaishao, Tricolor Amaranth, Latin scientific name: Amaranth belongs to panicum miliaceum, with stout green or red stems, which are often branched when young, with or without hair.
Amaranth is soft and smooth, thick and sweet, and has the effect of moistening stomach and clearing heat. Also known as sunflower, crab dish, shepherd's purse and shepherd's purse. Some places are also called "Red Mushroom Tiger", Cloud Cai Xiang and Cloud Genius.
Function and application of amaranth;
1. Clearing away heat and toxic materials
Amaranth is sweet and cool, and it is good at clearing heat and promoting diuresis, clearing liver and detoxifying, cooling blood and removing blood stasis. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on red-eye dysentery caused by damp heat, red-eye pain caused by liver fire, and sore throat.
2. Promote growth and development
Amaranth has a high content of protein. Amaranth leaves contain a high concentration of lysine, which can supplement the shortage of amino acid components in grains, and also contains nutrients such as calcium and zinc that are easily absorbed by human body. Zinc, calcium and lysine have a synergistic effect, which can promote the growth of teeth and bones, maintain normal heart activity and prevent muscle cramps (cramps). Therefore, amaranth can promote the growth and development of infants and adolescents, prevent and treat children's stunting, rickets and osteoporosis in the elderly, and has certain therapeutic value for fracture healing.
Improve eyesight
Amaranth contains a lot of carotene, which plays an important role in maintaining people's vision. Ancient people in China experienced the efficacy of amaranth in improving eyesight and obtained strong evidence.
4. Losing weight is beneficial to both sides.
Amaranth is also the protagonist on the diet table. Regular consumption can reduce weight, promote detoxification and prevent constipation.
5. Coagulation and blood supplement
Amaranth is rich in protein, iron, calcium and vitamin K, which can promote blood coagulation, increase hemoglobin content, improve oxygen carrying capacity and promote hematopoiesis. Amaranth is a good supplementary food for anemia, blood loss, pregnant women, fracture patients and surgical patients. People regard amaranth as a good blood tonic and have the reputation of "blood tonic dish".
6. Prevent and treat diabetes and maintain cardiovascular health.
Amaranth is rich in magnesium. Researchers believe that in patients with diabetes, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, cancer and so on. Too much magnesium is discharged or consumed in the body, and eating amaranth can supplement the missing magnesium. Magnesium supplementation in diabetic patients can improve their glucose tolerance, reduce insulin consumption and help control blood sugar. Magnesium is also beneficial to maintain the health of coronary artery and heart function.
7. Prevent neurasthenia and insomnia
Amaranth contains iron and is easily absorbed and utilized by human body. Iron is not only involved in the synthesis of human hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochrome and cytochrome oxidase, but also related to the activities of acetyl coenzyme A, succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome reductase. In addition, iron metabolism is closely related to spleen deficiency syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine.
8. Prevention and treatment of anorexia and anorexia.
Amaranth is rich in zinc. Zinc is one of the indispensable elements to maintain the growth and development of the body, maintain the normal taste function and appetite of the human body and promote the normal development. After zinc deficiency, the taste substances on the taste buds of human tongue are difficult to synthesize, the taste is dull, the sensitivity of distinguishing taste is reduced, and the appetite is reduced. Eating amaranth can achieve the purpose of proper zinc supplementation, thus treating anorexia and other diseases.
9. Liver protection
It is suggested that the protective mechanism of amaranth may be related to carotenoids and phenols.
10. Improve immunity and prevent cancer.
Amaranth is a rare high-quality functional food resource in the composition and content of amino acids, fatty acids and trace elements, which can provide rich nutrition for human body, help to strengthen the body and improve the immunity of the body, and is known as "longevity vegetable".
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