What are the effects and effects of amaranth?

Amaranth is a common herb, which is rich in nutrients and can be eaten in a variety of ways. what are the efficacy and effects of amaranth? This paper makes a detailed introduction to this.

Introduction to amaranth:

Perennial erect herbs, 0.3-1m high. Much branched, longitudinally striped, stem sometimes red, lower smooth, upper slightly hairy. Leaves alternate; petiole 1-8cm long, glabrous, with 2 spines beside it; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or rhombic-ovate, 4-10cm long and 1-3cm wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate, entire or microwave, midvein elevated abaxially, apex prickly. Panicles axillary and terminal, 3-25 cm long; flowers unisexual, female flowers clustered in leaf axils, globose; male flowers in terminal erect or drooping cylindrical spikes; flowers small, spiny bracts ca. as long as or over sepals, bracts often variable into 2 sharp thorns, a few with 1 thorn or unarmed; perianth green, apex acute, margin transparent; sepals 5; stamens 5; stigmas 3, sometimes 2. Utricle oblong, irregularly transverse below middle, enclosed in persistent perianth segments. Seeds subglobose, black with brownish black. Flowering from May to September and fruiting from August to November.

The role of amaranth:

The main results are as follows: 1. Heat-clearing and detoxification, clear eye and pharynx amaranth, sweet and cool taste, longer than clear and damp-heat, clear liver and detoxification, cool blood and dissipate blood stasis, which has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on red and white dysentery caused by damp-heat, red eye pain caused by inflammation of liver fire, red and swollen throat and so on.

2. Rich in nutrition, amaranth is rich in protein and fat. The protein contained in sugars and a variety of vitamins and minerals can be fully absorbed by the human body than milk, and the content of carotene is more than 2 times higher than that of eggplant fruits, which can provide rich nutrients for the human body, which is conducive to strengthening the body and improving the immunity of the body. it is known as a longevity dish.

3. The content of iron in amaranth is twice as much as that in spinach, and the content of calcium in amaranth is 3 times higher than that in spinach. More importantly, amaranth does not contain oxalic acid, and the calcium and iron contained in it can be easily absorbed into the body. Therefore, amaranth can promote the growth and development of children and has a certain value of dietotherapy for fracture healing.

Nutritive composition

It contains 90.1 g moisture, 1.8 g protein, 0.3 g fat, 5.4 g carbohydrate, 0.8 g crude fiber, 1.6 g ash, 1.95 mg carotene, 0.04 mg vitamin horse, 0.16 mg vitamin horse, 1.1 mg nicotinic acid, 28 mg vitamin C28, 180 mg calcium, 46 mg phosphorus, 3.4 mg iron, 577 mg potassium, 23 mg sodium, 87.7 mg magnesium. 160 milligrams of chlorine.

Amaranth is rich in calcium that is easily absorbed by the human body, which can promote the growth of teeth and bones, maintain normal myocardial activity and prevent muscle spasms (cramps).

Amaranth leaves contain high concentration of lysine, which can supplement the defects of grain amino acid composition, which is very suitable for infants and teenagers to eat, and plays a good role in promoting growth and development, especially for babies fed with milk, milk powder and other milk substitutes. It can not only increase rich vitamins and minerals, but also help digestion.

Precautions for eating amaranth:

1. Amaranth is a cool vegetable, so people with yin and yang deficiency, cold deficiency, loose stools or chronic diarrhea should not eat more.

two。 The potassium content in amaranth is quite high, eating a large number of amaranth will increase the metabolic burden of the kidney, so people with poor renal function should avoid eating too much.

Eating method

Amaranth is a kind of delicious side dish. Here, I would like to introduce three classic ways to eat amaranth.

Efficacy: it has the function of clearing heat and detoxification, moistening intestines and relieving defecation, boosting appetite and relieving abdominal distension.

Amaranth porridge rice porridge cooked, amaranth chopped into the porridge, and then add a small amount of water, salt, low heat to cook well.

Efficacy: clearing heat and detoxification, relieving defecation and relieving dysentery, suitable for elderly patients with body deficiency, poor defecation and acute enteritis.

The above is the introduction of the efficacy and function of amaranth. I hope you can enjoy today's sharing content.

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