Spinach is the root-bearing whole grass of amaranth plant spinach. Spinach is also called Poisson, Red Root Vegetable, Persian Grass and Persian Vegetable. Spinach has the effect of moistening and manipulating intestines, clearing away heat and removing boredom. Spinach is rich in nutritional value, spinach water content, carbohydrates, protein, fat, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, milling, magnesium and other nutrients.
Spinach is effective in treating constipation and hemorrhoids. In addition, spinach can also promote human health, prevent aging, prevent iron deficiency anemia; spinach is rich in vitamin C and folic acid, can enhance maternal iron absorption, is an ideal food for iron deficiency anemia, spinach dietary fiber can play a very good role in defecation. Spinach is rich in nutrients. Spinach leaves contain 56-68 mg/kg zinc (dry weight), 1.22 mg/g folic acid, amino acids and lutein, beta-carotene, neo-beta-carotene B, neo-beta-carotene. Carotenoids such as spinach element U, also contain alpha-spinach sterol, cholesterol, sterol esters and sterol glycosides, marigold, spinach leaf element, and a blue-purple fluorescent substance, 2-acetyl-3-p-hydroxyphenylacrylic internal racemic tartaric acid. Spinach contains water, carbohydrate, protein, fat, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, milling, magnesium and other nutrients.
Spinach stems and leaves are soft and tender, delicious and fresh, rich in vitamin C, carotene, protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other minerals. In addition to fresh vegetables, it can also be dehydrated, dried and frozen.
The function of Spinach
1. Intestinal defecation and hemorrhoids prevention: Spinach contains a large number of crude plant fibers, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, facilitate defecation, and promote pancreatic secretion, help digestion. For hemorrhoids, chronic pancreatitis, constipation, anal fissure and other diseases have therapeutic effect;
2. Promote growth and development and enhance disease resistance: Carotene contained in spinach transforms into vitamin A in human body, which can maintain normal vision and the health of epithelial cells, increase the ability to prevent infectious diseases and promote children's growth and development;
3. Ensuring nutrition and improving health: Spinach is rich in carotene, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and a certain amount of iron, vitamin E and other beneficial ingredients, which can provide a variety of nutrients to the human body; its iron content has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on iron deficiency anemia;
4. Promoting human metabolism: Trace elements contained in spinach can promote human metabolism and improve health. Eating spinach in large quantities can reduce the risk of stroke.
5. Cleaning skin and anti-aging: Spinach extract can promote the proliferation of cultured cells, both anti-aging and enhance youthful vitality. In our country, people use spinach to mash and extract juice, wash their faces several times a week, and use it continuously for a period of time, which can clean the skin pore, reduce wrinkles and pigments, and keep the skin clean.