The unique fragrance of leek is formed by the sulfide it contains, which has certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects and is helpful to improve human immunity. The quality of leek is the best in spring, followed by late autumn and the worst in summer. Chinese medicine experts suggest that you should eat leeks in spring to improve your immunity. The sulfide in leek can also help the human body absorb vitamin B 1 and vitamin A, so leek is a more nutritious way to eat with pork food rich in vitamin B 1. However, sulfides are volatile when heated, so it is necessary to quickly turn over the pot when cooking leeks.
The sulfur-containing compounds in leek can also reduce blood lipid, dilate blood vessels, enhance the function of tyrosine system in melanocytes, lead to the changes of melanin in skin hair follicles, and achieve the effects of eliminating skin white spots and making hair black and shiny. Women with skin leukoplakia, often eating leeks can achieve the dual effects of freckle removal and weight loss.
Leek is also rich in cellulose, which is higher than green onions and celery. It can promote intestinal peristalsis, prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer, reduce the absorption of cholesterol, and prevent and treat diseases such as arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
Leek is warm and pungent, and has the function of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, so it can be used to treat impotence, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation. Leek contains volatile essential oils, sulfides and other special ingredients, giving off a unique pungent smell, which is helpful to regulate liver qi, stimulate appetite and enhance digestive function. Leek is pungent in nature, and has the functions of removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, promoting qi circulation and guiding stagnation. It is suitable for traumatic injury, nausea, enteritis, hematemesis and chest pain.
Chinese medicine often uses leeks to treat a variety of diseases, and the more common ones are as follows:
Treatment of frequent urination: take 50 grams of fresh leek, wash it and cut it into sections. First, cook porridge with japonica rice. After the porridge is cooked, add leek, cooked oil, refined salt and monosodium glutamate and cook until the rice porridge is sticky. Warming it 2 ~ 3 times a day has the effects of warming kidney, supporting yang, consolidating essence and stopping nocturnal emission, and can treat kidney-yang deficiency, enuresis and frequent urination.
Treating yang deficiency and sweating: 60 grams of leek root, decocted in water.
Trauma, blood collapse, swelling and pain or traumatic bleeding: leek or root, mashed and applied to the wound, can relieve fatigue, relieve pain and stop bleeding.
Traumatic fracture: leek 15g, onion 9g, ginger 9g, white pepper 10, brown sugar 30g, gardenia 5g, flour 60g, mashed and spread into cakes and applied to the wound.
Wet dream has kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, backache, frequent micturition, bed wetting in children, and frequent backache in women: the leek seeds are fried, the ootheca keel is ground into powder, and the water overflows into small beans and big pills. 3-6g each time, after meals, twice a day.
Essence and impotence: ① leek porridge: 50g fresh leek, chopped leek seeds10g, japonica rice100g, and a little salt. First, boil the japonica rice into porridge, and when the porridge is almost cooked, add leek (washed and cut into sections) or leek seed powder and refined salt, and then cook for a while. Function: tonify kidney, strengthen yang, solidify essence, strengthen spleen and warm stomach. ② Scrambled eggs with leek: 100g fresh leek, washed and chopped, 3 eggs (shelled), mashed with chopped leek, and fried with vegetable oil and salt until cooked. Function: Warming middle warmer and nourishing blood, warming kidney, waist and knees.
Reminder: Although leek has many benefits to human body, not the more the better. Leek has a lot of crude fiber and is not easy to digest and absorb. Eating too much at a time often causes diarrhea. It is best to control it at 100 g to 200 g, not more than 400 g. In addition, people with yin deficiency and excessive fire (symptoms: upset, red cheekbones, dry mouth and no desire to drink water, red tongue with little fur, night sweats, etc. ) it is not advisable to eat leeks. People who don't like spicy food should not eat it, and people who are allergic should not eat it.