Nutritional Value and Edible Efficacy of Pea

Efficacy and function of peas;

1, treating diabetes

Peas are not eaten much in people's daily life. This may be due to China people's eating habits and pea season. What you may not know is that peas have great medical functions. Can treat diabetes to some extent.

2. Beauty function

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that peas have the effect of "removing facial dark spots and making the face shiny". Eating peas can also reduce swelling and stretch the skin, which can tighten the wrinkles around the eyes.

Bean sprouts are rich in B vitamins and can be used as a good ingredient for moisturizing and sun protection. In late spring and early summer, the sun is very strong, the weather begins to get hot, and the skin is greasy and sweaty. Grinding fresh bean sprouts and applying them to the skin can remove the oil on the skin surface and make the skin smooth and comfortable. In addition, there are bean sprouts that are beaten into juice to wash your face, which can make your skin full of luster.

3. Sterilization and antitoxicity

Peas also contain antiviral and antibacterial substances. A regular diet is extremely beneficial to health.

4. Protect the cardiovascular system

Pea is high in potassium and low in sodium, which is beneficial to protect the cardiovascular system.

5, lower blood pressure

Pea is a kind of health food which is very suitable for people with hypertension, diabetes and fever. Scientists found that the K factor (ratio of potassium to sodium) in peas greatly exceeded the definition of antihypertensive effect (K factor ≥ 10).

Modern dietotherapy experts praised peas as "antihypertensive beans". People suffering from hypertension or hypertension, headache, upset and pulse often take dishes and soups cooked by peas and their products, which is of great benefit.

6. Eye protection

To improve eyesight, people who stay up late should eat more pea tips, which have the therapeutic effect of clearing liver and improving eyesight, and contain a lot of carotene and lutein. These elements are very helpful to protect the optic nerve and improve vision. Especially friends who often stay up late with eyes, tired eyes and blurred vision are more suitable for common use.

Step 7 supplement calcium

Old people and children are most suitable, and pea tip is especially suitable for old people, children and pregnant women who are prone to lack minerals such as calcium, iron and zinc.

8, regulate physical fitness

Pea tip is a good alkaline food, which can achieve acid-base balance with meat isothermal food. Regular and moderate consumption of pea tip has a good regulating effect on thermal constitution and anti-aging effect.

9. Treat deficiency of qi and blood

Appropriate amount of peas, cooked lightly and often eaten; Used for deficiency of both qi and blood.

10, antiallergic

If the calcium content in human body fluid is too low, the permeability of capillaries will be enhanced, and the components in blood can seep out of blood vessels, which is the pathogenesis of some allergic diseases. Peas are rich in calcium, and regular consumption of peas can prevent such allergic diseases.

Extended data:

Peas are sweet and flat, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridian; Has the effects of invigorating qi, stopping diarrhea, regulating nutrition, strengthening urine, eliminating carbuncle and swelling, and relieving milk stone poisoning; Indications: beriberi, carbuncle, milk obstruction, spleen and stomach discomfort, hiccup and vomiting, chest pain, thirst and diarrhea.

Seeds, tender pods and seedlings are edible; Seeds contain starch and oil, which have the functions of strengthening, diuresis and antidiarrheal, and stems and leaves can cool and relieve summer heat; And used as green manure and feed.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-peas