Amara Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tomatoes are sour and sweet in nature and have the effects of producing body fluids and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, clearing away heat and detoxifying. heat sexually transmitted diseases It has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as indigestion, heat stroke, stomach heat, bitter taste in the mouth, and inflammation due to deficiency-fire caused by thirst, overeating greasy and thick food. In the hot summer, people lose their appetite. They often eat tomatoes mixed with sugar and tomato soup, which can relieve summer heat, increase appetite and help digestion.
1. Nutritional value of tomatoes
Contains rich vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, organic acids and a small amount of protein. It has the functions of promoting digestion, diuresis and inhibiting various bacteria. tomato Vitamin D can protect blood vessels and treat high blood pressure. Tomatoes contain glutathione, which can delay cell aging and increase the body's anti-cancer ability. Carotene in tomatoes can protect skin Elasticity, promotes bone calcification, prevents and treats rickets, night blindness and xerophthalmia in children.
Tomatoes contain vitamins and minerals that have a protective effect on cardiovascular disease and can reduce the risk of heart disease.
Lycopene has unique antioxidant ability, which can scavenge free radicals, protect cells, protect DNA and genes from damage, and prevent the progression of cancer. In addition to preventing prostate cancer, tomatoes can also effectively reduce pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer wait cancer risk of disease.
The vitamin C in tomatoes has the effects of producing fluid and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying, and lowering blood pressure. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension and kidney disease. Eating more tomatoes has anti-aging effects and keeps the skin white.
Niacin can maintain the normal secretion of gastric juice, promote the formation of red blood cells, help maintain the elasticity of blood vessel walls and protect the skin. Therefore, eating tomatoes is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease Also helpful. Tomatoes are juicy and can be a diuretic, so patients with nephritis should also eat them.
For patients who often experience gum bleeding or subcutaneous bleeding, eating tomatoes can help improve their symptoms.
The malic acid or citric acid contained in tomatoes helps gastric juice digest fat and protein.
Applicable people
Suitable for patients with febrile venereal disease, fever, thirst, loss of appetite, habitual gum bleeding, anemia , dizziness, palpitations, high blood pressure, acute and chronic hepatitis, acute and chronic nephritis, night blindness and myopia.； Patients with acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery and active ulcers should not consume it.
Things to note
Avoid eating tomatoes and pomegranates together.
2. Nutritional components of tomatoes
Compared with ordinary vegetables (vegetable foods), tomatoes are rich in natural antioxidants. In addition to vitamin (vitamin foods) C, they also contain lycopene. Everyone is very familiar with vitamin C. It can prevent cold , treat colds, treat scurvy. Lycopene is a natural pigment that turns tomatoes red. It acts similarly to carotene in the human body and is a strong antioxidant. Experiments have shown that lycopene has good anti-atherosclerosis, antioxidant damage and protection of vascular endothelial function. The higher the lycopene content in human plasma, the lower the incidence of coronary heart disease. Lycopene also has good anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects. Its powerful antioxidant activity can eliminate free radicals that promote the growth of cancer cells and prevent the growth of cancer cells. The research found that uterine fibroids The lycopene content in the serum of women with cervical cancer and cervical cancer is lower than that of normal women. When the content of lycopene in the serum is higher, the human body is less likely to suffer from gastric cancer and digestive (digestive food) tract cancer.
The study also found that compared with eating raw tomatoes, people eating heated tomatoes can increase the concentration of antioxidants containing lycopene. This is because high temperatures damage the cell walls of tomato cells, which increases the release of antioxidants such as lycopene. In addition, during the cooking process of tomatoes, vegetable oils such as peanut oil and salad oil are often used, and these oils will help tomatoes naturally release fat-soluble antioxidants such as lycopene and fully exert their antioxidant effects. Of course, everything has its pros and cons. After heating, the vitamin C in tomatoes will be lost, but the content of lycopene and other antioxidants in tomatoes will increase significantly. Therefore, the overall nutritional value of cooked tomatoes is higher than that of raw tomatoes. In addition, tomato skins contain a large amount of lycopene, so it is best not to discard the skins when eating them. 》》Eating camellia oil is more beneficial to health than peanut oil》》Camellia oleifera
For patients with vitamin C deficiency, eating raw tomatoes is also a good way to supplement vitamin C. However, unripe green tomatoes contain toxins and should not be eaten. In addition, some tomatoes have protruding tops due to the use of plant hormones during their growth. Such tomatoes are not suitable for consumption.
3. Edible benefits of tomatoes
Hypertension, chronic hepatitis: 250 grams of fresh tomatoes, washed and cut into pieces； Cut 100 grams of beef into thin slices, season with a little oil, salt and sugar and cook together to serve. Once a day.
Weakness, blood deficiency, malnutrition, and dizziness: 100 grams of tomatoes, 100 grams of pork liver, 100 grams of japonica rice, and 3 slices of ginger. First wash and slice the pork liver, then mix it with salt, soy sauce, cornstarch and rice wine. ； Wash the tomatoes and cut them into pieces ； Wash, peel and shred ginger ； Wash the japonica rice and put it into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for 20 minutes, add tomatoes and ginger, cook for 10 minutes, then add the pork liver, boil for a few minutes until the pork liver is just cooked, season and serve.
Fever, dry throat, excessive thirst due to heat: 250 grams of tomatoes, 200 grams of grass carp, appropriate amount of tofu, 1 pinch of Nostoc, 1 green onion. First wash the grass carp meat, dry it and chop it into pieces. Add the seasonings, add Nostoc, chopped green onions and mix well to make fish balls. Put the tofu into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add tomatoes, boil again, add fish balls and cook, season and serve.
Gastric ulcer: 150 ml of tomato juice and 150 ml of potato juice, mixed and taken once in the morning and once in the evening.
Bleeding gums: Eat tomatoes instead of fruits, eat 4 pieces (about 250 grams) a day, and take it for more than 2 weeks to see the effect.
Heatstroke due to high temperature: wash and slice 200 grams of tomatoes, decoct them into soup instead of tea, either hot or cold.
Hypertension and fundus bleeding: Eat 2 raw fresh tomatoes on an empty stomach every morning, for half a month as a course of treatment.
