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Spinach is an annual and biennial vegetable of the Chenopodiaceae family. The main root is thick and long, red and sweet in taste. The leaves are triangular-ovate, dark green, and the base leaves and small stem leaves are longer and fleshy than the stalk.
Originating in Persia, it was introduced to my country during the Tang Dynasty and is now cultivated in various places. It is a green leafy vegetable that is supplied to the market all year round.
Spinach can be divided into two types: pointed leaves and round leaves according to leaf shape. Pointed leaf type, the leaves are arrow-shaped, the petiole is long and the mesophyll is thin, the root is thick and contains a lot of sugar, and the quality is good. Autumn and winter blanket spinach belongs to this type. Round leaf type, the leaves are round, oval to form an oval, the leaves are large and fleshy, the petiole is short and wide, and the oxalic acid content is high. Spinach in spring and summer mostly belongs to this type.
The quality requirements of spinach are: dark green color, red roots, no water, no old stems and leaves, no bolting and blooming, and no yellow and rotten leaves.
nutritional value
1. Clear the intestines, prevent and treat hemorrhoids:
Spinach contains a large amount of plant crude fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, facilitate defecation, and can promote pancreatic secretion and aid digestion. For hemorrhoids, chronic pancreatitis, constipate , anal fissure and other diseases have therapeutic effect；
2. Promote growth and development and enhance disease resistance:
The carotene contained in spinach is converted into vitamin A in the human body, which can maintain normal vision and the maintenance of epithelial cells. healthy , increase the ability to prevent infectious diseases and promote children’s growth and development；
3. Ensure nutrition and improve health:
Spinach is rich in carotene, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and a certain amount of iron, vitamin E and other beneficial ingredients, which can supply the human body with a variety of nutrients.； The iron contained in it is beneficial to iron deficiency anemia Has better auxiliary therapeutic effect；
4. Promote human metabolism:
The trace elements contained in spinach can promote human metabolism and improve health. Eating plenty of spinach may reduce the risk of stroke ；
5. Cleaning skin , anti-aging:
Spinach extract has the effect of promoting the proliferation of cultured cells, anti-aging and enhancing youthful vitality. Chinese people mash spinach to extract juice, wash their face several times a week, and use it continuously for a period of time to clean skin pores, reduce wrinkles and pigment spots, and keep the skin smooth.
Edible effect
Spinach is sweet in taste and cool in nature, and enters the large intestine and stomach meridians.；
It can nourish blood and stop bleeding, benefit the five internal organs, clear the intestines and stomach, regulate qi, activate blood vessels, quench thirst and moisturize the intestines, astringe yin and moisturize dryness, nourish yin and calm the liver, and aid digestion；
Mainly used to treat high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, wind-fire red eyes, diabetes, constipation, indigestion, bruises, epistaxis, hematochezia, scurvy, and astringent stools.
Recently used to treat anemia.
Applicable people
It can be consumed by the general population.
1. Spinach becomes soft and easy to digest after cooking, and is especially suitable for the elderly, young, sick and weak. Computer workers and people who love beauty should also eat spinach regularly ； Diabetics (especially type 2 diabetics) often eat spinach to help maintain blood sugar stability. ； At the same time, spinach is also suitable for patients with high blood pressure, constipation, anemia, scurvy, rough skin, and allergies. ；
2. Not suitable for patients with nephritis and kidney stones. Spinach has high oxalic acid content, so don’t eat too much at one time ； In addition, those with spleen deficiency and loose stools should not eat too much.
