Leeks nourish the kidneys and strengthen the yang, but did you know that 6 types of people cannot eat them?

Chives have the effect of warming the yang and penetrating the orifices. They can dispel the coldness of early spring, warm the yang, enhance physical strength and promote blood circulation. One of the ways to maintain yang energy in spring is to eat more leeks. So what should we pay attention to when eating leeks?

Leek benefits:

Improve appetite: Chives contain plant aromatic volatile oils, which have the effect of improving appetite. The elderly, children, pregnant women, etc. can eat some spring leeks appropriately, which is beneficial to improving their health.

Strengthening the stomach and helping with digestion: Leeks have the effects of keeping warm and strengthening the stomach. The crude fiber they contain can promote intestinal peristalsis and help the body digest. It can not only prevent habitual constipation and colon cancer, but also wrap up certain debris in the digestive tract and excrete them with feces. Therefore, it is also called "intestinal cleansing grass" among the people.

Dispersing blood stasis and activating blood circulation: Leek has the effects of dispersing blood stasis, activating blood circulation and detoxifying. It is beneficial for the human body to lower blood lipids, prevent and treat coronary heart disease, anemia and arteriosclerosis.

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, dysentery, typhoid, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Skin care and eyesight improvement: Leeks are rich in vitamin A. Eating more of them can not only beautify the skin, improve eyesight and moisten the lungs, but also reduce the risk of colds, colds and asthma and other diseases.

Tonify Qi and strengthen yang: People call leek "aphrodisiac grass", but there is actually no scientific basis for this.

Regulating menstruation and dispelling cold: Chives are warm in nature. Women who often eat leeks can regulate menstruation and dispel cold, and treat dysmenorrhea. However, it is forbidden for breastfeeding women to use it as it can have the effect of weaning.

Taboos on eating leeks

1. People with indigestion or weak gastrointestinal function are prone to heartburn when eating leeks, so they should not eat too much.

2. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Eating too much leek will cause dizziness and blurred vision, especially after drinking alcohol." Modern medicine believes that people with hyperactivity and fever should not eat it.

3. People with tonsillitis, nasal abscess and otitis media should not eat leeks.

4. People who don’t like spicy food or are prone to allergies should not eat it.

5. Special groups should eat less leeks

6. Leeks contain oxalic acid, which can easily antagonize some minerals and trace elements, affecting the absorption of these minerals and trace elements. When cooking leeks, they are rarely blanched first (blanching can remove oxalic acid), so the elderly, children, pregnant women, and people who are deficient in calcium, iron, and zinc should try to eat less leeks.