Root vegetable varieties

How many varieties of root vegetables do you know? Here are a few of them.

Root vegetable varieties

Radish: The "health guardian" among root vegetables

Radish, also known as Raphanus sativus, has many varieties, all of which are good at fighting cancer, so there is a saying: "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you will never have to go to the pharmacy in your life" and "October radish water is like ginseng". The Dutch have designated carrots as their "national dish", and Japan and the United States believe that it is the "health guardian" among root vegetables.

Radish has anti-cancer, chest-relieving, phlegm-resolving and diuretic functions. Radish contains a variety of enzymes that can eliminate the carcinogenic effects of nitrosamines. The essential substances in them can stimulate the body's immunity, increase the activity of macrophages, and enhance their ability to phagocytize and kill cancer cells. The spicy taste of radish comes from mustard oil, which can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote the elimination of carcinogens. Radish also contains many unknown ingredients that inhibit mutagenic activity. The vitamin C content in radish is 8-10 times higher than that in apples and pears. Carrots are also very good at preventing cancer because they are rich in carotene. Kiwi: Vitamin C content ranks first among fruits

Brown in color, shaped like a potato, with an emerald green interior, sweet and sour and delicious, it was originally a wild fruit in the southern mountainous areas, but has now been transplanted to all parts of the country. Its fruit is rich in sugar, protein, lipids, vitamins, organic acids and a variety of minerals. Its vitamin C content is the highest among fruits, with 200 mg per 100 grams of fruit, which is almost 100 times that of citrus and 30 times that of tomatoes. It is a veritable "natural vitamin C tablet". It also contains rich vitamin P, which has the function of protecting blood vessels, and its nutritional value is very high. Wheat bran: the best anti-cancer dietary fiber

Also known as bran, it is the seed coat removed when wheat is ground into flour. It is used as feed and is not edible. Feeding livestock with wheat bran can make their skin ruddy and their hair shiny, which shows that they are in a very healthy state. Nowadays, wheat bran is increasingly valued by people. For the sake of health, many Western organizations call on people to eat whole grain foods and whole wheat foods. Whole wheat foods are foods made by grinding whole wheat into flour cubes and then separating the bran.

Wheat bran is the "warehouse" of wheat's main nutrients. B vitamins, selenium, magnesium and other minerals and cellulose are almost all concentrated in it. It can prevent and treat colorectal cancer, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc. Therefore, wheat bran is the best anti-cancer dietary fiber. Sweet potato: a gradually forgotten anti-cancer product

The days when we held fragrant roasted sweet potatoes in our hands to warm our hands and satisfy our cravings in winter when we were young have faded from the memories of many young people. The roasted sweet potato stalls that used to be seen on the streets are now almost nowhere to be found. With the improvement of economic conditions, a survey shows that many urban residents in my country no longer eat sweet potatoes.

Sweet potato: Also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, and white potato, it is considered to be an excellent food for curing diseases, prolonging life, and losing weight and maintaining health. In fact, sweet potato also has a powerful anti-cancer function. Recently, scientific researchers have discovered a substance called dehydroepiandrosterone in sweet potato, which can prevent the occurrence of colon cancer and breast cancer.

In some countries, it is known as the "magic melon" because it can be used as both food and vegetable. Americans eat pumpkin on Thanksgiving Day to express their gratitude to pumpkin. However, in my country, it is rarely planted now.

Pumpkin can prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood fat and high cholesterol, and has a good effect on cancer prevention. The high content of vitamin A in pumpkin is unimaginable. It is also rich in vitamin C, calcium and cellulose, and contains an unknown ingredient that inhibits the carcinogen tryptophan-P. Eggplant: "Frost-bitten eggplant" is a good medicine

In many Chinese medicine prescriptions and folk prescriptions, "autumn old eggplant" and "frost-bitten eggplant" are often used. More and more evidence shows that eggplant has anti-cancer function. There was an experiment to extract a non-toxic substance from eggplant, which was used to treat gastric cancer and cervical cancer with good results. In addition, eggplant contains solanine, cucurbitacin, stachydrine, choline, perilla glycoside, nasunin and other alkaloids. Among them, solanine and cucurbitacin have been proven to have anti-cancer ability. Eggplant flowers, eggplant stalks, eggplant roots and eggplant juice are all good medicines. There are records of autumn eggplant roots treating tumors in ancient times.

Eggplant is also rich in nutrients. Except for low levels of vitamin A and C, other vitamins and minerals are almost the same as tomatoes, and the protein and calcium are even three times higher than tomatoes. Bitter melon: Li Shizhen called it "first-class melon"

Bitter melon is treated very differently among the people. Many people like it very much, while others stay away from it. But the one who really gave it a "good status" was Li Shizhen, a great medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty. He called it a "first-class melon" and a rare anti-cancer melon.

The anti-cancer effect of bitter melon comes from a quinine-like protein, which is an active protein that can activate immune cells and kill cancer cells or other abnormal cells through immune cells. Bitter melon seeds contain a protease inhibitor that can inhibit tumor cells from secreting proteases, thereby inhibiting the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. Kelp: can prevent breast cancer and thyroid tumors

The Chinese medicine for kelp is called "Kunbu", which can prevent breast cancer and thyroid tumors. It is well known in China that kelp is rich in iodine and can prevent "big neck" disease. In fact, kelp has many other "abilities". The sodium alginate it contains has a strong ability to bind to carcinogenic strontium and cadmium, and excrete them out of the body; kelp can selectively kill or inhibit bacteria in the intestine that can produce carcinogens, and the fiber it contains can also promote the excretion of bile acid and cholesterol; kelp extract has a direct inhibitory effect on various cancer cells. Sweet potato: a gradually forgotten anti-cancer product

The days when we held fragrant roasted sweet potatoes in our hands to warm our hands and satisfy our cravings in winter when we were young have faded from the memories of many young people. The roasted sweet potato stalls that used to be seen on the streets are now almost nowhere to be found. With the improvement of economic conditions, a survey shows that many urban residents in my country no longer eat sweet potatoes.

Sweet potato: Also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, and white potato, it is considered to be an excellent food for curing diseases, prolonging life, and losing weight and maintaining health. In fact, sweet potato also has a powerful anti-cancer function. Recently, scientific researchers have discovered a substance called dehydroepiandrosterone in sweet potato, which can prevent the occurrence of rectal cancer and breast cancer.

In some countries, it is known as the "magic melon" because it can be used as both food and vegetable. Americans eat pumpkin on Thanksgiving Day to express their gratitude to pumpkin. However, in my country, it is rarely planted now.

Pumpkin can prevent obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia, and has a good effect on cancer prevention. The high content of vitamin A in pumpkin is unimaginable. In addition, it is rich in vitamin C, calcium and cellulose, and contains an unknown ingredient that inhibits the carcinogen tryptophan-P.