The efficacy, effects and contraindications of water celery

Water celery is also known as wild celery. It is mainly produced in Henan, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guangdong and other places in China. The stems of this celery are thinner than those of celery and are short in shape, but the flavor of celery is particularly strong. It can be eaten cold or fried. Water celery also has certain health benefits, such as clearing away heat and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. However, it is delicious and has some taboos. The following is a detailed introduction to its effects and taboos. If you want to eat water celery, you can focus on it.

Efficacy and function

1. Prevent cancer

Eating more water celery on a regular basis can effectively prevent cancer, because water celery is a high-fiber food. After entering the human intestine, it can produce a large amount of lignans. This substance is a natural antioxidant. It can inhibit the activity of pathogens in the human intestine, and can also speed up the excretion of toxins in the intestine. It can reduce the chance of human tissue cell cancer, thus playing an important role in preventing cancer.

2. Prevent anemia

Water celery is also a green vegetable with a relatively high level of trace elements. It is rich in trace element iron, which can promote the regeneration of red blood cells and has a certain preventive and alleviating effect on the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia in humans. In addition, people with pale, dry skin and dull complexion can also eat more water celery, which can play a significant role in replenishing blood and relieve the adverse symptoms caused by insufficient qi and blood.

3. Calm the mind

Water celery can also calm the mind. It can relieve people's negative emotions and reduce the occurrence of adverse symptoms such as irritability, depression, and anxiety. This is because water celery contains alkaloids, a medicinal ingredient that can directly act on the human nervous system, which has a significant sedative effect.

Food taboos

Although water celery is rich in nutrients and has many benefits for the human body, it cannot be eaten with cold ingredients such as chrysanthemum, rabbit meat, cucumber, and crab, otherwise it will aggravate the cold poison in the body and induce various diseases. In addition, water celery, like other celery, has a significant antihypertensive effect. People with low blood pressure should try to eat less water celery, otherwise it will aggravate low blood pressure and cause people to have adverse symptoms such as weakness or dizziness, which is not good for their health.