What vitamins do tomatoes contain

We all know that tomatoes do have certain nutritional value, so what vitamins do tomatoes contain?

Using tomatoes to treat oral ulcers

Tomatoes are slightly cold in nature and can nourish yin and produce body fluid, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, calm the liver and clear away heat. They are suitable for symptoms such as loss of appetite, stomach heat and thirst caused by febrile disease damaging yin.

Lycopene in tomatoes is an antioxidant that can inhibit certain carcinogenic oxygen free radicals and prevent cancer. Tomatoes also contain glutathione, which has the effect of delaying cell aging and reducing the incidence of malignant tumors. Foreign studies have also found that tomato extracts can reduce the specific antigen PSA in prostate cancer patients.

The book "Luchuan Materia Medica" records that tomatoes have the effects of strengthening the stomach and digestion, and treating loss of appetite. This may be related to the malic acid and citric acid they contain. These two ingredients can stimulate appetite, promote gastric acid secretion, help digestion, and enhance gastrointestinal absorption function. It is good for people with poor digestive function or who eat a lot of meat and greasy food to eat tomatoes after meals. Tomatoes also contain tomatine, which has been shown in animal experiments to significantly reduce the increase in capillary permeability caused by histamine and has an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, tomatoes are rich in riboflavin, ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin K, etc., which are good for preventing and treating gum bleeding and oral ulcers.

The use of tomatoes for diet therapy is introduced as follows:

Yin-nourishing and body fluid-producing formula:

It is used for dry mouth and throat, loss of appetite, irritability, thirst, and red tongue with little coating caused by insufficient stomach yin or radiotherapy of the head and neck.

Wash 200 grams of tomatoes, peel them by blanching them in boiling water, mash them and add appropriate amount of rock sugar. Put them in the refrigerator to cool and set aside. You can eat them frequently at any time after meals.

Recipe for clearing the stomach and strengthening the spleen:

It is used for symptoms such as abdominal distension, hiccups, anorexia, bad breath and thirst caused by stomach heat, gluttony of meat and greasy food, and excessive drinking.

Blanch 100 grams of bitter gourd in boiling water and slice it. Bring a little vegetable oil to a boil and stir-fry the bitter gourd. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into crescent-shaped slices and stir-fry together. Add a little salt, seasoning and MSG and dissolve them. Add them together with the minced garlic, stir-fry and remove from the pan.

Prescription for cooling blood and stopping bleeding:

Used for oral ulcers, swollen and painful gums, and mucosal bleeding caused by blood heat, toxic fire, or radiotherapy of the head and neck.

Slice 100 grams of fresh lotus root, soak 50 grams of black fungus in water, boil them in a casserole with water for about half an hour, add 200 grams of sliced ​​tomatoes, add salt, MSG and other seasonings and cook for another 10 minutes, and beat an egg into the soup.

Tips: Precautions for eating tomatoes

▲Unripe green tomatoes contain solanine, which can cause poisoning if eaten in excess and should not be eaten.

▲Tomatoes are cool in nature and are not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

▲It is best to eat raw tomatoes after meals to avoid irritating the gastrointestinal tract on an empty stomach and to avoid combining with stomach acid to form indigestible substances that cause stomach discomfort.