The benefits of leeks and the benefits of eating leeks

　　Efficacy and role

　　Traditional medicine believes that leeks are warm in nature, can warm the kidneys and help yang, benefit the spleen and stomach, and regulate qi and blood. Eating more leeks can nourish the liver and strengthen the spleen and stomach. The sulfur-containing compounds in leeks can lower blood lipids and expand blood vessels, and are suitable for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. disease and high blood pressure. In addition, this compound can enhance the function of the tyrosine system in melanocytes, thereby regulating skin Melanin in hair follicles, eliminates white spots on skin and makes hair black and shiny. Leeks can cure diseases. Pounding the juice of leeks and dripping it into the nose can treat heatstroke and coma. Heat leeks on the fire and rub the affected area to treat Urticaria . Leeks contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which has obvious effects on colon cancer. People with vitiligo female , eating leeks regularly can achieve the dual effects of removing freckles and losing weight. Leeks contain sexual stimulants and can excite sexual organs. They are called "Qiyangcao" in the pharmacopoeia. Leeks contain more dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and effectively prevent habitual constipate and bowel cancer. These dietary fibers can also wrap up hair, gravel, and even metal in the digestive tract and excrete it with the stool, so it is called "intestinal cleansing grass". In addition, because leeks contain more dietary fiber and are chewy, they can be chewed when eating. exercise Masticatory muscles can also effectively prevent the occurrence of dental caries.

　　Medicinal Diet Therapy

　　[Introduction] Chives are the leaves of the Liliaceae plant. Also known as stalactite grass, sun grass or aphrodisiac grass, etc.

　　[Function] Tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang, strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach. Mainly used to treat weak kidney yang, soreness and coldness in waist and knees. Impotence Premature ejaculation , frequency of urination, etc.； Deficiency of the spleen and stomach, choking, regurgitation, cold pain in the abdomen, diarrhea or constipation, etc.

　　[Nature and flavor] Meridian distribution: Warm in nature and pungent in taste. Renpai, stomach, kidney meridian.

　　[Dosage and Usage] Oral administration: Pound into juice and drink, 50-100 grams per day, or stir-fry and make into vegetables. External use: Pound and apply, take juice and drip it, stir-fry or boil in water, fumigation and washing.

　　[Modern research] The leaves contain sulfide, glycosides and bitter qualities, and have more carotene group vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals.

　　[Tonic application] 1. Weak kidney yang, soreness and coldness in the waist and knees, frequent urination, impotence and premature ejaculation in men, self-turbid spermatorrhea, increased leucorrhea in women, Dysmenorrhea Leakage, enuresis, cold spleen and stomach, cold pain in the abdomen, choking, regurgitation, diarrhea or constipation in children. Leek porridge: appropriate amount of fresh leeks and japonica rice. Wash and chop the leeks into thin pieces and set aside. Wash the japonica rice, put it in a pot, add water, boil it over strong fire, then simmer over slow fire for 10 to 20 minutes, add leeks, and wait until the rice is cooked. For breakfast, dinner or snacks, cook and eat now, not overnight.

　　2. Weak kidney yang, impotence and premature ejaculation, soreness and coldness of waist and knees or physical weakness, constipation. Stir-fried leeks with walnut meat: 200 grams of leeks, 50 grams of walnut meat, appropriate amount of vegetable oil and refined salt. Wash the leeks, cut into sections and set aside. Wash the walnut meat and fry it until browned in sesame oil, then add the leeks and stir-fry, add an appropriate amount of refined salt, and stop the heat after frying. Eat as a dish.

　　3. Loss of body fluids and stomach-qi inversion cause vomiting after eating, dull pain in the chest and epigastrium, dry mouth and throat, and difficult stools. Three juices and stomach drinks: 2 cups of leek juice, 1 cup of ginger juice, and 1 cup of milk. Add ginger juice and milk to the leek juice and bring to a boil over low heat. Swallow slowly while it's warm.

　　4. For nausea and chest pain, soak raw leek leaves in boiling water, smash them and extract the juice, 3 times a day, 100 ml each time.

　　5. For hemorrhoids, anal prolapse, and uterine prolapse, boil leek roots in water, put them in a bamboo tube and smoke them while they are hot, twice a day, and gradually shrink until they heal.

　　6. Take 5 taels of leeks for bleeding and boil them with glutinous rice wine.

　　7. For chronic constipation, mash 1 cup of leek root and leaf juice with warm water and a little wine.

　　8. 1 cup of pounded leek juice for nosebleeds, take it cold in summer and warm in winter； Yin deficiency and blood heat cause epistaxis. Wash with fresh leek root and smash it to block the nostrils.

　　9. Bake and dry leek for stubborn ringworm, grind into fine powder, mix with lard and apply to the affected area；

　　For psoriasis, 30 grams each of raw leek and garlic can be mashed into mud, heated and then rubbed vigorously on the affected area, once a day for several days.

　　10. For allergic dermatitis, apply the pounded leek juice several times a day.

　　11. Mash the juice of chives with sweat spots and rub the affected area twice a day in the morning.

　　Use continuously for 4 to 5 days.

　　12. For impotence, grind leek seeds into powder and take 10 grams each morning and evening with boiled water.

　　13. Boil leek seeds with leucorrhea vinegar, roast them, grind them into powder, and make honey into pills.

　　Take it with wine on an empty stomach, 30 pills each time (pills are as big as sycamore seeds).

　　14. For red dysentery and heartache, remove the tops of a handful of leeks to get the juice, mix it with a cup of wine, and call it "leek juice wine". Warm service.

　　15. For night sweats and spontaneous sweating, decoct appropriate amount of leek root and take it orally twice a day.

　　16. For nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, take 50 ml of leek juice and 10 ml of ginger juice, add appropriate amount of sugar.

　　[Notes] Leeks are warm in nature and should not be eaten by people with yin deficiency, internal heat, eye diseases, sores, itching, swelling and poison.