White radish is a kind of common vegetable. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Its taste is a little spicy. According to modern research, radish contains mustard oil, amylase and crude fiber, which can promote digestion, increase appetite, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis and relieve cough and phlegm. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is also considered as a good food therapy product, which can treat or assist in the treatment of various diseases. The compendium of Materia Medica calls it the "most advantageous one among vegetables".
Benefits of eating radish:
1. Enhance the immune function of the body: radish contains rich vitamin C and trace element zinc, which is helpful to enhance the immune function of the body and improve the disease resistance. Help digest:
2. Mustard oil in radish can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite and help digestion;
3. Help absorption of nutrients: amylase in radish can decompose starch and fat in food and make it fully absorbed.
4. Cancer prevention and anti-cancer: radish contains lignin, which can improve the activity of macrophages and phagocytize cancer cells. In addition, radish contains a variety of enzymes, which can decompose carcinogenic nitrosamines and have cancer prevention effect.
Through the above content, we know what's the benefit of eating radish raw. Radish has so many effects. We usually just think it's good to eat radish, because radish is a common food for us. We still need to look at its nature and nutritional value in everything, which is very helpful for our health and health.