What is the nutritional value of celery leaf? Function and function of celery leaf

Celery is a kind of green vegetable that we all like very much. Celery can give off a very fragrant taste. I believe many people take off the celery leaves directly when they eat celery. In fact, we have made a mistake. The nutritional value of celery leaves is higher than that of celery stalks. Let's take a look at it together

Introduction to celery leaf: celery leaf is the whole grass leaf of parsley, which belongs to Umbelliferae, and it is a biennial herb. Celery originated from the Mediterranean coast, has a long history of cultivation in China, widely distributed and produced in most parts of the country. Xuanhua, Hebei, Weixian, Shandong and Shangqiu, Henan are famous producing areas of celery. Available in all seasons. Celery can be divided into two types: native celery (Chinese type) and Western Celery (European type). Nutritional analysis of celery leaves: nutritionists have tested 13 nutrients in the stems and leaves of celery, and found that 10 of the nutrients in celery leaves exceeded the stems. Among them, the content of carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B1, protein and calcium in celery leaves were higher than that in stems.

1. The antihypertensive effect of celery leaf is mainly due to the acid antihypertensive component in celery. Animal experiments have proved that it has obvious antihypertensive effect on intravenous injection of rabbits and dogs. It is effective for primary, gestational and climacteric hypertension.

2. An alkaline component separated from celery has a calming effect on animals, a calming effect on human body, a calming effect on emotions and elimination of restlessness.

3. celery contains effective ingredients for diuretic *, eliminating sodium retention in body and diuresis and detumescence. In clinic, decoction of celery can treat chyluria.

4. Celery is a kind of high fiber food, which has the effect of anti-cancer and anti-cancer. It produces a kind of lignin or intestinal fat substance through intestinal digestion. This kind of substance is an antioxidant, which can inhibit the carcinogenic substance produced by intestinal bacteria in high concentration. It can also speed up the running time of feces in the intestine, reduce the contact between carcinogens and colon mucosa, and achieve the purpose of preventing colon cancer.

5. Celery has a high iron content, which can supplement the loss of women's menstrual blood. It is a good vegetable for iron deficiency anemia patients. Eating it can avoid the skin being pale, dry and colorless, and it can make the eyes bright and the hair dark.

6. The leaves and stems of celery contain volatile substances, which can enhance people's appetite. Celery juice can also reduce blood sugar. Often eat celery, can neutralize uric acid and the body's acidic substances, to prevent gout has a better effect.

7. Celery contains zinc element, which is a kind of sexual function food and can promote people's sexual excitement. It is called "couple dish" in the West and was once listed as fasting by ancient Greek monks. A Thai study has found that regular consumption of celery can reduce the number of sperm in men, which may be helpful for contraception.

What is the nutritional value of celery leaves? Looking at the above introduction, we have known how high the value of celery leaves is. I think many people are wasting their discarded celery leaves. Celery leaf has a great effect on hypertension, children's chondropathy and so on. It has a good contraceptive effect. If you are making people, you should reduce the consumption of celery leaf.