Three mistakes when eating water spinach that many people make

According to physician Bui Dac Sang, Academy of Science and Technology, in Oriental medicine, water spinach has a sweet taste, slightly cold properties (when cooked, the coldness is reduced) and enters the heart, liver, small intestine, and large intestine meridians. It has the function of clearing heat, promoting urination and defecation, promoting urination, and detoxifying when the body is invaded by toxins from food or toxins from insects... The ingredients in water spinach include 90% water, the rest is fiber, protein, vitamin C, vitamin E, fat, minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium... which are beneficial for health.

Water spinach. Illustration photo

However, water spinach needs to be processed and used properly to ensure health safety. Below are three mistakes people often make when eating water spinach:

Undercooked water spinach

Many people like to eat split water spinach raw, make water spinach salad or stir-fry the vegetable. However, according to experts, this is a vegetable grown hydroponically, so there is a high risk of being infected with parasites. In particular, the large intestinal fluke parasite called Fasciolopsis buski, easily enters the body when eating raw or undercooked water spinach. This parasite enters the intestinal wall and causes indigestion, allergies, and abdominal pain.

In addition, water spinach is at the top of the group of leafy vegetables with a high risk of food poisoning due to the habit of many people using chemicals in the growing process. Therefore, when eating water spinach, you need to wash it thoroughly, cook it thoroughly, and choose to buy water spinach with a clear origin to ensure the vegetables are safe for the family.

Eat water spinach when injured

Nutritionist Nguyen Moc Lan said that the speed of scar healing depends on many factors such as the size and depth of the wound, whether the wound is bruised or not, clean or dirty... Nutrition also plays a part in the scar healing process.

According to research, water spinach contains madecassol (this substance is also found in pennywort) which promotes the development of fibrosis. For people with keloid constitution, eating water spinach will make the keloid scar worse. For people with normal constitution, this substance enhances the healing process.

Along with water spinach, beef is also a food that can leave keloid scars for people with soft wounds, because they stimulate cell proliferation that causes keloid scars on the skin. Therefore, if you do not know your body type, it is best not to eat water spinach when you have an open wound. People who are undergoing medical or surgical treatment are also not encouraged to eat water spinach.

Eat off-season water spinach

In general, eating vegetables out of season is not really good. Water spinach season is usually in the summer. However, nowadays, water spinach is grown all year round even when the weather is not suitable, due to the use of stimulants and pesticides.

Experts recommend eating seasonal fruits and vegetables. If you want to eat clean vegetables grown out of season, the price is usually 3-5 times more expensive than regular vegetables.