Uses of Malabar spinach and things to note
Malabar spinach is a very popular cool dish in the summer. In the hot weather like recently, there is nothing better than enjoying rice with a bowl of Malabar spinach soup with crab. It can be said that enjoying Malabar spinach soup in the summer will help you cool from the inside out, while preventing many diseases and making your skin smooth and beautiful.
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Faced with these thoughts, many people believe that the more Malabar spinach they eat in the summer, the more beneficial it is for their health. Is this thought true or not? Oriental medicine experts will answer us in the article below!
Malabar spinach - A delicious, cool summer dish with medicinal properties
According to physician Bui Hong Minh (Vice President of the Ba Dinh Oriental Medicine Association - Hanoi), in Oriental medicine, Malabar spinach is cold, sour, non-toxic, and goes into the 5 meridians of the heart, spleen, liver, large intestine, and duodenum, helping with urination, heat dissipation, detoxification, beautifying the skin, and treating prickly heat and acne.
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| Malabar spinach is a cool dish that is very popular in the summer. |
“The pectin mucus in Malabar spinach has a laxative effect, eliminates heat and dampness, reduces fat, and prevents obesity. Therefore, this vegetable is especially suitable for people with high blood fat and blood sugar who want to lose weight,” said physician Bui Hong Minh.
Specifically, pectin mucus has the ability to absorb cholesterol, locking the membrane in the intestinal wall. From there, cholesterol cannot be absorbed into the blood but goes out through the bowel, helping you lose weight. Malabar spinach juice has the effect of healing wounds, especially those caused by burns. The reason is that the mucus from Malabar spinach has the effect of healing wounds quickly.
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| Crab soup with Malabar spinach and squash served with eggplant is an indispensable dish in the summer. |
Below are specific remedies from Malabar spinach provided by physician Bui Hong Minh:
- Prevent bone and joint diseases:Stew Malabar spinach with pig's feet until tender and eat. This dish is very good for bones and joints, preventing diseases related to bones and joints.
- Treatment of erectile dysfunction:Malabar spinach, Malabar spinach, and pennywort cooked with chicken or duck gizzards helps enhance male physiology.
- Acne treatment:Take Malabar spinach leaves, wash them, mash them and then apply them on the boils to make them go away quickly.
- Treatment of hemorrhoids:Take young Malabar spinach leaves with a little salt and apply to hemorrhoids, fix with clean gauze to help fight inflammation and significantly shrink hemorrhoids.
- Treatment of heatstroke:Crush Malabar spinach leaves and apply to the forehead to help reduce fever, heatstroke patients will quickly recover.
- Treat melasma and dark spots:Take Malabar spinach leaves, wash them thoroughly, crush them, then apply them on the skin to help reduce dark spots and melasma significantly.
- Cure constipation:Regular consumption of Malabar spinach soup will help with bowel movements and prevent the risk of constipation.
- Treatment of dysuria:Crush Malabar spinach to get the juice, add a little salt, add boiled water to cool and drink daily to help with urination.
- Burn treatment:Crush Malabar spinach, apply or rub on burned skin.
- Milk benefits:Malabar spinach contains a lot of vitamin A, iron, mucus… which is very good for women who have just given birth and have little milk. Eating Malabar spinach soup cooked with lean meat will help women after giving birth to increase milk production.
“In short, Malabar spinach has many medicinal uses, but its main uses are to clear heat, detoxify, and reduce blood fat,” Mr. Minh emphasized.
Things to remember when eating Malabar spinach
Although Malabar spinach has many nutrients (1/2 cup of cooked Malabar spinach provides 190% of vitamin A, 20% of iron that the body needs), it should not be abused. Mr. Minh said that if this vegetable is abused, it will cause the following specific harmful effects:
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| Eating too much Malabar spinach causes poor absorption by the body because it contains a high amount of oxalic acid. |
- Poor absorption:Eating too much Malabar spinach makes the body absorb poorly because it contains a high amount of oxalic acid. This is a chemical that can bind with calcium and iron, making it difficult for the body to absorb other important nutrients.
Therefore, when eating Malabar spinach, you should eat it with foods rich in vitamin C such as oranges, lemons, tomatoes, and star fruit. Especially eating Malabar spinach cooked with star fruit will be very good for the body.
- Kidney stones:Because it contains high levels of oxalic acid and purine, eating a lot of Malabar spinach will convert it into uric acid, increasing the concentration of calcium oxalate in the urine, accumulating in the body and easily causing gout and kidney stones.
- Causes yellow, stained teeth:The mucus in Malabar spinach, when eaten in excess, will form plaque and calcification on teeth because it cannot dissolve in water. As a result, your teeth will turn black and yellow.
- Causes stomach upset:Malabar spinach is high in fiber. One cup of cooked Malabar spinach has 6 grams of fiber. Too much fiber slows down your metabolism, leading to indigestion, bloating, and cramps.
From the above side effects, this physician advises us to eat in moderation. “Should eat twice a week. People with kidney stones and gout must completely abstain from this vegetable because it will make joint pain worse due to the ability to accumulate uric acid in the body,” said physician Bui Hong Minh.
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