Not everyone knows the effects of lettuce

Lettuce is a familiar green vegetable, rich in nutrients. Besides the effects of helping to lose weight and beautify the skin, lettuce also has many effects in improving and supporting health.

In Oriental medicine, lettuce is known as a vegetable with a sweet and bitter taste, cool properties, and the effect of cooling, purifying blood, stimulating digestion, relieving pain, inducing sleep, and preventing coughs...

According to modern scientific research, 100g of lettuce contains about 2.2g of carbohydrates, 1.2g of fiber, 90g of water, 166mg of vitamin A, 73mg of folate. In addition, this is also a vegetable rich in iron, calcium, zinc, copper, potassium, carotene, vitamin C...

Lettuce is a vegetable rich in iron, calcium, zinc, copper, potassium, carotene, vitamin C...

In addition, lettuce also contains a lot of mineral salts with alkaline elements and a fairly high amount of magnesium, thanks to which it can help the body stay awake, reduce stress (due to the lactuarium, a substance that helps calm nerve stimulation), enhance brain function and muscle tissue.

Lettuce is also said to help insomniacs get a good night's sleep because it contains the sleep-inducing substance letucarium. For pregnant women and mothers with young children, lettuce is also a priority choice because this vegetable is rich in fiber, iron and vitamin B9 (folic acid) - all of which are essential for the development of the fetus and young children.

Beta-carotene is abundant in lettuce, so this vegetable is also on the list of foods that help prevent cancer, heart disease, and joint disease. A study conducted at the University of Utah School of Medicine (USA) showed that lettuce can reduce the risk of colon cancer in both men and women, because lettuce contains an anti-cancer agent called lutein.

Lettuce contains a lot of folic acid and iron, which is very good for children, pregnant and lactating women.

In addition to its health-protecting and health-improving effects, lettuce is chosen by many women for beauty purposes. Dieters who want to lose weight also choose lettuce. Women who want to have clean, smooth skin also choose lettuce to puree and apply the juice to their face every day. In addition, lettuce is also a medicine that helps men prevent premature ejaculation and improve premature baldness due to hair loss.

However, not everyone can use this vegetable with many advantages. For those who are taking anticoagulants with high vitamin K content, eating a lot of lettuce will affect the effectiveness of the drug, more dangerously can lead to thrombosis (blood clots).

There is only one case in which the use of large quantities of Lettuce is not recommended, that is, for patients taking anticoagulant therapy with high vitamin K content Vitamin K antagonists (such as warfarin, C19H16O4: anticoagulants).

High levels of vitamin K, which may interfere with the treatment, can lead to blood clots (thrombosis) and related complications. Therefore, care should be taken when you are taking this medicine.

According to Alobacsi.vn