Pueraria lobata is a traditional Chinese medicine. Eating it can enhance breasts, lower lipids and lower blood sugar? Doctor's advice: eat better this way
Pueraria, also known as Gange and Fan Ge, is the root of kudzu, a perennial vine with very long vines up to 10 meters long. Pueraria root tuber is thick, the outer skin is light brown, and the taste is slightly sweet. In traditional Chinese medicine, pueraria is usually used to treat symptoms such as strong back pain, thirst due to fever, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, as well as symptoms caused by headache and high blood pressure.
And pueraria contains many nutrients, and has the reputation of "thousand-year-old ginseng". It contains active substances such as daidzein, isoflavones and daidzein glycosides, and also contains calcium, selenium, copper and other mineral elements, and is a very valuable tonic. There are many effects of kudzu, let's take a look now.
- Beauty and beauty, promote breast development
Pueraria root contains isoflavones, which have a good tonic effect on women's uterus, ovaries and skin, which can make the skin whiter and more delicate, and it can stimulate the mammary glands and make the mammary glands plump. In addition, it was found that kudzu products also have a certain conditioning effect on the symptoms of menopause. Regular consumption of kudzu can make the skin delicate, reduce chloasma on the face, etc., and improve irregular menstruation.
- Lowering lipids and blood sugar, nourishing the heart muscle
Studies have found that puerarin in pueraria has the effect of lowering blood sugar, and the flavonoids it contains have the effect of lowering blood lipids, which has a good effect on the treatment of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. In addition to lowering lipids and glucose, it can also improve myocardial oxygen metabolism, enhance myocardial capacity, improve body microcirculation, and reduce the occurrence of myocardial infarction, arrhythmia and other diseases.
- Strengthen the brain and promote development
Brain function declines with age. Studies have found that the extract from Pueraria lobata has a significant improvement effect on learning and memory impairment, and it is clinically used to treat Alzheimer's, memory loss and other symptoms. In addition, selenium, iron, calcium and other trace elements rich in kudzu are also effective for the growth and development of children.
- Improve liver function and treat constipation
Studies have found that pueraria can improve the function of liver cells, promote the secretion of bile, and reduce the damage of some substances, such as alcohol, to the liver. Pueraria can also treat constipation. The daidzein in it can contract smooth muscle and resist acetylcholine, thereby relieving constipation.
There are many effects of kudzu, but how should I eat it to exert its effects? Let's take a look now.
- Osmanthus and arrowroot soup
You can buy arrowroot powder directly, or grind arrowroot into powder. Osmanthus can treat symptoms such as toothache and cough. First mix the arrowroot powder with an appropriate amount of cold boiled water, and then stir the arrowroot powder and sweet-scented osmanthus sugar with boiling water. The combination of the two has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It can be eaten when symptoms such as oral ulcers and fever occur.
- Stewed Lamb Chops with Pueraria Angelicae
Angelica sinensis contains volatile oil, angelica and other substances, which can dispel wind and relieve pain, relieve external cold and relieve cold, and is effective for symptoms such as exogenous wind-cold or headache and nasal congestion. Stewing pueraria, angelica, lamb chops and carrots together on a low fire can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, enhance body immunity, protect eyes and eyesight, fight cancer and prevent cancer.
Pueraria can lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Although it has good effects, it is a cooling medicinal material, so it should not be taken in large quantities. When you are unwell, you should stop eating it and eat it again in a few days. In addition, because it has the effect of lowering blood sugar and blood pressure, some patients with low blood sugar and blood pressure should not eat it.