Chinese cabbage is a great immunity booster in autumn and winter
Chinese cabbage has a young and flavoursome taste. From ancient times until today Chinese cabbage is one of Beijing and China’s northern regions most popular vegetables, local people named it as lead family vegetable.
It is rich in nutrition, such as protein, calcium, vitamins, beta-carotene. The zinc content is considered rich among the common limited vegetables. In fact, its zinc content is higher than that of meat and eggs. Therefore Chinese cabbage has a saying: “hundred of vegetables is incomparable with Chinese cabbage”.
In recent years European has rapidly known the benefits of this vegetable. Most supermarkets and green grocers sell Chinese cabbage.
Some Chinese who has knowledge of dietary medicinal properties commonly say: fish give rise to “fire” whilst meat give rise to inflammation, Chinese cabbage with bean curd maintains peace and harmony is referring to the Chinese cabbage from China.
Particularly during autumn and winter seasons, quite many Beijing households frequently consume this vegetable, to help increase your immunity during these seasons, thereby lessening or avoiding sickness.
Why does Chinese cabbage possess this miraculous benefit and being welcomed by everyone? In early years Chinese medicine already has extremely good research background on Chinese cabbage.
Chinese cabbage has the function of clearing “heat” from internal organs. Chinese medicine believes, during autumn and winter seasons the weather is chilly and cold, people will naturally consume more, especially meat products that will increase more internal “heat” within the body, and because when one clothe very little, the excess internal body “heat” is not easily dissipated outwards, thereby accumulating within the body that turns into diseased “heat”, which easily manifest into common cold. If the internal “heat” is not cleared the common cold will come and go. If one consume more Chinese cabbage during autumn and winter, it can immediately help you clear the excess “heat”, when the internal “heat” lessen, the immunity can be raised and will naturally avoid or getting less colds.
Chinese cabbage can help clear the gastrointestinal tract, help to promote healthy bowel movements and cleanse the gastrointestinal tract. Scientific research shows: Chinese cabbage has enormous antioxidants, which can aid intestinal peristalsis, help with digestion, prevent dryness of stools, improve bowel movement and reduce toxins within the intestinal tract. Therefore it is suggestive for people who suffer from constipation should eat some Chinese cabbage. In some literature it is suggestive to frequently consume Chinese cabbage to reduce the incidence of bowel cancer. Especially those who are already diagnosed with bowel cancer should eat more of this vegetable, to prevent relapse.
China’s Chinese cabbage is among the cheapest among the array of vegetables, its beautiful and cheap, it can either be consumed raw or cooked. Eaten raw: cut into shreds and add sauces. It can also be mixed with other vegetables in a salad mix. Eaten cooked: stir-fry or use water to boil, this is a very good form of household vegetable dish.
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