Introduction: There are many spicy foods in life, such as ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, which are indispensable seasonings in dishes. Moreover, these spicy foods are very beneficial to the body. Let's take a look at which spicy foods are good for our health.
1. Garlic
Garlic is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It contains nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, B vitamins, and vitamin C, as well as sulfur and selenium organic compounds (allicin) and various active enzymes. In addition, its content of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements is also very rich. It has the effects of killing insects, detoxifying, eliminating stagnation, promoting qi, and warming the stomach, and has a certain therapeutic effect on dietary stagnation, dysentery, whooping cough, edema and distension pain, and insect and snake bites. In addition, eating garlic can also prevent influenza, treat fungal infections, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood sugar, and a strong anti-cancer effect.
2. Ginger
Ginger is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It contains oily volatiles such as gingerol, as well as gingerol, vitamins, gingerol, resin, starch, fiber and a small amount of minerals. It can enhance blood circulation, stimulate gastric juice secretion, excite the intestines, promote digestion, and strengthen the stomach and increase appetite.
Shredded Ginger with Pork
3. Chili Pepper
The vitamin C content in chili peppers is very high, ranking among the highest in vegetables. It has the effects of warming the middle jiao to dispel cold, whetting the appetite to aid digestion, and inducing sweat to remove dampness. It also has a certain bactericidal effect and is relatively effective in preventing colds, arteriosclerosis, night blindness, and scurvy. Chili peppers also have the effects of preventing cancer and delaying aging. In particular, red chili peppers are known as "red medicine" in folk culture.
4. Onion
Onion is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, detoxifying and killing insects, whetting the appetite and transforming dampness, lowering lipids and sugar, calming the liver and moistening the intestines, promoting urination, inducing sweat, and preventing colds. It can prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and also has anti-cancer effects. Because it integrates nutrition, health care, and medical functions, onions are known as "the queen of vegetables" in some European and American countries.
5. Pepper
Pepper is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It contains nutrients such as volatile oil, piperine, crude fat, crude protein, and starch. It comes in black and white varieties and can treat indigestion, enteritis, bronchitis, colds, and rheumatism. Modern pharmacological research has also found that the piperine, piperidine, and volatile oil in pepper have the effects of dispelling wind and strengthening the stomach.
Pepper Pickles and Pork Stomach Soup
6. Sichuan Peppercorn
Sichuan peppercorn is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It contains components such as limonene, sanshool, unsaturated organic acids, and volatile oil. It has the effects of warming the middle jiao to strengthen the stomach, dispelling cold and removing dampness, detoxifying and killing insects, and regulating qi to relieve pain. It has a certain effect on treating indigestion, hiccups, belching and vomiting, joint and muscle pain caused by wind-cold-dampness evil, dysentery, and roundworms. Modern pharmacological research has also found that it has certain local anesthetic and analgesic effects, and also has a significant inhibitory effect on various bacilli and cocci.
7. Chives
Chives contain very high vitamins and carotene. These nutrients help improve vision and relieve eye fatigue, making them very suitable for people who use computers for long periods. Moreover, high carotene helps enhance immunity, prevent tumors, and is also very beneficial for antioxidant and anti-aging effects.
8. Scallion
Scallions also have anti-cancer effects. The pectin contained in scallions can significantly reduce the incidence of colon cancer and has anti-cancer effects. The allicin in scallions can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Shanghai-style Scallion Oil Noodles