Six Major Health Benefits of Eggplant

Introduction: Eggplant is a common food in daily life. It is also rich in vitamins and some minerals, which can meet the body's needs and promote health. It is also said to prevent cancer and other diseases. So, what are the specific benefits of eggplant? Let's find out together:

1. Anti-aging

Eggplant contains vitamin E, which has the functions of preventing bleeding and anti-aging. Regular consumption of eggplant can prevent the increase of cholesterol levels in the blood, which has a positive significance for delaying human aging.

2. Clearing heat and detoxifying

In traditional Chinese medicine, eggplant is considered a food with a cool nature. Therefore, eating it in the summer helps to clear heat and relieve summer heat. It is especially suitable for people who are prone to heat rash and sores. However, people with poor digestion and a tendency to diarrhea should not eat too much. As Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Eggplant is cold and purgative; excessive consumption will inevitably lead to abdominal pain and diarrhea." "Dian Nan Ben Cao" records that eggplant can dispel blood, reduce swelling, and relax the bowels. Therefore, people with constipation, hemorrhoids, and damp-heat jaundice can also benefit from eating more eggplant. You can choose purple eggplant and cook it with rice into a porridge. "Compendium of Materia Medica" introduces that roasting dried eggplant with its stem, grinding it into a fine powder, and taking it with wine can treat intestinal bleeding. "Dian Nan Ben Cao" suggests taking it with rice water, which is more appropriate because intestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids should not be treated with wine. Dried eggplant with its stem, ground into a fine powder, is also often used externally.

Braised Eggplant with Sauce

3. Treating chilblains

Take two or three eggplant seedlings (with roots) from the field in winter, decoct them in water. After the water boils, simmer for another 20 minutes. Use this water to soak and wash the chilblains, and also scrub the affected area with the eggplant seedlings. It can be cured in two to three applications.

4. Lowering blood pressure

Eggplant has the effect of lowering high blood lipids and high blood pressure. The specific method is as follows: choose dark, long-shaped eggplants, cut them into sections or shreds, and mix them with sesame sauce and soy sauce. Take it at dinner to effectively lower and self-heal.

Garlic and Minced Roasted Eggplant

5. Protecting cardiovascular health and preventing scurvy

Eggplant is rich in vitamin P, a substance that can enhance the adhesion between human cells, increase the elasticity of capillaries, and reduce their brittleness and permeability, preventing microvascular rupture and bleeding, thus maintaining the normal function of the cardiovascular system. In addition, eggplant also has the effect of preventing and treating scurvy and promoting wound healing.

6. Preventing and treating stomach cancer

Eggplant contains solanine, which can inhibit the proliferation of tumors in the digestive system and has a certain effect on preventing and treating stomach cancer. In addition, eggplant can also reduce cancer-related fever.

Mixed Eggplant with Almonds