Health and treatment effects of various condiments

All kinds of condiments are indispensable materials for making delicious food These small materials are usually only used for seasoning, but they don't know that there is also a way to nourish your life Scientific and reasonable diet is one of the keys to health Therefore, when we pay attention to our daily diet, we should not forget these humble condiments that also have therapeutic effect, Let's introduce how these little condiments can cure the disease [salty] salty is the basic flavor of most complex flavors, which has the theory of "king of all flavors" Salt has been known and eaten since the Yellow Emperor about 5000 years ago Not only the common dishes can not be separated from the salty taste, but also the sweet and sour taste, spicy taste and so on In order to make them full-bodied and palatable, we need to add some salty taste Table salt: add fresh taste, remove greasiness, sterilize and antiseptic The main component of salt is sodium chloride, which must be ingested every day to maintain metabolism, adjust the acid-base balance between body fluids and cells, and promote human growth and development In addition, iodized salt is also good for the thyroid Common use of light salt water gargle, not only for throat pain, toothache and other oral diseases have treatment and prevention, but also to prevent cold Drinking a glass of boiled salt water after getting up in the morning can cure constipation Taboo: it is not easy to take too much salt every day It should be less than 6G Soy sauce - mainly salty, with fresh flavor Make dishes taste, fresh, fragrant, embellished, and can supplement nutrients The amino acids in soy sauce are the main nutrients of human body, especially some amino acids which can not be synthesized by human body, must be absorbed by soy sauce In addition, when a certain part of the body is scalded, it can be applied with soy sauce, which can relieve pain and detoxification; when the fingers are swollen and painful, after warming the soy sauce and honey, the fingers can be immersed in it, which can relieve pain and swelling Taboo: in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disease, you can not eat with soy sauce, otherwise it will cause nausea, vomiting and other side effects [sweet] sweet is called sweet in ancient times In the cooking of Chinese food, sweetness is widely used in the south In cooking, it can be used to prepare sweet food alone, or it can also participate in the adjustment of a variety of complex flavor types to make the food sweet and delicious Can also go to bitter, to fishy, and have a certain role in solving greasy Sugar has the functions of making dishes sweet, improving nutrition, making the surface of finished products smooth, golden or brown after heating, etc In sports, we need to add some sugar We can improve the blood sugar level, increase the energy supply, save the loss of muscle glycogen, reduce the energy supply ratio of protein and fatty acid, and delay fatigue Sugar water can also stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and help digestion Taboo: excessive intake of sugar can lead to caries, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and even breast cancer and other cancers Diabetes patients and hepatitis patients should take as little as possible [acid] is widely used in cooking, but it is generally not suitable to be used alone It can remove fishiness, relieve greasiness, enhance flavor and freshness, appetizer and enhance appetite At the same time, it has the effect of astringency and firmness, which can help digestion of stomach and intestines Vinegar is mainly used to increase the acidity, fragrance, freshness, relieve greasiness, deodorization and odor Vinegar can promote metabolism Vinegar is one of the effective methods to prevent arteriosclerosis and hypertension Vinegar can also increase appetite, and promote the secretion of digestive fluid, and has a strong bactericidal power It can kill Salmonella, coliform and other bacteria in 30 minutes, and more vinegar can maintain the acidity of intestinal tract, so as to eliminate harmful bacteria Boiling vinegar and fumigating in the room can prevent cold to a certain extent; gargling with vinegar water can treat mild laryngitis When scalding, use vinegar to wash, can relieve pain and reduce swelling, prevent blistering, good injury without scar Taboo: vinegar should not be drunk in large quantities, especially for patients with gastric ulcer, but also avoid drinking vinegar, so as not to cause harm to the body Eating mutton should not be vinegar, or it will weaken the therapeutic effect of both and produce harmful substances Hot pepper is actually tactile pain rather than taste Because of habit, it is also regarded as a "taste" Capsicum is the representative of the hot taste It is an ideal condiment to induce appetite and add nutrients, and it is deeply loved by people in humid and low-lying areas It can increase fragrance, color and appetite Capsicum -- capsaicin, the spicy ingredient in Capsicum, is rich in nutrition and can enhance appetite, so it is widely used in cooking Pepper contains a variety of alkaloids which can stimulate the oral mucosa, promote saliva secretion and gastric peristalsis, and is conducive to food digestion; pepper contains more antioxidants, which can prevent cancer and other chronic diseases, and at the same time, it is conducive to make the respiratory tract smooth and treat cold Long term intake of Capsicum can strengthen the ability of anti-aging Taboo: do not take in a large amount, otherwise it will cause nervous system damage and peptic ulcer At the same time, if you have esophagitis, laryngitis, toothache, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis and hypertension, it is better to eat less Chinese prickly ash has the function of removing fishy smell, peculiar smell and increasing fragrance Chinese prickly ash contains a variety of volatile oil and aromatic substances In addition to its good effect of eliminating smell, it also has the effect of stopping joint pain, toothache and dispersing cold in the warm Taboo: because pepper is a hot seasoning, it will make people dry and intolerable, causing some diseases of digestive tract and urinary tract, so it is not suitable to eat in summer Pepper -- it has the effect of spicy flavor, delicious and refreshing Pepper can strengthen stomach, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite, accelerate blood circulation, detoxify and diminish inflammation When you have a cold, chew some pepper every four hours to prevent it from getting worse Taboo: people with spicy pepper, dry nature, excessive liver fire or yin deficiency should avoid eating more; people with febrile diseases should avoid eating pepper Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should not eat In addition, pepper and meat cooking time should not be too long, because it contains capsaicin, piperine, volatile oil and fat oil, too long fire will make the spicy taste and fragrance evaporate Ginger - has a unique spicy taste Ginger can stimulate the secretion of digestive fluid, increase appetite, help digestion, reduce cholesterol in serum, relieve fever, relieve pain, prevent cold, disperse cold and relieve cough External mashing can reduce inflammation and pain; drinking ginger soup can prevent four seasons cold; applying ginger to navel can prevent carsickness and seasickness Taboo: when ginger is rotten, it will produce strong carcinogen - safrole, so rotten ginger must not be eaten At the same time, patients with gastric ulcer should also eat less Fennel - as an auxiliary material, it can remove fishy smell and increase fragrance, especially suitable for stew It has the functions of removing fishy smell, promoting appetite, eliminating phlegm, expelling wind, antispasmodic, treating constipation, prolonging sleep time, etc In addition, it is helpful to prevent and treat gastrointestinal infectious diseases, relieve fullness and abdominal spasm Taboo: do not overdose it The volatile oil of star anise contains safrole, which has carcinogenic effect In addition, star anise is a hot food, which should not be eaten in summer Pregnant women should also avoid eating it Curry - in cooking, it can increase spicy, fragrance, deodorize, and taste It can dispel cold, strengthen stomach, dispel phlegm and increase appetite Taboo: curry powder can stimulate the secretion of gastric acid Excessive secretion of gastric acid can cause gallbladder contraction and induce biliary colic Patients with chronic cholecystitis should not use it.