The nutritional value of green onions and the benefits of eating green onions

　　nutritional analysis

　　The main nutrients of scallions are protein, sugar, provitamin A (mainly contained in green scallion leaves), dietary fiber, and minerals such as phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.

　　1. Raw onions, like onions and green onions, contain allyl sulfide. Allyl sulfide stimulates the secretion of gastric juice and helps increase appetite. At the same time, when taken together with foods rich in vitamin B1, the starch and sugar contained in vitamin B1 will be converted into heat, thereby improving the effect of recovering from fatigue.

　　2. The leaf part of onion contains more vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium than the white part of onion. Onions contain a considerable amount of vitamin C, which can relax small blood vessels, promote blood circulation, help prevent dizziness caused by elevated blood pressure, keep the brain flexible and prevent Alzheimer's disease.

　　3. People who often eat green onions will not have elevated cholesterol and have a strong physique even if they are obese. Onions contain the trace element selenium and can reduce the nitrite content in gastric juice, which is helpful for preventing stomach cancer and various cancer It has a certain effect.

　　4. Green onions contain pungent volatile oil and capsaicin, which can remove the odor in greasy and thick dishes such as fishy and mutton, produce a special aroma, and have a strong bactericidal effect, which can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and increase appetite. Volatile capsaicin can also slightly stimulate the secretion of related glands when excreted through the sweat glands, respiratory tract, and urinary system, and has the effects of sweating, expectoration, and diuresis. is treatment cold One of the traditional Chinese medicines.

　　5. Onions also have the effects of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, and lowering blood sugar. If eaten with mushrooms, they can promote blood circulation.

　　health recipes

　　Grilled sea cucumber with green onion

　　1． Onion and black bean soup: 30 grams of green onion, 10 grams of light black soya bean, 3 slices of ginger, 30 ml of rice wine. Fry onions, light black bean sauce, ginger and 500 ml of water. Bring to a boil and then add rice wine for one or two boils. This soup has the effect of dispersing wind and cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the body, and is suitable for treating exogenous wind and cold, aversion to cold, fever, headache, and nasal congestion. cough and other diseases.

　　2. Onion and jujube soup: 20 jujubes and 7 green onions. Wash the red dates and use blister Put it into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over a slow fire, and after about 2O minutes, add the washed green onions and continue to fry over a slow fire for 10 minutes. Eat dates and drink soup when taking it, 2 times a day. This soup has the effects of replenishing the spleen and stomach, dispersing cold and clearing yang, and can assist in the treatment of weak heart qi, chest tightness, and insomnia. Dream , forgetfulness and other symptoms.

　　3． Stewed pig trotters with green onions: 50 grams of green onions, 4 pig trotters, appropriate amount of salt. Pluck the pig's trotters, wash them, and cut them with a knife ； Cut the green onions into sections and put them together with the pig's trotters. Add an appropriate amount of water and a little salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked. This dish has the effects of nourishing blood, reducing swelling, and clearing breasts. Suitable for patients with blood deficiency and frailty, pain in limbs, edema, sores, swelling and pain, women Postpartum Symptoms such as lack of breast milk.

　　4. Sea cucumber roasted with green onions: 120 grams of green onions, 200 grams of sea cucumber in water, 250 ml of clear soup, 2 rapeseed hearts, appropriate amounts of cooking wine and wet corn flour. First wash the sea cucumber and boil it with boiling water ； Fry the scallions in cooked lard to make scallion oil ； Put the sea cucumber in the pot, add the clear soup, soy sauce, MSG, salt, cooking wine and other seasonings, thicken it with wet corn flour, pour it on the sea cucumber and cabbage, and drizzle with scallion oil. Serve. This dish has the effects of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, replenishing essence and aphrodisiac. Suitable for dry cough, hemoptysis caused by lung yang deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency Impotence , spermatorrhea and aplastic anemia , diabetes and other diseases.

　　5. Green onion porridge: 10 grams of green onion, 50 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of sugar. Boil the japonica rice first, and when the rice is cooked, add the chopped scallions and sugar. This porridge has the effects of relieving the exterior, dispersing cold, and replenishing the stomach. It is suitable for colds, headaches, nasal congestion, body heat without sweating, edema, indigestion, carbuncles and other symptoms.

　　6. Green Onion and Red Date Soup: 20 green onions and 20 jujubes. Wash the green onion and cut into sections, wash and cut the jujube into half ； Boil the two together in water, and add an appropriate amount of sugar before serving. This soup has the effect of soothing the stomach and calming the nerves, and can assist in treatment nerve Insomnia, physical weakness, loss of appetite, indigestion and other symptoms caused by weakness.

　　Therapeutic effect

　　1． Antipyretic and expectorant: Active ingredients such as the volatile oil of green onions can stimulate the sweat glands of the body and achieve the effect of sweating and heat dissipation.； Scallion oil stimulates the upper respiratory tract, making it easier to spit out phlegm.

　　2. Promote digestion and absorption: Onions also stimulate the secretion of digestive juices in the body, which can strengthen the spleen and appetite and increase appetite.

　　3． Antibacterial and antiviral: Allicin contained in onions has obvious effects on resisting bacteria and viruses, especially against Shigella dysenteriae and skin fungi.

　　4. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: The pectin contained in scallions can significantly reduce the occurrence of colon cancer and has anti-cancer effects. The allicin in scallions can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells.