Why is amaranth favored with the name longevity vegetable?
Amaranth is a herbaceous vegetable and usually grows as an upright plant. Amaranth is the common name for species in the genus Amaranth, they all have flowers that never fade and some species grow wild.
The genus Black is believed to be native to Central and South America but its varieties and species are now found throughout the world.
Amaranth contains a lot of nutrients. However, this vegetable also has many side effects, if used incorrectly, it will have a negative impact on health.
In Vietnam, the common types of amaranth are: red amaranth (purple amaranth), rice amaranth and spiny amaranth. This vegetable is used as a vegetable to prepare dishes or as an ingredient in medicine.
In Vietnam, amaranth, red amaranth, and spiny amaranth are all used as food. Amaranth can be boiled, cooked in soup, or stir-fried, which are delicious and good for your health.
Amaranth is also a familiar remedy in Oriental medicine. Amaranth has a sweet taste, cold properties, has the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, diuretic, antiseptic, detoxifying, ... In addition, amaranth also supports the treatment of constipation, headache, hot face, ...
In Mexico, amaranth is used as a binder in the pharmaceutical industry. In the Americas, the Amaranth species is also used as a colorant, and the dried stems are used as fuel.
In particular, according to general practitioner Bui Dac Sang (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association), amaranth is one of the vegetables with the highest iron content among fresh vegetables.
Accordingly, every 100 grams of red amaranth contains about 11.8 mg of iron. With this abundant iron content, consuming amaranth will help increase hemoglobin and red blood cells. Therefore, this is a very beneficial food for anemic patients.
Growing amaranth in a simple styrofoam box, a vegetable that you can't finish picking
Amaranth is a very healthy vegetable. It is also very easy to grow, can be grown all year round and can adapt to all weather conditions.
To grow amaranth in a styrofoam box, you need to prepare: Amaranth seeds, soil, styrofoam box, tools: Shovel, gloves.
Sow amaranth sprouts.
How to grow amaranth in foam boxes is extremely simple.
When the tree reaches a height of about 7cm, add urea fertilizer and continue to fertilize the tree every 7 days.
After 20-30 days, when the amaranth has grown tall and well, you can harvest it. Use scissors to cut the stem about 10cm from the ground. However, you should not wait 45 days to harvest because the vegetable will be old and will no longer be fresh and delicious.
Once you have finished harvesting the amaranth, you should continue to add more nutrients to the soil such as worm castings to prepare for the next crop.
How to take care of amaranth is extremely easy.
Vegetables with many health benefits - known as iron stores
1. Vegetables that control diabetes
Amaranth is a very good food for diabetics. Accordingly, the high fiber content in this vegetable helps prevent diabetes and stabilize blood sugar effectively.
Not only that, amaranth is rich in magnesium - a substance that plays a role in treating diabetes and protein that helps reduce insulin levels in the blood, while also releasing a hormone that reduces hunger and prevents overeating.
With the above benefits, diabetic patients should not forget to note this vegetable in their daily menu to help their body become healthier. However, please consult your doctor to ensure health safety.
2. Vegetables that help strengthen bones
Amaranth is one of the vegetables that contain high calcium content, so it is very good for bone and joint health. 100g of amaranth leaves contain up to 267mg of calcium, meeting 50% of calcium for a person each day.
For these reasons, this is a food that provides calcium that is extremely good for the body, helping to prevent bone diseases such as joint pain, osteoporosis and convulsions due to calcium deficiency.
3. Vegetables that help prevent cancer
Amaranth contains anti-cancer properties including antioxidant compounds such as vitamins E, C, iron, magnesium, phosphorus or lysine...
They eliminate harmful free radicals in the body, preventing the formation of malignant cells that cause cancer. Because of these benefits, amaranth is considered a superfood that can effectively help prevent cancer.
4. Vegetables that improve digestion
Amaranth contains two main ingredients: water and fiber, accounting for 88%, and protein accounting for 2.11%, relatively higher than other vegetables.
Thanks to the abundant amount of fiber (3 times more than wheat), this vegetable is not only good for stabilizing blood sugar but also helps improve the digestive system effectively, prevent constipation and treat indigestion.
Water boiled from this vegetable also helps treat diarrhea, bleeding and dehydration effectively.
5. Weight loss vegetables
If you are on a weight loss regimen, add amaranth to your menu to quickly regain your perfect figure.
The reason is because eating amaranth regularly will help eliminate bad cholesterol that is harmful to the body, while preventing cardiovascular diseases and reducing blood fat levels.
Not only that, amaranth contains a lot of fiber which helps create a feeling of fullness for a long time, reduces cravings, so it will help you control your weight.
6. Vegetables that help beautify the skin
Amaranth is a very good vegetable for women. Not only does it help "pump blood" naturally into the body, this vegetable also contains compounds that help fight inflammation, prevent skin infections, and effectively beautify the skin.
Additionally, due to its powerful astringent properties, this vegetable can treat acne, shrink pores, restore skin, and several other skin problems.
Although the nutritional value of amaranth is extremely high, in order for the body to fully absorb it, people should note that they should not reheat this vegetable many times to ensure health safety.
The reason is that when reheated many times, the amount of nitrate in amaranth leaves will be transformed into nitrite. This is a substance that can cause cancer and is not good for children.
Notes when eating amaranth
According to physician Bui Hong Minh: “Although this is a vegetable with many medicinal uses and is not poisonous, the more you eat, the better it is not for everyone. The reason is that amaranth has a cold, heat-clearing nature, so people with diarrhea should not eat it. Pregnant women, whose bodies are susceptible to colds, are also advised not to eat amaranth to ensure the health of both mother and child."
Also according to physician Bui Hong Minh, if you eat red amaranth, you should not combine it with blood pudding because it will cause diarrhea, and do not eat it with soft-shelled turtle meat because it can easily cause toxicity and food poisoning.
Also, do not eat pears when eating amaranth, or even eat pears for dessert right after eating this vegetable. This can cause you to vomit and have digestive problems.
Amaranth is a vegetable, if you don't finish eating it, don't be sorry and leave it overnight or reheat it many times to eat. Accordingly, vegetable soups left overnight will produce a lot of nitrate, if cooked and left for too long, the bacteria will decompose, the amount of nitrate will form nitrite - a carcinogen.
Who should not eat amaranth?
Amaranth is delicious, cool and popular in the summer, but in addition to being a food, it is also a cheap medicine in Oriental medicine. Therefore, some people should absolutely not eat this vegetable or if they want to use it, they should consult a doctor and use it with caution.
This type of food is not suitable for some people such as: people with cold properties, pregnant women, people with rheumatism, gout and kidney stones.
In addition, you should not use amaranth with pork belly and limit using reheated amaranth many times because it can be harmful to your health.
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