What is the medicinal value of water shield?

Water shield is actually the tender stems and leaves of the medicinal plant Nymphaeaceae. It is a perennial aquatic herb. Water shield has a delicious and tender taste and is regarded as one of the precious vegetables. In my country, water shield is mainly produced in the Taihu Lake Basin in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. The young shoots with curled leaves are picked from late April to late October. West Lake water shield is the most famous. Water shield is rich in amino acids, arabinose, mannose, vitamins and other signature nutrients, and is deeply loved by people. So what is the medicinal value of water shield? Let me introduce it to you below.

Water shield has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling and detoxifying. Treat heat dysentery, jaundice, carbuncle and furuncle. "Yi Lin Zong Yao" records that it "eliminates restlessness, relieves fever, and eliminates phlegm." Water shield is cold in nature and should not be eaten too much or for a long time. Water shield is rich in nutrients, containing a large amount of vitamin C, protein and trace amounts of iron. It has the effects of beauty, stomachic, physical fitness and cancer prevention. According to Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", water shield can relieve thirst, heat and numbness, and when made into a soup with crucian carp, it can relieve gas and stop vomiting, replenish the weak qi of the large and small intestines, treat heat jaundice, thicken the intestines and stomach, calm the lower abdomen, and expel water and detoxify.

The polysaccharides in the mucus of water shield have an inhibitory effect on certain tumors in experimental animals. After culturing B lymphocytes with cancer toxin genes and carcinogens, the ingredients in water shield were added. The results showed that it had a strong inhibitory effect on the activation of cancer toxins.

Water shield is rich in vitamin B12, which is an essential component for cell growth and division and maintaining the integrity of the myelin sheath of nerve cells. It can be used clinically to prevent and treat pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hepatitis, cirrhosis and other diseases.

Water shield is rich in zinc and is known as the "king of zinc" among plants. It is one of the best brain-enhancing and health-enhancing foods for children and can prevent and treat ADHD in children. Water shield contains an acidic heteropolysaccharide, which can not only increase the weight of the immune organ - the spleen, but also significantly promote the phagocytosis of foreign matter by macrophages. It is a good immune promoter that can enhance the body's immune function and prevent the occurrence of diseases.

After reading my introduction to the medicinal value of water shield above, do you have a deeper understanding of the role of water shield? The nutritional elements and medicinal effects of water shield are so great that we all use some of it frequently in our lives. Moreover, water shield as a dish tastes very good, and it can be stewed or stir-fried. It is very simple to make. You can learn more about vegetables with high value and eat more vegetables with high nutritional value.