Eating leeks in spring has many benefits

Leek is warm in nature and is best suited to nourishing Yang, so it is also known as "Yang-tonifying grass". Eating leeks in spring has many benefits, let's learn about them together.

Spring is the "golden period for growth" for children. Growth requires a lot of yang energy. If it is not replenished in time, the yang energy will be deficient and growth will stagnate. Leeks can help children generate yang energy and relieve liver qi. Therefore, you can prepare some leeks in spring to replenish your children's yang energy.

The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, epilepsy, typhoid fever, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Spring governs the liver, and the ascending qi is vigorous, but children's livers are often in excess, and too much liver qi is blocked in the body, which can easily lead to liver fire. Leeks belong to the liver meridian, which is beneficial for dredging liver qi, promoting the spleen's function, and making children more appetizing.

Leeks are rich in fiber, which can stimulate the intestines and enhance gastrointestinal motility, thereby excreting excess food residues from the body in time.

Leek has the effect of keeping warm and strengthening the stomach. The crude fiber it contains can promote intestinal motility and help the body digest. Leek can not only prevent habitual constipation and colon cancer, but also wrap up certain debris in the digestive tract and excrete it with feces, so it is also called "intestinal cleansing grass" in the folks.