What is the nutritional function of spinach?

Spinach is a green leafy vegetable eaten in autumn and winter. Chinese medicine believes that spinach is cool and sweet, and enters the lungs, intestines and stomach. Has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving restlessness, astringing yin, moistening dryness, nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, invigorating spleen, harmonizing middle energizer, and dredging intestines and stomach. It is suitable for pelvic blood, hematochezia, hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, dysuria, constipation, drunkenness, night blindness, traumatic injury and other diseases.

In recent years, it has been found that spinach contains coenzyme Q 10 and is rich in vitamin E, so it has the functions of anti-aging and enhancing youthful vitality. In addition, the substances contained in spinach can promote the secretion function of pancreas, secrete insulin, help digestion, and can also be used for the adjuvant treatment of diabetes.

Spinach is cool and can stimulate pancreatic secretion. Its calcium content is easy to form calcium oxalate, so it is not suitable for people suffering from intestinal deficiency diarrhea, pancreatitis and urinary calculi.