Hu Shengyou, director of the Office of Male Reproductive Health in China and deputy director of Beijing Railway General Hospital, said: "When I was doing live health programs on some radio and TV stations, many friends called to ask if celery and leeks could improve male sexual function. It can be seen that this statement is widely circulated and many male friends are very concerned. First of all, it is unscientific to say that celery can improve male sexual function. Celery can not only' help', but also kill sperm if eaten too much! And leeks can really help improve male sexual function. "
Director Hu introduced that men eating more celery will inhibit the production of testosterone, thus producing spermicidal effect and reducing the number of sperm. It is reported that foreign doctors have found through experiments that the number of sperm in healthy and fertile young men will be significantly reduced after eating celery for several days, and even it is difficult to get pregnant, and this situation will return to normal after stopping eating vegetables for several months. Eating celery regularly can reduce the sperm count of men, but after stopping eating 16 weeks, it can return to normal sperm count without side effects. Some people choose men aged 18-20 to do experiments, and let them eat 75g celery every day for 1-2 weeks, which obviously reduces the sperm count of the subjects to only 30 million per milliliter. It is generally difficult for a woman to get pregnant with so little sperm. Therefore, azoospermia patients should try to avoid eating celery. Otherwise, it's no use taking more tonic.
At the same time, it should be emphasized that celery is a kind of vegetable with rich nutrition, certain health care function and medicinal value. Wang Weiqin, deputy chief physician of Nutrition Department of PLA General Hospital, said: According to the measurement, 100g celery contains 2.2g of protein, 8.5mg of calcium, 6 1mg of phosphorus and 8.5mg of iron, among which the content of protein is 1 times higher than that of ordinary fruits and vegetables, and the iron content is about 20 times that of tomatoes. Celery is also rich in carotene and vitamins, which is harmful to human body. Celery leaves and stems contain apigenin, bergamot lactone and volatile oil, which has the functions of lowering blood pressure, diuresis, invigorating spleen and stimulating appetite, and can also be used as a diet therapy for hypertension, arteriosclerosis, neurasthenia, irregular menstruation and gout.