Celery, killing sharp weapon or health-fuxing star?

Celery is a very common vegetable, but for the beauty-loving lady, celery also has the functions of clearing the blood, intestines, beauty, and weight-loss; but it seems that men want to drink celery juice, but also the United States Inappropriate, network transmission of celery will kill sperm. This look, which men dare to take risks to eat celery.

Celery, people love or hate?

Eastern and Western Large Herbs Although there are celery squid, celery lily, celery beef, and other dishes related to celery in our restaurant, celery is not a native of China. This umbrella family is home to the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean area is the blessed land of umbrella plants. Like carrots, dill, fennel, and so on, it is also true that we often meet people with this unique smell in Mediterranean cuisine. As for celery, naturally it will not fall. As early as the 9th century BC, the herb was recorded in the ancient Greek epic Odyssey. It is said that the celery leaf was once used as a substitute for the bay leaf and was decorated on the crown of the champion. In ancient Roman times, celery turned into a herb and it was said to have the effect of preventing poisoning.

In fact, for a long time, celery is not the main force of Western vegetables, and at best it can provide a special aroma. The celery at this stage was very small. It was not until the 17th century that celery ushered in the spring in Europe. In Italy, France, and the United Kingdom, the improvement activities flourished. Eventually, the petiole was thick (the celery stalk we eat is not a stalk. , but the petiole, a very short stem of celery), the taste of small varieties - celery. Later, the Swede further improved the storage technology of celery, and at the same time, screened out the salad varieties that had no medicinal taste and were suitable for raw food. I ate this kind of celery in Stockholm and it was so beautiful and straight that I poked on the plate. The Swedish friends who were with me picked up and chewed up, and I always had a bit of a mental hurdle because the celery that we were familiar with didn't eat like that. of.

In the East, celery develops earlier than the West. This is probably because we can accept the strong taste of plants. Think about what is more intense than pepper and star anise? As a result, celery traveled thousands of miles to India and came to pioneer the land in Middle China. In the 10th century AD, "Western dried celery" began to be widely planted in China, named after dry celery. However, people who are accustomed to cooked food do not mind the smell of celery. As a result, the celery we cultivated today has a strong taste and is called the name of medicinal celery.

The smell of celery is a special kind of taste. The lover loves it very much and the evil one is extremely evil. It is somewhat similar to the taste of parsley. As the umbrellas of the Umbelliferae plant, they contain rich terpenes, which add a bit of citrus and rosin to the vegetables. However, celery has a taste of its own personality, it is a special compound called cyanidin, which is the existence of this material determines the basic taste of celery, of course, the chemical substances of celery and dry celery are few In contrast, the former has something called dibutyl phthalate, while the celery is dominated by 1,1 dinitroethane, so the taste of celery and dry celery is a little different, and more. The reason why my friend loves the lightness of celery is this.

Does celery kill sperm?

Regarding celery killing, I really have a bit of nervousness, because I like this vegetable, but also shoulder the responsibilities of having a second child alone. If the rumors are true, can this celery be eaten again?

Looking through the relevant literature, I found an interesting phenomenon. Many of the experiments on the vitality of celery and sperm were related to family planning. At first glance, it was indeed a matter of fact and it almost convicted celery. ! A closer look reveals that the problem is not so simple. Not only is this experiment only involved mice, but what is more interesting is that in the experiment, sperm motility is presumed to be based on partial motility of the sperm, and the results of different experiments. For example, in an experiment reported by the Lanzhou University in 2007, the researchers thought that mice that continuously fed 28 days of celery juice (what a cruel diet) had slowed sperm movement and sperm density decreased; In another experiment reported by Lanzhou University in 2009, the decrease in sperm motility in mice was not obvious. What's even more interesting is that the sperm density of mice consuming large doses of celery juice has actually increased! The brave youngsters once again proved their powerful fertility with practical actions!

So how many rumors do celery kill? When reading the literature, it was found that almost all the literature related to celery sperm killing quoted an article entitled “Research Progress on Active Ingredients in Celery”. As a result, I was too busy looking for this document. According to this document, a Thai doctor came to this conclusion after 10 years of experimenting with celery. In the article, the author carefully described the experiments of Thai doctors. Among them, different control groups also ate celery and cooked celery, respectively, and finally came to the conclusion that both raw and cooked can kill sperm. Well, it seems that our research is close to the truth. However, one of the articles “according to relevant reports” thoroughly exposed this scam, because this related report turned out to be a lace message on a Thai website, which was not a formal academic research report at all.

All the rumors about celery killing actually stem from a trail of lace news. It must be lamented that researchers based on this article may never have thought about this issue.

Cancer cell killer?

So is apigenin's attack on cells false? That is not really, the killing power of apigenin is indeed there! Judging from the current research results, apigenin has its own unique role in killing cancer cells and is likely to appear in the anti-cancer drug queue in the near future.

However, apigenin does not directly kill cancer cells, but it turns on the death switch of cancer cells. In general, cells in the human body have their own life cycle. When the cells are damaged or when they are wrong due to aging, the death process begins. During this process, the organelles gradually disintegrate and the useful materials in the cells are Dismantled and transported to the place where they are needed, waste that can no longer be used will be excreted through the excretory system. This process has a special name - apoptosis. The whole process of apoptosis is like removing old dilapidated houses. Of course, there will be some irrational nails in the middle of it. Do not dismantle without dismantling! But this kind of house has no way to live again, so the existence of a haunted house occurs, but they also occupy valuable land. The same is true of cancer cells. Not only does it have no effect on the body, but it also occupies the position of normal cells. What is even more heinous is that these guys can continue to divide and thus expand their own territory. When the site of the cancer cell is too large, the human body loses its normal function, and the entire human body collapses.

The function of apigenin is to initiate the death switch of the cancer cells and force the demolition of the cancer cells. According to the current experimental results, apigenin achieves its goal by controlling the expression of apoptosis genes in cancer cells, and apigenin can be used for cancer cells such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, lung cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, bladder cancer, and breast cancer. Have a certain role.

So, can eating celery cure cancer? The answer is of course negative. Because all the experiments were done under the conditions of pure apigenin preparation, and not to mention that our usual celery is far from reaching the dose, we just sent apigenin to the right place and let them treat cancer cells. Starting an attack is something that cannot be done. Just like chewing yew bark rich in paclitaxel can't resist cancer, trying to prevent or treat cancer by eating celery is a natural thing. We can only hope that researchers can make apigenin one of the anticancer drugs as soon as possible.

Health tool fly?

Celery contains a lot of cellulose, and the idea of ​​changing fashion points is rich in dietary fiber. The soluble dietary fiber accounts for 9.2% of the total dry matter weight in celery, and insoluble dietary fiber accounts for about 60%. These fibers have some tricks for modern wealthy diseases.

The ills of modern diet are not what they lack, but they eat too much. Although hackers like me are still tirelessly searching for food, many people have been plagued by diseases caused by good foods, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. The celery precisely has several tricks that can resolve the ills.

The first is that dietary fiber can adhere to the wall of the small intestine and form a thin film. Because the dietary fiber itself cannot be absorbed, the film will remain for a certain period of time, and the sugars that can be absorbed by the small intestine are also kept out of the small intestine. This can to some extent delay the rise of blood sugar and control the condition of diabetic patients.

The second trick is dietary fiber can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol. Under normal circumstances, the liver secretes bile acids into the intestines to aid digestion. This process consumes cholesterol. After the digestive mission is completed, the bile acids will be recycled by the gut and undergo a new round of digestion. Dietary fiber inhibits the recovery of bile acids, which in turn reduces blood cholesterol levels and protects cardiovascular function.

The third trick is to promote gastrointestinal motility, saying that the simple point is to urge people to run the toilet. It sounds somewhat indecent, but this work is very important because it is related to normal bowel movements. If the accumulated time is too long, it will inevitably start to smell like a garbage station that hasn't been cleaned for a long time. This process is happening inside the human body and it is uncomfortable to think about it.

However, food is a food after all, and many of these effects were obtained in the experiment of pure dietary fiber. Dietary therapy can only be used as an aid. As for celery, if you like that taste, it's fine to eat a bit more. Don't go for the dandelion.