Is okra useful for strengthening the kidneys and boosting yang?

To nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, it is more appropriate to use some dietary therapy methods, because dietary therapy methods are safer and healthier. For male friends, okra can actually have the effect of warming and strengthening yang, and it can also help enhance endurance and beautify the skin.

1. Warming and nourishing kidney yang

2. Strengthen the stomach and intestines

The young okra fruit is also rich in soluble dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility. Its viscous liquid polygalacturon, galactan, arabinan, etc. have the effect of helping digestion and protecting the skin and gastric mucosa.

3. Improve endurance

The viscous liquid, arabinan, galactan, rhamnose, protein, calcium oxalate, etc. in the young fruits of okra and the caffeine and bioalkali contained in the seeds can help enhance physical endurance, eliminate fatigue, and restore physical strength. Okra is known as the "athlete's vegetable". In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, okra was also designated as a must-have nutritious vegetable for athletes from many countries.

4. Beauty and skin care

The pectin, polysaccharides and SOD contained in okra have the beauty and beauty effects of protecting the skin, increasing skin elasticity, delaying aging, and removing skin brown spots. It is a natural beauty and skin care product.

5. Anti-cancer stars

In addition to being rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and carotene, okra also contains flavonoids and phenolic substances, which have strong reducing power and show good in vitro antioxidant activity. The high content of sesquiterpenes in okra has been found in some medicinal plants and has anti-allergic, antiviral and anti-cancer activities. Okra has two varieties: green and red. Red okra has the same taste as green okra, but the color is different.