Okra, the name of the plant. Its scientific name, Hibiscus esculentus, is also known as the okra clip and cape bean. It is an annual herb of the Malvaceae family. It is native to Africa and later enters the Americas. Now the largest okra production area is there - in the southern United States, Americans give it a more easily remembered name - "Plant Viagra." In addition, Chinese names are also known as okra.
Okra's tender nutritive claims
Okra is rich in pectin and dietary fiber. The viscous state of pectin is very rare in the plant community. The proportion of dietary fiber and the proportion of soluble dietary fiber in the okra are very high in plants.
Okra is rich in vitamin A, carotene, and vitamin C, E, etc., especially vitamin A and carotene content ranks first in the current discovery of plants and animals.
Okra pods also contain selenium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other trace elements, but the content is not particularly rich.
Okra's tender glutinous liquid, in addition to pectin, is rich in substances that are now referred to by some scientists as LM (a substance similar to natural hormones). If this allegation is widely recognized by the industry, it is currently the only species of its own name.
According to relevant experts' studies, the pods of the peony are rich in flavonoids, but they are less abundant than flowers (the content of okra is 300 times higher than the flavonoids contained in the leaves of soybeans).
The anti-fatigue effects of ginseng and okra were compared and tested: including the mouse endurance test, hypoxia tolerance test, cold-tolerant heat test and stratified exercise. The experimental results showed that the okra was equivalent to the same amount of ginseng endurance, and the oxygen-tolerant project okra was twice as effective as the ginseng. The effect of cold resistance is lower than that of ginseng, but on the contrary it is the advantage of plenty of tonic.