The Efficacy and Functions of Gynandropsis gynandra (Cleome gynandra)
Disease description:
I am 26 years old this year, and my health has never been very good. A friend told me that I could eat some cauliflower to help improve immunity. May I ask, what are the health benefits and effects of cauliflower?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Garden spiderflower (Cleome gynandra) offers multiple health benefits and functions, mainly including:
1. **Nutritionally rich**: High in crude fiber, protein, various vitamins, 17 amino acids, and multiple essential trace elements such as calcium and iron, helping to meet the body's nutritional needs.
2. **Lowers cholesterol**: Helps reduce cholesterol levels in the body, remove fat deposits from blood vessel walls, and soften blood vessels, thereby playing a certain role in preventing cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis.
3. **Beauty and skin care**: Helps delay aging, reduce wrinkles, and lighten pigmentation spots, making it an excellent food for beauty and skin health.
4. **Medicinal value**: The entire plant of garden spiderflower is used medicinally. It has functions such as dispelling wind and dampness, clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation to unblock meridians, removing blood stasis, and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat symptoms such as rheumatic pain, traumatic injuries, malaria, and dysentery.
