Waxy corn's efficacy and effect

Waxy Corn, also known as waxy corn. Waxy corn originated in China. After maize was introduced into China, the hard corn planted in the southwest region was mutated, and the type of tannin gradually emerged through artificial selection. According to the scientific name Zea mays L. sinensis Kulesh, it means "Chinese species".

Waxy maize kernels have coarse waxy endosperms, which resemble glossy, vitreous (transparent) kernels like hard corn and dent corn. Its chemical and physical properties are controlled by a single recessive gene (wx), which is located on chromosome 9. 100% of the starch in the endosperm is amylopectin or branched chain starch. In addition to being eaten fresh by humans as vegetable corn, such corn is used as livestock feed to improve feeding efficiency. There are also industrial uses. Defective, commonly known as stickiness.

The origin of waxy corn

The corn that we eat in daily life is Sweet Corn, and eat less Glutinous Corn, which is because there are few people who plant corn, and glutinous corn looks very rough and old. In fact, The inside of corn is very tender, and it feels sticky when eaten. It is like glutinous rice. This is a particularly delicious corn, so it is called glutinous corn. It feels sticky when eaten again, but the corn does not block its teeth. The color of the glutinous corn has a lot of white and purple dyeing. It can be said to be red and white, especially beautiful.

How to eat glutinous corn

Waxy corn can be boiled with eggs into corn egg pods, can also be cooked into corn porridge, you can also cook corn, bite corn to eat.

Effect of waxy corn

Waxy corn is sweet and sweet, with appetizers, spleen, dehumidification, diuresis, etc., indicating diarrhea, indigestion, edema and so on. Corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially the content of linoleic acid is as high as more than 60%. It acts synergistically with vitamin E in corn germ to reduce the blood cholesterol concentration and prevent its deposition in the blood vessel wall. Therefore, corn has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on coronary artery atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Vitamin E can also promote human cell division and delay aging. Corn also contains a longevity factor, glutathione, which, with the participation of selenium, produces glutathione oxidase, which has the function of restoring youth and delaying aging. Rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, and carotene, etc., have ancillary therapeutic effects on cholecystitis, gallstones, icteric hepatitis, and diabetes.

Chinese medicine believes that glutinous corn can "solid in appetizers, lipid-lowering meridians." It has been determined that it can provide nearly 300 milligrams of calcium per 100 grams of corn, which is almost the same as that contained in dairy products. The abundant calcium can be used to lower blood pressure. If you take 1 gram of calcium daily, blood pressure can be reduced by 9% after 6 weeks. In addition, the carotenoids contained in corn can be converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by the body, which has anti-cancer effects; plant cellulose can accelerate the excretion of carcinogens and other toxic substances; natural vitamin E can promote cell division and delay aging. , Lower serum cholesterol, prevent skin lesions, but also reduce arteriosclerosis and brain function decline. The researchers pointed out that corn contains lutein, zeaxanthin can resist eye aging. In addition, eating corn can also suppress the side effects of anti-cancer drugs on the human body, stimulate brain cells, and enhance human brain power and memory.