Health benefits of kohlrabi

According to the Chinese Medicine Dictionary, kohlrabi belongs to the cabbage family, has a sweet, spicy taste, and is cool.

Kohlrabi is also known as phiet lan, gioi lan, and gia lien. Kohlrabi has the effect of treating cloudy urine (meaning cloudy urine, dribbling urine), gonorrhea (sinusitis), toxic swelling, bloody stools, etc. The medicinal part of kohlrabi, in addition to the stem, also includes the leaves, which have the effect of phlegm accumulation and food accumulation.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 100 grams of kohlrabi provides 27kcal, 1.7g protein, 6.2g carbohydrates, 3.6g fiber, 24mg calcium, 19mg magnesium, 46mg phosphorus, 350mg potassium, 20mg sodium, 62mg vitamin C, 22µg beta carotene, 16 µg folate.

Thus, kohlrabi is known as a very healthy vegetable.

However, there are still people who should not eat kohlrabi to avoid harming their health.

1. People with stomach pain, children

Kohlrabi is a food that can be processed in many ways. However, if eaten raw, the content of nutrients will be higher, but it can cause stomach pain for some people with indigestion.

Even people with stomach pain, children should not be given raw kohlrabi salad or eat it directly. According to oriental medicine, eating a lot of kohlrabi will cause loss of blood and energy.

2. People with thyroid disease

In addition, kohlrabi can contain goitrogens, plant compounds commonly found in cabbage vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, etc. that can cause thyroid swelling. Therefore, people with thyroid dysfunction should limit the use of kohlrabi.

3. Eating a lot of kohlrabi causes loss of blood and energy

According to oriental medicine, kohlrabi is cool, has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, has the effect of dissolving phlegm, quenching thirst, detoxifying, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and helping the stomach. Mainly used to treat cloudy urine, bloody stools, boils of unknown cause, spleen deficiency with excess fire, stroke and unconsciousness.

However, Eastern medicine doctors still advise you not to eat too much kohlrabi because kohlrabi can detoxify and diuretic, so when you eat too much, the purification process will be too strong, causing the body to lose blood and energy.