Spinach or spinacia oleracea

Spinach or spinacia oleracea
Spinach is an Asian herb of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves. In Malaysia people called it bayam. Spinach is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is a flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae.

According to history, spinach might have been originated from ancient Persia and it made its way to China in 7th of century. In 11th century Muslim people introduced the spinach to Andalusian people.

Spinach or Spinacia oleracea is a good source of iron. Spinach has a high content of calcium. Apart from that it also rich with vitamin A. vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium and antioxidants.

Malay community normally relates the spinach with healthy eyes. This might due to spinach rich with vitamin A. However, it will be surprised to learn that spinach may also have been protecting people who eating it from osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis and other disease at the same time.

Latest research shows that there are 13 different flavonoids in spinach that function as antioxidants and as anti-cancer. In one research said that spinach is relatively rich in nitrogenous substances, in hydrocarbon. It is thus more nourishing than other green vegetables. It is valuable part of the diet in anemia, not only on account of its iron, but also for its chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is known to have a chemical formula remarkably similar to that of hemoglobin, and it is stated that the ingestion of chlorophyll will raise the hemoglobin of the blood without increasing the formed elements.
Spinach or spinacia oleracea