Crops for Gut Health
Crops that support gut health and digestion · 21 crops
Gut health depends largely on fiber and on the compounds that feed the microbes living in the gut. The crops gathered here contain a good balance of soluble and insoluble fiber, which helps with regularity and nurtures an environment in which beneficial gut bacteria can thrive. Here, crops the Donguibogam (a classic Korean medical text) regarded as settling the stomach and easing the digestion meet crops that modern research has found to improve the gut microbiome. For gut health, eating a little, consistently, every day is the most effective approach.
Eggplant / Aubergine
Solanum melongena
Kidney Bean / Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Korean Radish
Raphanus sativus
Bomdong / Korean Spring Cabbage
Brassica rapa
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea
Turnip
Brassica rapa
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Korean Zucchini
Cucurbita moschata
Yacon
Smallanthus sonchifolius
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Corn / Maize
Zea mays
Pea
Pisum sativum
Burdock
Arctium lappa
Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Chwinamul (Aster scaber)
Aster scaber
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Pumpkin / Squash