This family belongs to the mature fruit of longan, a plant of Sapindaceae.

Alias puzzle, honey spleen longan.

Sexual taste is sweet; Enter the heart, liver, spleen and kidney meridians.

Functions: Benefiting the heart and spleen, nourishing qi and blood, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Indications are fatigue, palpitation, insomnia, amnesia, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, postpartum edema, mental fatigue, spontaneous sweating and night sweats.

Every 1OO (dry product) contains 26.9g of water, 5g of protein, 0.2g of fat, 65.4g of carbohydrate, 283kcal of heat, 0.6g of crude fiber, 30mg of ash 1.9g of calcium, 0/18mg of phosphorus.

Magnesium 98 mg.

food therapy

1. Yiqi Buxue, enhance memory Longan is rich in glucose, sucrose, protein and so on. Its iron content is also high. It can improve heat energy, supplement nutrition, and promote hemoglobin regeneration and blood supplement. Experimental research shows that longan meat is beneficial to the whole body, especially to brain cells, which can enhance memory and eliminate fatigue.

2. soothe the nerves Zhi Ding longan contains a lot of iron, potassium and other elements, which can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin to treat palpitation, palpitation, insomnia and amnesia caused by anemia. Longan contains nicotinic acid as high as 2.5 mg (100g), which can be used to treat dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and even mental disorders caused by nicotinic acid deficiency.

3. Nourishing blood and preventing miscarriage longan contains more iron and vitamins, which can reduce the feeling of uterine contraction and sagging, help pregnant women and fetuses accelerate the development of metabolism, and have the effect of preventing miscarriage.

4. Animal experiments of antibacterial and cancer cell inhibition show that longan can inhibit JTC-26 tumor by more than 90%, and has a certain inhibitory effect on cancer cells. Oral longan extract can improve symptoms by 90% and prolong life by about 80% for cancer patients. In addition, longan water extract (1∶2) has inhibitory effect on Microsporum longan cultured in vitro.

5. Lowering blood lipids, protecting the heart and delaying aging Longan meat can lower blood lipids and increase coronary blood flow. It has a strong inhibitory effect on flavoprotein-brain monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) closely related to the aging process.

Healthy diet

1. longan chicken 250g longan meat, 1 fat chicken. Wash the longan meat, slaughter the chicken, remove the hair, break the belly to remove impurities, chop off the chicken feet, put them in boiling water, take them out, and then rinse them with clear water. Put the casserole on fire, add water, chicken essence and cooking wine, cook until it is 80% cooked, then add longan meat, white soy sauce and refined salt, and simmer for about 30 minutes. This kind of chicken has the effects of invigorating heart and spleen, benefiting qi and blood, tonifying kidney and replenishing essence. It is suitable for deficiency of qi and blood, diarrhea and edema due to spleen deficiency, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, postpartum hypogalactia, and chronic illness. Patient-free food nourishes and strengthens the brain.

2. Yangxue ointment: longan pulp100g, black sesame 40g, black mulberry 50g, Polygonatum odoratum 30g, and proper amount of honey. Soak the above four materials in water for 1 hour, then decoct with slow fire, and take juice for 1 time every half hour, ***3 times; Concentrate the received juice to paste with low fire, add 1 spoon honey, boil it slightly, then stop fire and wait for cooling. Take 1 ~ 2 spoonfuls each time with boiled water. The ointment has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, enriching blood and nourishing liver, and is suitable for anemia patients to take frequently.

3. longan pig bone marrow soup 50 grams of longan meat, 500 grams of pig spine and 500 grams of mullet. Firstly, the longan is shelled, the meat is washed, the spines of pigs with marrow are chopped, and the poultry and fish are washed and cut into pieces; Put the ingredients into the pot, add water for a long time, add salt to taste and serve. This soup has the effect of nourishing and strengthening body resistance, and is suitable for people who are weak and sick after cancer surgery.

4. longan egg soup longan 1 00g, egg1piece, brown sugar. Shell longan, add warm boiled water, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, then beat the eggs on longan and steam in the pot for 10 ~ 20 minutes, preferably when the eggs are cooked. Steamed eggs and longan are taken with soup, l ~ 2 times a day for 7 ~ 10 days. This prescription has the effect of nourishing blood and preventing miscarriage, and is suitable for pregnant women in the middle and late stages.

Precautions: longan is sweet and greasy, so those who stop drinking with fire and dampness should use it with caution.

Selected document

Shennong's Herbal Classic: "Treating the five internal organs, calming the heart and calming the nerves, anorexia, taking it for a long time, strengthening the soul and improving intelligence."

Kaibao Materia Medica: "You can learn to play cards."

Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan: "Nourishing blood and calming nerves, increasing wisdom and sweating, appetizing and strengthening the spleen."

Depei Materia Medica: "Benefiting the spleen and stomach, applying painstaking efforts, moistening the five internal organs and treating palpitations."

Quanzhou materia medica: "strengthening yang and benefiting qi, nourishing spleen and stomach, treating postpartum edema, edema due to qi deficiency and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency."

Cultural appreciation

Han Bangu. "Han Ji Dong Guan": "South Khan came to North Korea and gave jade, oranges, longan and lychees."

Song of Su Song. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, longan was often presented to the South China Sea in Han Dynasty, which caused great harm to people. Tang Qiang, the leader of Linwu, wrote a letter. And the emperor thinks he will stop it. "

Li Mingshi said, "Litchi is expensive, and longan is nourishing." Therefore, longan, which is "delicate and lovely, as sweet as honey", can be as famous as litchi.