Walnuts, deciduous trees, native to the Near East, also known as walnuts, Qiang Peach, and walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts, known as the world's famous "four big dry fruit". Walnuts can not only raw food, fried food, but also oil, with pastries, candy, etc., not only taste, but also high nutritional value, known as the "Hurray", "longevity fruit".

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Suitable for the crowd

The general population can eat walnuts, kidney deficiency, lung deficiency, neurasthenia, insufficient blood, cancer patients can eat; walnuts are especially suitable for brain workers and teenagers.

Contraindications

Diarrhea, yin deficiency and fire is not suitable for eating walnuts; phlegm and heat cough, loose stools and diarrhea, internal heat and phlegm and dampness are not suitable for taking walnuts.

Effects

Kidney tonic, Yang Yang, anti-cancer, treatment of constipation

One gram of calories

627 calories

Therapeutic effect

1.help beauty

Regularly take the walnuts ground into powder boiled into the walnut porridge

Regular consumption of walnuts ground and boiled into "walnut porridge", not only can make the skin moisturized and smooth, rich in elasticity, but also play a whitening effect, especially suitable for skin aging of the elderly.

2. Anti-aging

Walnuts contain vitamin E has the effect of preventing cells from oxidative damage by free radicals, but also recognized by modern medicine, anti-aging substances, so walnuts also have a "long live son", "longevity fruit" said.

3. brain anti-aging

Walnuts are rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acid content, because they are brain tissue cell metabolism of important substances, therefore, walnuts can make brain cells nourishing, brain function enhancement.

4. purify the blood, lower cholesterol

Walnuts have the effect of reducing intestinal absorption of cholesterol, and can make cholesterol

Buying tips

Good walnuts, should be a large, round and whole, the shell is thin and white, the rate of kernel production is high, dry, the kernel slice is large, the color of the white, and the oil content is high.

Selection should be made by observing the kernel.

The top of the kernel plump, the second shriveled; the top of the kernel coat color to yellow-white, the second dark yellow, the second brownish-yellow, with dark brown mottled "tiger walnut" quality is not good.

Kernel coating oil marks deterioration, the top of the kernel meat white and fresh, the second oil stains "chrysanthemum heart"; once all the seed kernel oil, sticky hands, black and brown, harlequin flavor has been serious deterioration, can not be eaten.

Preservation tips

Walnuts in a dry, cool, dry place, mold, moth.

Cooking method

The method of peeling walnuts is very simple, first put the walnuts in the steam drawer on the steam for three to five minutes, take out that is put into cold water for three minutes, fish out with a hammer in the walnuts around the gently beat, after the shell can be taken out of the complete walnut kernel.

Eating method

Walnuts can be eaten raw, can also be cooked, but also can be made into medicinal porridge, decoction and so on.

In order to avoid the loss of nutrients, try not to peel off the thin brown skin on the surface of walnuts.

Generally eat 5-6 walnuts a day is appropriate, eat more walnuts are prone to cause diarrhea, nausea, phlegm and other phenomena, for phlegm and fire cough, yin deficiency and fire, loose stools and diarrhea patients, should not eat walnuts.

With contraindications

It is advisable:

1. Walnuts with the right amount of salt water, drink water and eat dregs can be treated for kidney deficiency and back pain, spermatorrhea, atrophy, forgetfulness, tinnitus, frequent urination and other diseases.

2. The walnuts and barley, chestnuts and other boiled for porridge to eat, can treat urinary frequency, spermatorrhea, loose stools, five diarrhea and other diseases.

3. Walnuts and sesame seeds, lotus seeds with sugar dipping, not only can tonify the heart and brain, but also to cure night sweats.

4. Raw walnuts with cinnamon meat, hawthorn, can improve heart function.

Justice:

1. Walnuts can not be eaten with wine.

Otherwise, it will lead to blood heat.

Particularly those who have hemoptysis persistent disease should be contraindicated.

2 walnuts should not be eaten with pheasant meat, pneumonia, bronchial dilatation and other patients even more can not eat.

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