what are the health preserving effects of zongzi? After the Dragon Boat Festival coincides with long summer, eating zongzi can be balanced in lightness and cleared in balance, which is indeed a wonderful prescription for timely food supplement and dietotherapy, and it will inevitably become the best health food around the Dragon Boat Festival. The following small series will introduce you to the details of the health benefits of zongzi. Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty in China, said in his Compendium of Materia Medica that Zongye has the functions of "clearing away heat and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and reducing swelling, treating hematemesis, bleeding, dysuria and carbuncle". The leaves of zongzi are mostly reed leaves in the north and bamboo leaves or lotus leaves in the south, all of which have good medicinal functions. For example, reed leaves can clear away heat, promote fluid production, relieve annoyance and quench thirst; Bamboo leaves can clear away heat, relieve annoyance, induce diuresis and detoxify; Lotus leaves can clear away heat, promote diuresis, and soothe the stomach. As food packaging, it has natural and pollution-free characteristics, so it is called "natural green food" by nutritionists today. In addition, leaves not only bring fragrance, but also provide polyphenols and potassium elements, which penetrate into rice during steaming, which is beneficial to improve the heat resistance of human body. In recent years, studies have proved that the extract of Zongye (Indocalamus leaves) also has anti-cancer effect. The health care effect of glutinous rice The glutinous rice, the main ingredient of zongzi, is rich in B vitamins, which can warm the spleen and stomach, tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi. It can relieve spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea. Glutinous rice has astringent effect, and also has good therapeutic effect on frequent urination and spontaneous sweating. After the awn seed, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the blood flow on the body surface increases, the gastrointestinal function gradually declines, and people are easy to lose weight in summer. Eating glutinous rice can just improve this problem. Not to mention the ingredients, just the fragrant leaves and soft glutinous rice are enough to make people appetite. Glutinous rice is a very good food for those who have less stomach acid and poor digestive ability and are traditionally called "stomach cold". If you feel cold in your stomach because you are greedy for crabs and prawns, eat a hot zongzi or drink a bowl of hot glutinous rice porridge at once, and you will feel much more comfortable. Health-preserving efficacy of zongzi ingredients Many ingredients of zongzi have tonic effects. Jujube, adzuki bean, mung bean, etc. have the effects of enriching the blood, calming the nerves, inducing diuresis and expelling toxins, and can also increase the content of protein. Peanut, lotus seed, yam and Euryale ferox are summer tonic ingredients. Making meat dumplings and egg dumplings can increase protein and fat, and increase iron content. Ziziphus jujuba stuffed dumplings have the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, nourishing blood and calming the nerves; Dumplings stuffed with chestnuts have the effects of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and tonifying kidney; Fruit dumplings have the effect of moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels; Zongzi stuffed with egg yolk has the effect of strengthening brain and improving intelligence. Tips for China Eating Net: All rights reserved, please indicate the source statement: This article and all recipes, articles, knowledge and data published in China Eating Net Food Encyclopedia are for reference only, please check them yourself before use, and the risks arising therefrom are borne by you personally. China Eating Network "Dining Encyclopedia" strives to become a professional life service platform that provides the best practical food, recipes and recipes, professional health knowledge, life tips and ingredients introduction.