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Effects and functions of peanuts
Peanuts are sweet in taste and neutral in nature; they return to the spleen and lung meridians. Strengthen the spleen and stomach, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm. Mainly used for spleen deficiency and poor transportation, nausea and discomfort, lactation, athlete's foot, dryness of the lungs, cough, and dry stools.
1. Promote growth and development
Peanuts are rich in vitamins and minerals, which can promote the growth and development of the human body.
2. Brain-building and intelligence-improving
Promote cell development and improve intelligence. Peanut protein contains more than ten kinds of amino acids needed by the human body, among which lysine can improve children’s intelligence. Amino acid and aspartic acid can promote cell development and enhance the brain's memory ability.
3. Delay aging
The catechins contained in peanuts have a strong anti-aging effect on the human body, and lysine is also an important component in preventing premature aging. Regular consumption of peanuts is beneficial to the human body in delaying aging, so peanuts are also known as the "immortality fruit".
4. Moisten the lungs and relieve cough
Moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Peanuts are rich in fatty oils, which can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. They are often used for chronic cough and asthma, phlegm with blood, etc. disease.
5. Hemostasis
Coagulation and hemostasis Peanut coat contains oil and multiple vitamins, and contains substances that shorten the coagulation time, which can resist the dissolution of fibrin and promote the production of platelets by the bone marrow. It not only has a hemostatic effect on a variety of bleeding diseases, but also has a certain therapeutic effect on the primary disease and is beneficial to the human hematopoietic function. ”
6. Lower cholesterol
Prevent coronary heart disease. Peanut oil contains a large amount of linoleic acid. This substance can decompose cholesterol in the human body into bile acids and excrete it from the body. Prevent cholesterol from being absorbed into the body. It can reduce the incidence of high cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. In addition, peanuts contain a natural polyphenol with strong biological activity, resveratrol, which can prevent the occurrence and development of cancer and has anti-arterial properties. Preventive and therapeutic effects on atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and hyperlipidemia
7. Nourishing blood and promoting lactation Peanuts are rich in fat and oil. and protein, it has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing blood and promoting lactation for those with insufficient milk after childbirth
8. Prevent cancer
When the soluble fiber in peanut fiber tissue is digested and absorbed by the human body. , will absorb liquid and other substances like a sponge, and then expand into a tape body and be excreted with feces. When these objects pass through the intestines, they will come into contact with many harmful substances and absorb certain toxins, thereby reducing the accumulation and absorption of harmful substances in the body.
Nutritional value of peanuts
1. Peanuts contain about 50% lipid, 25% protein, and 25% protein. Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E and other vitamins
2. The lipids contained in peanuts are basically unsaturated fatty acids, half of which are unsaturated fatty acids.
3. Peanuts contain a variety of proteins, and the composition of amino acids is also very diverse. Except for the low content of lysine, the 8 kinds of amino acids in the human body are very rich in other amino acids.