Longan is named after its round black luster and white umbilical protuberance, which resembles the legendary "dragon" eye. Longan is a kind of fresh fruit with round pulp, white pulp, juicy and sweet taste, but it is not easy to store, so it can't be eaten all the time, so it can only be eaten in the peak season.

After dried longan, it can be called dried longan. The pulp is irregular, and there is still a lot of space in the epidermis that does not fill the whole peel. There is less juice, but it tastes sweeter. Longan is easy to preserve and can be eaten all year round, and there are many ways to eat it. Longan is mainly produced in Fujian, Taiwan Province and Guangxi, and also cultivated in southern and southeastern Asia.

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Nutritional and medicinal value of longan

Longan is longan (longan, round meat). Different from litchi, which belongs to damp heat, longan can be used as medicine, which has many functions such as strengthening yang and benefiting qi, nourishing heart and strengthening spleen, nourishing blood and calming nerves, moistening skin and beautifying face, and can be used to treat anemia, palpitation, insomnia, amnesia, neurasthenia, physical weakness after illness and postpartum.

Sweet, flat. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish the heart and improve intelligence, nourish blood and soothe the nerves.

Contains glucose, sucrose, protein, fat, vitamins B and C, phosphorus, calcium, iron, tartaric acid, adenine and choline.

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