2. Litchi meat is rich in vitamin C and protein, which helps to enhance the body's immune function and improve disease resistance;
3. Litchi contains a substance with hypoglycemic effect, which is very suitable for diabetic patients;
4. Litchi has the functions of detumescence and detoxification, hemostasis and pain relief;
Litchi is rich in vitamins, which can promote the blood circulation of tiny blood vessels, prevent freckles and make the skin smoother.
Litchi is sweet, sour and warm, and enters the heart, spleen and liver meridians;
The pulp has the effects of invigorating spleen and liver, regulating qi and blood, warming middle warmer and relieving pain, and nourishing heart and tranquilizing mind. The nucleus has the effects of regulating qi, dispersing stagnation and relieving pain;
It can stop hiccups and diarrhea, and it is a good food therapy for patients with intractable hiccups and diarrhea. At the same time, it has the effects of nourishing the brain, strengthening the body, stimulating appetite and benefiting the spleen.
How to buy safely: Fresh litchi should be bright in color, large and uniform, thin in skin and thick in flesh, tender and juicy in quality, sweet in taste and full of aroma.
When picking, you can gently pinch it in your hand first. The feel of good litchi should be tight and elastic.
From the appearance, the color of fresh litchi is generally not very bright. If the head of litchi is sharp and the density of "nails" on the epidermis is high, it means that litchi is not mature enough, and vice versa. If the cracked piece of litchi shell is flat and the suture line is obvious, the taste will be very sweet.
Experts remind: Don't eat a lot of lychee continuously, but drink a little salt water or herbal tea before and after eating lychee, and mung bean water, wax gourd water, and radix rehmanniae soup also have good curative effects. For children, litchi is the same as mango, longan and other fruits. Children with heavy internal fire had better not eat it, while normal children should eat as little as possible. For the elderly, elderly people with constipation should not eat as much as possible; In particular, patients with liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and gastrointestinal diseases should be more careful not to eat litchi on an empty stomach in the morning.