The prickly pear is a wild plant fruit. It is called "prickly pear" because of the many small thorns growing on the peel. So do you know! What are the effects and functions of prickly pear wine? The following is Let me introduce to you the efficacy and functions of prickly pear wine. I hope it can help you.
Efficacy and functions of prickly pear wine
1. Lower blood sugar
The anthocyanins in prickly pear are effective in lowering blood sugar and blood viscosity. It is very effective. If you can consume a certain amount of anthocyanins every day, it can help maintain normal endocrine metabolism, repair islet function, and activate the regeneration of islet cells. It is definitely good news for diabetic patients.
2. Anti-aging
Free radicals are destructive factors that produce harmful substances that harm our health. There is an active substance in prickly pear wine that can eliminate free radicals in the body. , reduce the production of harmful substances, and also resist aging. The body is naturally healthier.
3. Treatment of arthritis
Prickly pear contains an active substance called SOD, which has a certain effect on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and dermatomyositis, especially Prickly pear wine has a therapeutic effect on rheumatism. How to make pear wine
Preparation materials: prickly pear, rock sugar, glutinous rice, fresh pork suet
Preparation method: After processing the preparation materials, ferment them with special koji medicine, and use The wine is put into the cellar in Xiong's unique clay pottery container and stored at a constant temperature. It can be taken out and drank after 1 to 3 years. The wine is brown-red, very rich and sweet.
The above is how people in Zhenxiong, Yunnan make homemade prickly pear wine. However, if we want to use prickly pears to make wine for health care, it is not impossible. Soaking prickly pears in wine can also have certain health effects. And it’s something we all can do, let’s see how.
Preparation materials: 1 jin of prickly pear, 1 jin of white wine
Method: cut the prickly pear in the middle, place it in a sealable glass bottle, pour in the white wine, and keep it sealed 3 months, take it out and drink it. What is prickly pear wine
Prickly pear wine is wine brewed from prickly pear. Prickly pear is a wild fruit that grows in shrubs. It is mainly distributed in Guizhou, the mountainous areas of western Hubei, Liangshan, In mountainous areas such as Mianning Mountain, the peel is densely covered with small fleshy thorns, so it is called "thorn pear". Prickly pear wine is made from this wild small fruit. It is made of prickly pears, glutinous rice, rock sugar, fresh Pork suet and other raw materials are used as the main raw materials, and delicious fruit wine is made through brewing.
The prickly pear wine produced in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan has a long history of thousands of years. In the county annals, there are records of the use of prickly pear wine to accompany brides during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a very local kind. A unique wine, but because prickly pear is a wild plant, and due to extensive destruction after the 1950s, there are relatively few prickly pear resources, so it is still at the stage of self-sufficiency in home brewing.
In addition to the delicious taste of prickly pear wine that has been passed down for so many years, I believe that its high nutritional value is also a big reason. The prickly pear used in prickly pear wine is a wild plant. According to research, The vitamin C content of prickly pear is about 50 times that of sweet orange, 10 times that of kiwi fruit, and 5 times that of pears and apples. This nutritional composition makes prickly pear wine indispensable in maintaining health. It is precisely because of its powerful health care Its efficacy makes it last long and become a wine that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years. The brewing process of Zhenxiong prickly pear wine
The brewing process of Zhenxiong prickly pear wine uses prickly pears, glutinous rice, rock sugar, fresh pork suet, etc. as the main raw materials, supplemented by fermentation of special koji medicine. According to the history of Mangbe After brewing using the unique craftsmanship, the wine is put into cellars in special earthenware containers and stored at a constant temperature. The placement time is generally 3 years, and the fastest is more than 1 year. When the wine is mature, the cellar is opened and the wine is brown-red in color, exuding an attractive rich fragrance.
Drinking it in moderation for a long time has the effects of clearing away heat, diuresis, digesting and strengthening the stomach, dissipating blood stasis and dispelling heat; because it also contains the active substance superoxide dismutase, it can prevent cancer and resist aging.
As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, Zhenxiong prickly pear wine was quite famous. During the reign of Xian Dynasty, Chen Weizhou, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a native of Zhenxiong, often transported the prickly pear wine he brewed in Zhenxiong Prefecture to his private residence in Beijing to entertain the princes and ministers of the Qing royal family. These wine drinkers, who are accustomed to appreciating famous wines, are also passionate about Zhenxiong prickly pear wine and praise it full of praise. They often come to the house to have a drink with excuses, and it becomes a good story for a while. After the 1950s, wild prickly pear resources were destroyed, and prickly pear wine still remains in the self-sufficient stage of home brewing. Product Highlights of Prickly Pear Wine
Prickly pear is a precious wild resource unique to the Guizhou Plateau. It is a comprehensive health-care fruit with high nutrition and medicinal value. It is rich in vitamin C and SOD (superoxide dismutase) and is rich in anthocyanins. It ranks first among all fruits and vegetables in the world, 500 times higher than apples.
Anthocyanins have a good effect on lowering blood sugar and reducing blood viscosity. Ingesting a certain amount of anthocyanins every day can normalize endocrine metabolism, repair pancreatic islet function, activate pancreatic islet cell regeneration, enable normal secretion of insulin, and achieve the purpose of naturally and steadily reducing blood sugar.
SOD is an active substance originating from living organisms. It can remove excess free radicals in the body, eliminate harmful substances produced by organisms during the metabolism process, and restore the body to a healthy, balanced and functional state. Vibrant environment. In addition, SOD has obvious effects on treating rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, etc.