(1) tonify qi and blood. Longan is rich in glucose, sucrose and protein, and high in iron, which can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and replenish blood. Mothers in southern China often use longan dry boiled egg water to supplement iron and blood.

(2) improve memory. Longan meat is especially beneficial to brain cells, which can enhance memory and eliminate fatigue. Similar to the brain-strengthening effect of egg yolk. Longan walnut candy can be made from dried longan, walnut and brown sugar, which is convenient for students to carry and eat.

(3) Peace of mind. Longan contains a lot of iron, potassium and other elements, which can promote the treatment of palpitation, palpitation, insomnia and amnesia caused by anemia. You can boil water with dried longan and brown sugar, and eat longan meat with soup.

(4) abortion. Longan contains a lot of iron and vitamins, which can reduce the feeling of uterine contraction and uterine prolapse and has the function of protecting the fetus.

(5) antibacterial. Longan has certain inhibitory effect on cancer cells. Longan has inhibitory effect on Eupatorium odoratum.

(6) lowering blood fat. Longan meat can reduce blood lipid and increase coronary blood flow. Dried longan and raisins have this health care function.

(7) Anti-aging. Longan has a strong inhibitory effect on flavoprotein-brain monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), which is closely related to the aging process. Can resist oxidation and delay aging.

2. How to eat:

(1) dried longan soaking water. Soaking dried longan in water is one of its common eating methods. Usually, when people soak in water, they can remove its shell, put dried longan and pulp in it directly into a teacup, brew it with boiling water, and then drink tea. In addition, when soaking in water, they can also add a proper amount of nourishing ingredients such as honey, medlar and red dates, which can make them replenish qi and blood and relieve physical weakness, which is even more outstanding.

(2) Longan dry stew soup is also a common way to eat. Usually, dried longan is shelled, and then put into a stew pot together with angelica sinensis and a proper amount of chicken. Add a proper amount of water, put it in a pot, stew for three hours, and make longan and angelica chicken soup. After being taken out, it can be seasoned with edible salt and eaten directly.

(3) eat dry. Dried longan is a kind of food that can be eaten as a snack. When you want to eat, you can use dried longan to relieve your appetite, which can not only supplement your body with nutrition, but also restrain yourself from eating some junk food to some extent.