Toon is also known as toon buds, fragrant pile head, big red toon tree, toon sky, etc., also called spring seedlings in Anhui area, toon has seeds, can be used for planting or taking, with some medicinal value, but many people do not like the flavor of toon very much.

What does toon seed look like

Toon seed is a kind of dry fruit, seeds are inserted between the fruit axis and the fruit petals, 5-lobed, the seeds are translucent, yellowish-white in color, the base of the slanting mouth, the seed kernel is very small, basically can not be seen, there is no obvious taste.

Can toon seeds be eaten

Toon seeds can be eaten, it is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, has a lot of medicinal value, usually will be taken as a medicinal decoction, but will not be eaten as food, it is not directly eaten.

The efficacy and role of toon seeds

Some diabetic patients say that toon seeds soaked in water can treat diabetes, but this statement is not based on the main reason is that the efficacy of the toon seeds is to go to the wind and cold, keep warm, and diabetic patients need to control the intake of sugar, the two substances do not have any substantial relationship, but toon buds have the efficacy of lowering lipids and lowering sugar.

The toon seed itself can expel cold and keep warm, if the temperature is low in winter, you can soak the water to drink, but also can relieve hernia pain, will be toon seed and deer title grass soak water to drink can prevent the cold and cough, especially in winter cold people can try, but also effective relief of rheumatism arthralgia.

Toon seeds how to plant

Toon seeds can be soaked in hot water for a few minutes, and then placed in warm water to soak, the ambient temperature is controlled at 20 degrees Celsius, the interval of 3-4 days after the growth of small buds, can be planted in loose, fertile soil, each spacing between the 30 centimeters, and finally covered with two centimeters of thick soil.