The benefits of wine are

1: Food accompaniment: The unique flavor and ingredients of wine determine that it is most suitable for food accompaniment. It can not only appetizer, digestion and improve the quality of the meal, but also make people enjoy the meal. Excited and relaxed.

2: Nutrition: The natural raw materials and brewing process in wine make it contain a variety of amino acids, minerals and vitamins, which are all nutrients that the human body must supplement and absorb.

3: Health care: Wine’s unique polyphenol and other organic compounds enable wine to lower blood fats, inhibit bad cholesterol, soften blood vessels, and enhance cardiovascular function and heart activity. It also has beautifying and anti-aging effects.

4: Enjoyment: Good wine has rich connotation and beautiful flavor. After drinking, it makes people happy and cheerful, giving people a warm emotional enjoyment. Some people say that wine is a combination of art and product, with high tasting value.

Of course, after all, wine also contains alcohol, and excessive drinking will definitely have an impact on the body. So it must be in moderation.

Ancient Chinese medical scientists have long recognized the nourishing, beauty-beautifying and physical-building effects of wine.

There is a poem in the "Book of Songs" that says "wine in the spring is to promote longevity", which means using wine to help longevity.

"Han Shu·Shi Trade Zhi" said: "Wine drinkers are the beauty of heaven. This is why emperors support the world, enjoy sacrifices and pray for blessings, and support the weak and cure diseases." They believed that wine was a delicacy given by God, and connected wine with the emperor's enjoyment and health.

The "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" written by people in the Qin and Han Dynasties in my country under the name "Shen Nong" is an important document on medicine

that exists earlier in my country. The book contains 365 kinds of medicines and divides them into three categories. The non-toxic ones are called top-grade ones as kings, those with little toxicity are called middle-grade ones as ministers, and those with severe toxicity are called low-grade ones as assistants. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" lists grapes, jujubes and other five fruits as top-grade fruits, and records: "Pu grape: sweet and flat. It is good for dampness and paralysis of muscles and bones, replenishes qi, increases strength, strengthens will, makes people fat and healthy, It can withstand hunger and wind and cold. It can be used as a drink to lighten one's body, prevent aging and prolong life."

Li Shizhen wrote in "Compendium of Materia Medica": Wine has the properties of "warming the waist and kidneys, retaining color, and being cold-resistant", "Wine is the beauty of heaven. If you drink the wine with a curly face, drink less of it, it will harmonize with the blood and promote the circulation of qi." It strengthens the spirit and protects against the cold, relieves sorrow and relieves excitement." Because of this, people always use birthday wishes as the best toast when drinking.

Hu Sihui of the Yuan Dynasty also introduced the effects of grapes and wine in "Yinshan Zhengyao".

The "Yinshanfu Recipe" records: "Wine stagnates the luck and makes the meridians flow smoothly."

It is recorded in "Integrated Ancient and Modern Books": "Wine inositol can treat insufficient gastric yin, poor appetite, rough skin, and dull appearance." It also shows that wine can restore fatigue, promote blood circulation, increase appetite, help digestion and beauty.

Due to the presence of various organic and inorganic substances in wine and the delicious flavor of wine, it not only becomes a nutritious drink, but also can prevent and treat various diseases when used in appropriate amounts. , enhance human health.

1. Sedative effect

Wine is different from most foods in that it can be absorbed by the body without pre-digestion. Within a reasonable drinking range, wine can directly affect the peripheral nervous system. function, thereby increasing muscle tone. Wine can also act on the neuromotor center, giving people a feeling of comfort and euphoria. This state of mental balance makes our thinking more agile, our judgment more accurate, and it makes us happy. Therefore, for those suffering from neurosis due to anxiety, drinking a small amount of wine can both calm the anxious mood and avoid taking sedatives with side effects.

In addition, ancient Chinese medical scientists have long recognized the nourishing and physical strengthening effects of wine, and have said that "wine can replenish the vitality, resist hunger and strengthen the will" and "warm the waist and kidneys, maintain color, and withstand cold." " and other descriptions.

2． Digestive aid

In the stomach, 60-100 grams of wine can increase the production of normal gastric juice by 120 ml (including 1 gram of free hydrochloric acid). Wine is beneficial to the assimilation of protein; the tannins in red wine can increase the contractility of smooth muscle fibers in the intestinal muscle system. Therefore, wine can adjust the function of the colon and has a certain effect on colitis.

Sweet white wine contains potassium sorbate, which helps the secretion of bile and pancreas. Therefore, wine can help digestion and prevent constipation.

3. Diuretic Utilization

Some white wines have higher contents of potassium tartrate and potassium sulfate, which can be diuretic and prevent and treat edema.

4. Bactericidal effect

A long time ago, people have recognized that wine has a bactericidal effect. For example, one of the traditional ways to combat a cold or flu is to drink a glass of mulled wine. The bactericidal effect of wine may be mainly due to the polyphenols it contains.

5. The role of preventing and treating cardiovascular disease

Wine can increase the concentration of high-density lipoprotein in the blood. High-density lipoprotein can transport cholesterol in the blood into the liver and convert cholesterol to bile acid there, preventing cholesterol from being deposited on the intima of blood vessels, thus preventing and treating arteriosclerosis. The proanthocyanidins in wine play an important role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. In the arterial wall, proanthocyanidins can stabilize the collagen fibers that make up various membranes, inhibit histamine decarboxylase, avoid the production of excessive histamine, which can reduce the permeability of the wall, and prevent arteriosclerosis.

How to drink wine reasonably and in moderation?

Although wine plays an important role in health, this does not encourage people to drink wine without limit regardless of occasion. On some special occasions, drinking is unreasonable or even illegal. For example, it is illegal to drive after drinking, and there is no need for pregnant women to risk drinking. In more cases, it is a question of drinking in moderation and drinking correctly.

First of all, for those who drink wine regularly, they must not forget to drink water. The daily water consumption is about 1 to 1.5 liters.

Secondly, wine has always existed as a meal drink and should be consumed with other foods, preferably during meals. Unlike most foods, wine can be absorbed by the body without pre-digestion. Especially when consumed on an empty stomach, the free alcohol content in the human body reaches the maximum within 30 to 60 minutes after drinking. The antioxidant capacity of wine It also manifests itself in a very short period of time. When consumed with a meal, the wine enters the digestive stage together with other foods. At this time, the wine's absorption speed is relatively slow, taking about 1 to 3 hours, which is conducive to the full play of the wine's active oxygen elimination function. Drinking wine in this way can not only increase appetite and aid digestion, but also reduce the absorption of alcohol. The alcohol concentration in the blood can be reduced by about half compared to drinking on an empty stomach.

Third, the amount of wine consumed. This is first of all related to people's economic income and living habits. Some people can obviously drink wine more often and more often than others and get health benefits; while some people can rarely or even not enjoy the health and pleasure brought by drinking wine because they are not good drinkers. According to the research results of Australian scientists in 1997, for good drinkers, it is best for men to drink 1 to 4 glasses of wine a day, and for women to drink 1 to 2 glasses of wine a day. The mortality rate from heart disease for these drinkers is about that of non-drinkers. 30% (McElduff & Dobson, 1997). In March 1997, Dr. Central Hospital of the University of Bordeaux, France. 0rgozo et al. reported that elderly people who drink 3 to 4 glasses of red wine a day are only 25% more likely to suffer from dementia and progeria than non-drinkers.

Clearly, we all benefit from drinking wine in moderation every day.