Chinese medicine believes that longan is sweet, warm and non-toxic. Gan can enter the spleen, which is a good tonic.
China has a long history of eating longan, which began in the Han Dynasty two thousand years ago. After eating longan for thousands of years, let's sum up the benefits of eating longan and some patterns of eating longan. So, what are the benefits of eating longan?
Eating longan in winter is better than eating old hen.
Li Shizhen said: "Litchi is the most expensive food, and longan is the best resource." Wang Shixiong in the Qing Dynasty even thought it was "a great tonic of qi and blood, stronger than kidney qi".
Whether we usually eat fresh longan or dried longan, the role of longan is no different, second only to the taste!
1, benefiting qi and nourishing blood
Longan, known as "ginseng in the north and longan in the south", is a blindly used Chinese medicine in clinic. Its effect of invigorating qi and enriching blood is very good, and people with ischemic anemia, hemorrhagic anemia and both qi and blood consumption can often eat it.
Women are afraid of cold or cold hands and feet in winter. Eating longan regularly can help the body replenish qi and blood, improve the body's blood circulation ability, enhance physical fitness and immunity, so that they will not be too afraid of cold in winter, and their hands and feet will be warm.
At the same time, our symptoms such as sallow complexion, dry hair, brittle nails, chills, listlessness and fatigue caused by deficiency of qi and blood can also be improved by eating longan.
Step 2 nourish the heart and soothe the nerves
"Seeking Truth from Materia Medica" records: "Longan is sweet and moist, which can not only replenish spleen and qi, but also nourish the mind and protect blood, so that it can support itself without fear of forgetfulness."
Nowadays, people's life is under great pressure, and many people's mental stress is also great, which will lead to headaches, insomnia, anxiety and so on. Longan is rich in iron and magnesium. We often eat longan, which can help us to strengthen our brains, soothe our nerves, relieve boredom and relieve mental stress.
Zhang Xichun, a famous doctor in modern times, also used longan to cure many students who were under great study pressure, flustered and anxious, and had bloody stools.
Therefore, if we encounter unhappy things in life, feel too stressed to eat, or the mother who just gave birth to a baby is weak, eating longan is a good choice!
3. Spleen and stomach
As mentioned above, longan is sweet, warm and non-toxic, and enters the heart, spleen and stomach meridians. Longan has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, enhancing the function of the spleen and stomach, and can help the spleen and stomach to produce more qi and blood.
Winter is a season of deficiency and cold of spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are exterior and interior. Simply put, it is easy to have indigestion and no appetite, so it doesn't taste good. If this happens to us, we can improve our appetite by eating longan.
4. Anti-aging
Longan contains protein, fat, sugar, organic acid, crude fiber and various vitamins and minerals. Arillus longan can inhibit lipid peroxidation, increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes, have certain anti-aging effect, inhibit tumor cells, reduce blood lipid, increase coronary blood flow and enhance physical fitness.
Chinese medicine believes that women "govern blood gas" and often eat longan can delay aging. At the same time, many people have dry skin in winter and are prone to frostbite. Eating longan regularly can also help us to enhance the tension and elasticity of the skin.
Don't throw away longan shells and cores.
When we eat longan, we always peel off its shell and core and throw it away directly. In fact, longan shell and longan core are also Chinese medicine.
Longan shell
Longan shell is sweet in taste, warm in nature, belonging to lung meridian and non-toxic. It has the functions of expelling pathogenic wind, improving hearing and improving eyesight, and can also relieve symptoms such as guilty conscience and dizziness.
Washing longan shells with water can be used to relieve various skin diseases, such as urticaria, itching and dermatitis. , eliminate rash and relieve itching.
Before sharing the case, a moxibustion friend who used this recipe gave feedback: I had urticaria and dermatitis before, and my whole body was windy. I used a lot of medicine, but it couldn't be cured. Since taking a bath with longan shell soup, these symptoms have gradually recovered.
Longan shell can not only cure dermatosis, but also regulate dizziness, palpitation and soothe the nerves by taking a handful of longan shell and boiling it directly with water.
Longan nucleus
Longan nucleus is a prescription for stopping bleeding and relieving pain, which has a very good effect on treating traumatic bleeding.
In ancient times, when marching and fighting, the ancients ground longan nucleus (the black skin on the outer layer of the nucleus needs to be removed) into powder as a simple medicine for treating golden sores.
If a child at home is accidentally injured, you can also apply ground longan core powder to the wound, and then apply it with a band-aid, which will immediately stop bleeding and relieve pain and remove scars.
In addition, according to Compendium of Materia Medica, 6 longan kernels and 14 prickly ash kernels were ground into fine powder, which can be used to wipe and treat underarm body odor.
How to eat longan
There are many ways to eat longan, which can be eaten raw, steamed and brewed. The following is a detailed introduction:
1, eat directly
① Fresh fruit: Generally speaking, fresh longan can be eaten directly as fruit, but not too much, so as not to cause indigestion and bloating. Take 10~ 15 capsules every day.
② Dried fruits: If we want to eat dried longan directly, we can try the following methods to supplement our physical strength:
Take a dried longan (remove the core and take the meat), then chew it into a paste and swallow it with body fluid in your mouth. Take 8~9 capsules a day for one month.
2, eat into the meal
Daishen ointment
Ingredients: Take 30g longan meat and 3g sugar.
Practice: * * put it in a bowl and steam it in a cage.
Function: tonify qi and blood, comparable to ginseng and astragalus, so it is called "Daishen ointment", which is suitable for people of all ages and weak constitution.
Stewed eggs with longan
Ingredients: 4 eggs, 4 clear soups, 4 rice bowls, and some peeled longan meat.
Practice: dry longan meat is washed with warm water; Take four rice bowls, each bowl is filled with 6-7 portions of water, 1 egg, 14 dried longan, and then put them into a steamer; Steam for about 5~8 minutes, and you can eat. If you like sweets, you can add more rock sugar in advance.
Functions: invigorating qi and blood, benefiting heart qi, calming nerves and caring skin.
Step 3: soak and eat.
Longan meat+ginger soaked in water
Ingredients: 3 grams of longan pulp, ginger 1 gram, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Practice: Put longan pulp, ginger and brown sugar into a teacup and brew with boiling water.
Function: dispel moisture and improve spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Longan meat+American ginseng soaked in water
Ingredients: 3 grams of longan pulp, American ginseng 1 gram, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Practice: American ginseng is cut into small pieces; Put into a teacup together with longan pulp and rock sugar; Brew in boiling water, cover and stew for 20 minutes. ?
Function: longan pulp has a good blood-enriching effect, and American ginseng has a good qi-invigorating effect. Together, you can replenish blood and qi, and often soak in water to drink together, which will enhance your physique. People with spleen deficiency can drink it often. But it should also be noted that people who get angry easily are not suitable for drinking.
Two taboos of longan
1, heat constitution is not edible.
Longan is warm and tonic, which is easy to get angry, and people with hot constitution can't eat more;
Longan is sweet and easy to produce phlegm and dampness. If you find yourself coughing, you can't eat longan, whether it is hot or cold, otherwise it will easily escalate the deficiency heat in the body and aggravate the condition.
People with indigestion, indigestion, nausea and vomiting can't eat it;
Because longan has high sugar content, diabetics are not suitable for eating.
2, smoked longan should not eat more.
Smoked longan increases dryness, which not only destroys the efficacy of strengthening the brain and calming the nerves, but also makes it easier to get angry after eating. So it is recommended to eat fresh or dried longan.
Autumn and winter is a good season to eat longan, especially in winter, when the weather is cold, many people are prone to symptoms such as cold hands and feet and pale face due to poor blood circulation in their limbs. At this time, eating a few longan seeds every day can replenish qi and blood, promote blood circulation and improve cold hands and feet!