Walnuts, native to the Near East, also known as walnuts, Qiang Peach, and walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts and known as the world's famous "four big dry fruits". Both raw food, fried food, but also oil, with pastries, candies, etc., not only taste, and high nutritional value, known as the "Hurray", "longevity fruit".
Walnuts, also known as walnuts, in the international market with walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts, and listed as the world's four largest dried fruit. Its footprint almost all over the world, mainly distributed in the Americas, Europe and many parts of Asia. Its production in addition to the United States, that is, push China. Walnuts in foreign countries, known as "Hercules food", "nutritious nuts", "Puzzle fruit"; in the country enjoys "long live ", "longevity fruit", "the treasure of raising people". Its outstanding brain effect and rich nutritional value, has been respected by more and more people.
In 1972, the discovery of the Magnetic Hill cultural site, in the Magnetic Hill site excavation of the ash pit, found that the bottom of the two pits have tree seed accumulation layer, recognizable hazelnut, small-leaf park and walnut. Walnut is now walnut, previously thought walnut is the Han Dynasty Zhang Qian through the Western Regions when the introduction of the mainland, the excavation of walnut at the site of the Magnetic Hill, confirming that more than 7,000 years ago there is planted in this area.
Nutritional value of walnuts
A catty of walnut kernel is equivalent to five pounds of eggs or nine and a half pounds of milk nutritional value, especially beneficial to the brain nerve cells calcium, iron, and vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and other components of the content is relatively high.
Eating walnuts
1. Eating walnuts to supplement the brain
Walnuts contain trace elements zinc and manganese is an important ingredient of the pituitary gland, eating walnuts is beneficial to the brain's nutritional supplements, with the role of the brain; walnuts are similar to the shape of the human brain shape, there is a "shape to make up for the shape" of the brain, but I said to the brain to supplement the role of the brain. The shape of walnut kernel resembles the shape of human brain, which has the effect of "replenishing the brain with shape", but what I mean by "replenishing the brain with shape" is different from the secular meaning that human brain grows like this, why does this thing also grow like this? Walnuts in the process of formation, its genes will make it form like the brain, to shape to supplement the brain means walnut kernel formation of energy and some of our brain energy match, that is to say, make walnut kernel formation of energy (nutrient structure) so that it just like the human brain in this shape, the real meaning is that the nutrients of the food brain to absorb fast. We eat many kinds of food, and some of the ingredients contained in them are helpful to our brain and body, only that the speed of absorption of various nutrients varies. This is because the various nutrients in food will affect each other when they are absorbed by the body. Some ingredients will hinder the absorption of other ingredients, while some will promote the absorption of other ingredients. As far as the composition of walnuts is concerned, it has many nutrients that are beneficial to the growth and development of the nervous system, and these components complement each other in the absorption process of the brain, so they can be rapidly absorbed and utilized by the brain to achieve the purpose of effectively replenishing the brain's nutrients. This is the true meaning of the phrase, "to make up for the shape of the brain".
2. Treatment of cholelithiasis
Pyruvic acid contained in walnuts can prevent the binding of mucin and calcium ions, non-conjugated bilirubin, and can be dissolved, fading and excretion. Therefore, patients with gallstone disease, may wish to insist on eating walnuts every day, it is possible to avoid the pain of surgery. Similarly, walnuts can also be used to treat urinary stones.
3. Prevention and treatment of neurasthenia
Walnuts can act as a therapeutic agent for neurasthenia, for frequent dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, forgetfulness, weakness of the whole body of the people, every morning and evening to eat 1-2 walnuts, you can play a certain role in the prevention and treatment.
4. Anti-inflammatory sterilization
Walnut kernel oil for external use, with astringent, anti-inflammatory, inhibit oozing and anti-itching effect, can be used for the treatment of dermatitis, eczema, have good results.
5. Prevent gray hair
Walnut kernels because of the high fat content, can make the body type of thin people gain weight; rough skin, dry people have become moist, delicate and smooth, elasticity; for people with early white hair, there are hair, moisturize the role of hair. At the same time, there is a tonic for the kidneys (treating kidney deficiency and lumbago), rectify the intestines (treating weakness of the spleen and stomach), strengthen the role of the feet, the waist, the role of the postpartum women's physical strength, and therefore is also a very good "brain food".
6. Walnuts are known as antioxidant "king"
The American Dietetic Association suggests that people, the best to eat two or three times a week walnuts, especially middle-aged and older people and menopausal women, because walnuts contain arginine, oleic acid, antioxidants, etc., on the protection of cardiovascular disease, prevention of coronary heart disease, stroke, dementia, etc. is quite It is beneficial. Do not eat too much at one time, otherwise it will affect digestion.
7. Walnut beauty effect is extraordinary
Can be nutritious skin, so that people white, especially the elderly skin aging is more appropriate to eat. Walnuts can also be anti-aging, treatment of neurasthenia aids, can delay memory loss. Walnut kernel contains vitamin E, can make cells free from oxidative damage caused by free radicals, is recognized by the medical community anti-aging substances, so walnuts have "long live son", "longevity fruit".
8. Eat walnuts are also good for the heart
Walnuts have a variety of unsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, can reduce cholesterol levels. Therefore eating walnuts have some benefits for the human heart.
Walnut buying tips
Look at the appearance: the head is uniform, the grain can have black things inside, which is not rinsed;
Weigh: to pick heavy, light and weightless, most of the empty fruit, bad fruit;
Peel off to see: walnut kernel coat yellow-white the best, dark yellow a little less, brownish-yellow and more inferior.
Walnut.jpg1, seed kernel all oil, sticky hands, black and brown, harlequin flavor has been seriously deteriorated, can not be eaten.
2, the shell of a beautiful white walnut do not buy, is likely to be washed out with hydrochloric acid. Distinguish paper walnuts: ordinary walnuts in the middle is that tendon (prong) is thicker, and prominent; paper walnuts tendon (prong) is more fine, does not stand out.
Walnut storage skills
Sun-dried walnuts into cloth bags, sacks or baskets, placed in a ventilated, dry, cool, rodent-free, pest-free indoor, indoor storage walnuts optimal temperature of 1-2 ℃, generally do not exceed 8 ℃, relative temperature of 75-80%.
Walnuts cooking skills
Peel walnuts: first put the walnuts in the steam drawer on the steam for three to five minutes, remove that is put into cold water for three minutes, fish out with a hammer in the walnuts around the gently beat, after the shell can be taken out of the complete walnut kernel.
Walnut contraindications
Diarrhea, yin deficiency and fire; phlegm and heat cough, loose stools and diarrhea, internal heat and phlegm and dampness should not be taken.
Walnut consumption recommendations
Walnut can be shelled directly eaten; new walnuts after shelling, but also peeled off the inside of the kernel, otherwise not only taste mouth and affect the absorption of protein. Walnuts can be eaten directly, fried to eat, you can do walnut dew, soy milk, porridge, do snacks, but also into the dish. Peeling walnuts tips:
1, paper walnuts, then, the two walnuts in the hand, hands a little hard to clamp, it opened.
2, with the walnut pliers walnuts, walnuts horizontally in the walnut pliers in the middle, and then one side with the tendons (prongs) upwards, so that the walnuts out of the clip is more complete.
3, first put the walnuts in the steam drawer on the steam on three or five minutes, take out that is put into cold water soaked for three minutes, fishing out with a hammer in the walnuts around the gently beat, after the shell can be taken out of the complete walnut kernel. Delay aging: walnuts and black sesame seeds crushed and mixed to eat, can increase sebum secretion, improve skin elasticity, keep the skin delicate, delay aging, and quickly replenish physical strength.
To cure kidney deficiency: walnuts cooked with the right amount of salt water, drink water and eat the dregs can cure kidney deficiency and back pain, spermatorrhea, impotence, forgetfulness, tinnitus, frequent urination and so on.
Relief of fatigue: when feeling fatigue, chew some walnuts kernels, have the effect of relieving fatigue and stress.
To cure lactation Walnut meat five, mashed, and washed with yellow wine.
To cure gallstones: walnut meat, rock sugar, sesame oil 500 grams each, with steamed, eaten within 7-10 days.