1. Nutrition and Function of Mulberry
Mulberry is rich in nutrition, containing a variety of amino acids, vitamins, organic acids, carotene and other nutrients. Modern medical research has proved that Mulberry has the functions of enhancing immunity, preventing arteriosclerosis of human arteries and bones and promoting metabolism.
Rutin, anthocyanin, glucose, fructose, malic acid, calcium, inorganic salts, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin D, nicotinic acid, etc. contained in mulberry have the functions of nourishing and enhancing immunity, and can prevent the spread of tumor cells and avoid the occurrence of cancer.
Patients with cardiovascular diseases should not miss this season. They can eat more mulberries, because fatty acids can prevent arteriosclerosis, and nutrients such as tannic acid and malic acid are also beneficial to blood vessel health. In addition, regular consumption of mulberry can promote gastric juice secretion, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, and help improve sleep quality. Therefore, people with indigestion and insomnia can eat more appropriately. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, mulberry is sweet and sour, cold in nature, enters the lung, liver, kidney and large intestine meridian, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, promoting fluid production and moistening intestines, and nourishing the purpose of invention. Therefore, white-collar workers who use their eyes too much can eat more mulberries.
2. Mulberry diet remedies
Mulberry is not only a kind of fruit to relieve craving, but also can play a magical role in preserving health and treating diseases when eaten in moderation.
1, spontaneous sweating, night sweats
Mulberry 10g, Schisandra chinensis 10g. Decoct with water twice a day.
2, early gray hair, dim eyes
30g of mulberry seeds and 0g of medlar18g are decocted in water once a day; Or 30 grams of Mulberry and 30 grams of Polygonum Multiflori Radix, decocted in water, daily 1 time.
3, tuberculosis, yin deficiency, hot flashes, dry cough and less phlegm.
30g of fresh mulberry seeds, 0/5g of Lycium barbarum peel/kloc-0, and 0/5g of rock sugar/kloc-0. Once a day in the morning and evening, decoct in water.
4, insomnia and forgetfulness
Mulberry seed 30g, Ziziphus jujuba seed15g. Decoct in water once a night.
5. Blood deficiency, abdominal pain and neuralgia
50g of fresh mulberry, decocted in water; Or mulberry seed paste, daily 10 ~ 15g, with warm boiled water and a little yellow wine.
6, hair loss
100g of fresh mulberry seeds, washed, mixed with 20g of Poria powder and 100g of glutinous rice, put into a pot, and add appropriate amount of water to make porridge for breakfast. One dose per day, 10 day.
3. Precautions for eating mulberries
1. Mulberry is cold. Try not to eat it with bitter gourd, tomato, water bamboo, water chestnut, water chestnut and lily, otherwise it will be too cold.
2. Avoid using iron when cooking mulberries, because mulberries will decompose acidic substances, which will react chemically with iron, leading to poisoning and even death.
3. Mulberry contains hemolytic allergic substances and hyaluronic acid, which is prone to hemolytic enteritis after excessive consumption.
4. Children should not eat more mulberries. Because mulberry contains more trypsin (a protease) inhibitor-tannic acid, it will affect the body's absorption of iron, calcium, zinc and other substances.
5. People with spleen deficiency in loose stool should not eat mulberries.
6. Mulberry contains a lot of starch, which means high sugar content. People with diabetes should not eat sugary foods, so they should avoid eating mulberries.
7. Eating more mulberries can lead to nosebleeds and is not suitable for pregnant women.
8. Try not to eat on an empty stomach, which is not good for nutrient absorption.
When you buy enough, you should pay attention to the full and thick particles and no moisture. It is better to be firm. The red mulberry will be sour, so the purple one is the sweetest, which means it is ripe.
In addition, because mulberries are divided into black and white, many people want to know which color of mulberries is better for medicine. There is not much difference in medicinal value between them. But Chinese medicine believes that black enters the kidney and white enters the lungs. Therefore, for patients with kidney deficiency, backache and leg pain, it is recommended to use black mulberry, while for patients with lung deficiency and frequent cough, white mulberry should be used.
4. Mulberry jam
1, material
280g of fresh mulberry, 0/40g of rock sugar/kloc-,50g of apple, and half of lemon juice.
2. Practice
Step 1
Wash and drain the mulberry, cut off the green stalks on it, and blanch the jam bottle with hot water for later use.
Second step
Pour in crystal sugar, mix well, and let it stand 1 hour to let the mulberry come out.
Third step
Add diced apples (or ground into mud) and lemon juice and stir well.
Fourth step
Pour step 3 into the pot and cook it slowly with low heat, stirring it from time to time to avoid burning the pot.
Step five
The floating bubbles produced in the cooking process should be fished out.
Step 6
Boil until thick (about 30 minutes), then turn off the heat and bottle.
Step 7
Immediately after bottling, the jam cover is turned over and cooled.
Step 8
The finished mulberry jam can be drunk with water as juice, spread on toast and eaten with plain yogurt.