Pine nut: Known as "longevity fruit", it has high nutritional and medicinal value. The fat in pine nuts is unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid, which has the function of preventing and treating arteriosclerosis. Eating pine nuts often can prevent cardiovascular diseases caused by high cholesterol. The phosphorus contained in it is also of great benefit to the brain and nervous system.
Walnut: It has been called "Wisdom God" and "longevity fruit" since ancient times. In ancient health books, the functions of walnut in nourishing face, moistening muscles and blackening hair were recorded. Modern medical research has proved that walnut kernel is rich in protein and phospholipids, which plays an important role in maintaining brain nerve function, making skin delicate and promoting hair growth. It contains multivalent unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce cholesterol and is beneficial to prevent arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease. Contains calcium, magnesium, carrots and vitamins, which can relieve bronchial smooth muscle spasm caused by histamine, relieve cough and asthma. Eating walnuts regularly is also effective for people with chronic diseases, neurasthenia, deficiency of qi and blood, cough and asthma, and habitual constipation.
Chestnut: People have the reputation of "king of dried fruits". Foreign countries have the name of "ginseng fruit". It is listed as the top grade in the famous doctors' records, and its nourishing effect on human body can be comparable to that of ginseng, astragalus and angelica. Chestnut, especially a tonic for the elderly, can strengthen the waist and legs, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach and spleen, tonifying the kidney to stop bleeding, strengthening tendons and promoting blood circulation.
Peanut: Its protein content is as high as 30%, and its nutritional value is comparable to that of eggs, milk and lean meat of animal food, and it is easily absorbed by human body. Regular consumption can nourish and prolong life. Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture recently reported that resveratrol compounds contained in peanuts can help reduce the incidence of cancer and heart disease.
Sunflower seeds: rich in minerals and vitamins. Its fat is unsaturated fatty acid, which can promote cell regeneration, reduce blood sugar content and prevent arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Its protein content accounts for 1/4, especially the proportion of amino acids is very high. The content of potassium exceeds that of bananas and oranges. Potassium deficiency in human body can cause myocardial weakness, muscle weakness and even induce myocardial infarction. It will also weaken insulin function and aggravate the incidence of diabetes. Sunflower seeds contain the most vitamin E, which can delay aging.
Healthy dried fruits include broad bean, ginkgo, fig, water chestnut and jujube.
It should be noted that ginkgo is ginkgo, which tastes fragrant after frying, but it is easy to be poisoned if eaten too much.
Nuts are generally divided into two categories, one is high-protein and high-fat nuts represented by melon seeds, peanuts and walnuts; The other is high starch and high sugar nuts represented by chestnuts and lotus seeds.
chestnut
Chestnut, also known as chestnut, has the reputation of "king of dried fruits" and "ginseng fruit" abroad. Its main functions are:
Invigorating qi, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach. Chestnut is a kind of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can provide more heat energy for human body, help fat metabolism and ensure the supply of basic nutrients. Known as "woody food", it has the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and nourishing gastrointestinal tract.
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and is beneficial to human health.
Strengthen bones and muscles and delay aging. Chestnut is rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal functions of teeth, bones, blood vessels and muscles, prevent and treat osteoporosis, soreness of waist and legs, pain and fatigue of bones and muscles, and delay human aging. It is an ideal health fruit for the elderly.
Note: Because chestnuts are not easy to digest, try not to eat them raw, even if they are cooked, don't overcook them, especially for young children, otherwise it may cause diseases.
walnut
Walnut, known as "longevity fruit", is a nutritious nut. Its taste is sweet and warm. As we all know, walnut has the function of strengthening brain and improving intelligence, mainly because it is rich in minerals such as zinc and manganese, which can promote brain development. Therefore, eating walnuts often can nourish blood vessels, increase appetite, blacken hair, benefit brain nerves, help treat neurasthenia and delay memory decline. The function of walnut is not only that, but also has unique advantages in other aspects:
Prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Walnut mainly contains unsaturated fatty acids, such as linolenic acid and linoleic acid. These unsaturated fatty acids can reduce cholesterol in blood, consume saturated fatty acids, and remove garbage from blood vessel walls, thus preventing arteriosclerosis and effectively preventing hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Antioxidant and anti-aging walnut is rich in vitamin E, which can resist the oxidative damage of free radicals to cells and maintain the integrity of cells, so it has very good anti-aging function and is also conducive to preventing cancer.
Treat lithiasis. Pyruvate contained in walnuts can prevent mucin from combining with calcium ions and unbound bilirubin, so that it can be dissolved, faded and excreted. Therefore, patients with lithiasis may wish to insist on eating walnuts every day, which may avoid the pain of surgery.
How to eat: 1. Eat raw, or cook porridge with red dates and rice, the latter has better health care effect.
2. It can be made into amber walnut, salt and pepper walnut, etc.
3. Walnut powder and other convenience foods.
Note: Walnuts are high in fat and calories, and patients with obesity, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, diarrhea and seborrheic dermatitis should not eat more. Walnut thermal oil, if eaten too much, will cause nausea, excessive internal heat and abdominal distension, so healthy people should not eat more than two walnuts a day.
bitter almond
Bitter almond is a traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used in China for thousands of years. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, almond has three functions: moistening lung and strengthening spleen, resolving food stagnation and dispersing depressed qi.
Bitter almond is rich in fat, protein, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Among them, the content of carotene is second only to mango in fruit. According to documents, some longevity areas in the world have the habit of eating almonds and almond food. For example, people over 0/00 years old in Caucasus/KLOC like to eat almonds.
The main functions of bitter almond are:
Cough and asthma (cough due to adverse qi, heat asthma). Bitter almond decomposes in the intestine to produce trace hydrocyanic acid, which can calm the respiratory center and thus achieve the effect of relieving cough and asthma.
Antitumor effect. This is mainly because bitter almond contains a bioactive substance-amygdalin, which can enter the blood to kill cancer cells without affecting healthy cells, so it can improve the symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and prolong their survival time. At the same time, because it is rich in carotene, it can resist oxidation, prevent free radicals from invading cells and prevent tumors!
Runfei Huo Qing, catharsis and detoxification. This point has been recorded in ancient books, especially for elderly patients with constipation, because bitter almond is not only balanced in nutrition, but also rich in cellulose, which can moisten the lungs and clear fire, relieve constipation and detoxify. It is a non-toxic and non-dependent detoxification food!
Beauty beauty has a good cosmetic effect both orally and externally. Because bitter almond is rich in nutrients, it can moisturize and beautify. Bitter almond is rich in volatile oil, vitamin B 1, B2, etc. External use can moisturize skin, improve blood circulation, reduce skin wrinkles and slow down skin aging.
How to eat: 1. Make porridge, soup, or stir-fry directly.
2. Bitter almonds are processed into many convenience foods, such as almond powder and almond dew.
Note: Bitter almond has certain toxicity, so you must pay attention to detoxification when eating it. Specific practice: peel the nuts and remove the tips, soak them in hot water for one day, cook them without cover, and eat them after the hydrocyanic acid is completely volatilized. Adults generally do not exceed 10 capsules a day.
Ginkgo nut
Ginkgo fruit, also known as ginkgo. Ginkgo fruit has good health care and pharmacological effects. These effects are mainly due to the rich nutrients and some bioactive substances in ginkgo fruit.
At present, more than 160 kinds of effective medicinal components can be extracted from Ginkgo biloba. Its main extract has magical effects in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, anti-aging, skin care, anticancer, antibacterial, antiallergic, improving self-immunity, etc., and has built a natural barrier for hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases that threaten human health.
Delay aging. Ginkgo biloba fruit is rich in vitamin C, riboflavin and carotene, so it can resist oxidation, protect cell integrity and delay aging.
Beauty. Beauty. Ginkgo biloba leaves have antioxidant effect, which can remove free radicals in the body, and the flavonoids contained in them can prevent the formation and deposition of pigments in the dermis, thus achieving the effects of whitening and preventing pigmentation. Some trace elements also have the functions of scavenging oxygen free radicals and inhibiting melanin. But also can prevent wrinkles, improve skin blood microcirculation, accelerate skin metabolism, and restore skin elasticity and ruddiness.
Prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Contains anti-platelet activating factor, which can prevent blood agglutination, improve blood circulation and prevent thrombosis. Flavonoids can dilate blood vessels, eliminate free radicals, prevent arteriosclerosis and myocardial infarction, and improve human immunity.
Disinfection and sterilization. Ginkgo biloba leaves have anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects, and have certain effects on reproductive system, digestive system and urinary system.
How to eat: 1. Make porridge and soup.
2. Make it into dishes, such as the famous Sichuan dish "Ginkgo Chicken".
Note: Ginkgo biloba leaves are toxic. Do not eat them raw or in large quantities.