After the heat, it means that autumn is getting closer and closer. The climate of autumn is characterized by "dryness", and our lungs like to be moist and dry, if dry and evil invade the body, it can lead to insufficient yin and yin of the lungs, causing many discomforts and even diseases.
So today, I want to recommend a good product for nourishing the lungs - lilies, and now grasp the need to eat it and prepare for autumn dryness in advance.
Eat lilies often
It turns out that there are these health benefits
The lily is cool and moist, the lord enters the lungs and heart, and is very suitable for eating at this time.
Nourish the lungs and moisturize
Chinese medicine believes that white enters the lungs, and eating white food often is beneficial to lung health. Lily is also one of the white foods, it can clear the lungs and cough, nourish the yin and dry, often used to assist in the treatment of lung dryness, lung fever cough and other symptoms.
Calm your mind
Lily also has the effect of clearing the heart and eliminating troubles, calming the mind and calming the spirit, which has a good alleviation effect on the situation of trance, uneasiness, upset and other situations, and can also play a certain conditioning effect on insomnia and dreams.
Stabilizes blood pressure
Lilies are rich in potassium and are among the best among vegetables. A fresh lily, about 50 grams, contains 255 mg of potassium, which can meet about 13% of the recommended daily intake. And the sodium content of lilies is very low, which is very helpful for controlling blood pressure, so it is very suitable for people with high blood pressure.
Boosts immunity
Lily contains more pectin (a soluble dietary fiber), which enters the intestine to promote the multiplication of probiotics, which is conducive to maintaining the balance of intestinal flora and strengthening the immune barrier. In addition, lilies also contain certain proteins, lilies polysaccharides and other substances, which also have certain help in enhancing physical fitness.
About Lily
These 4 questions you also need to know
1
Are lilies toxic?
Raw lilies contain colchicine, which is toxic. However, colchicine is not heat-resistant and is easily soluble in water, so as long as it is soaked and heated in cold water, it can be eaten with confidence.
In a word: eat it when it is cooked, don't eat it raw!
2
Buy fresh lilies or dried lilies?
The biggest difference between fresh lilies and dried lilies is the difference in water content, and the two do not differ much in nutritional value. Everyone's daily choices mainly depend on the way of cooking and personal preferences.
Generally speaking, the meat of fresh lilies is tender, delicious and delicious, so it is mostly used for small stir-frying, soup, porridge and desserts; Dried lilies are available all year round and are easy to store, so they are usually used when entering medicine and making tea.
3
How to pick lilies?
Fresh lilies are best selected for white color, large size, no obvious markings on the surface, and the scales should be thick and full, and the thickness is uniform, so that the taste is better.
Dried lilies should be selected to be pale yellow in color, dry and not soft to the touch; If it looks dark in color and feels a little soft to the touch, it may have been damp and should not be purchased.
4
Can lilies be eaten in large quantities?
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the nature of lilies is cold and cold, so it is not suitable for eating too much at one time.
If you look at modern nutrition, a hundred contracts are not an ingredient that can be eaten in large quantities. It has a high carbon content, and at the same weight, its calories even exceed that of rice. Therefore, take it as a side dish to eat must be controlled in a good amount, or appropriately reduce the intake of other staple foods such as rice and noodles, otherwise it is easy to gain weight.
Finally, I will introduce you to two tips for the storage of fresh lilies:
The whole fresh lily can be wrapped in kitchen paper first, and then put on a plastic bag and put into the refrigerator, so that it can remain dry and extend the shelf life;
As for the lily that has been cut, it is easy to be oxidized when exposed to air, so you can soak it in clean water and refrigerate it, and eat it as soon as possible.
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