Winter is a season that needs to pay attention to health preservation, and when it comes to health preservation, we have to mention food therapy, because there are many treasures about food therapy in the traditional health wisdom. The old hen occupies a very important position in the health food, the old hen is rich in protein and calories, and many people who want to take care in the winter will choose to stew the hen soup to drink.
However, some people may not know that in our daily life, there is an ordinary small fruit that is known as the nutrition star of winter. So, what are the benefits of eating longan in winter?
First, strengthen the brain and calm the nerves - longan has a lot of vegetable protein, fructose, glucose and some active ingredients, these ingredients are absorbed by the body to benefit brain cells, can enhance brain activity, improve people's memory ability, and help delay the speed of brain aging.
Second, nourishing qi and nourishing blood - longan is rich in iron and potassium, and these two elements have obvious blood tonic effects, which are conducive to hemoglobin regeneration and improve the discomfort caused by insufficient qi and blood.
Third, beauty and beauty - longan contains high vitamins, often eating longan can moisturize the skin, fade wrinkles, but also enhance skin elasticity and skin tension to a certain extent, has a better beauty effect.
Fourth, promote sleep - longan contains high-quality protein, which is an important component of human white blood cell production, regular eating longan can not only improve immunity, but also can replenish the qi, reduce fatigue, for people with poor sleep quality, with longan soaked water to drink, but also to nourish the spleen and heart, calm and calm the nerves, and promote sleep The role is also very prominent.
Now everyone knows that eating longan in moderation has many benefits for the body, but the more longan you eat, the better. Because longan is rich in nutrients and high in calories, eating too much may lead to an increase in blood sugar and weight gain, so, in general, do not eat more than 10 longan per day.
Longan can be eaten directly, but it is easy to get angry when you always eat it directly, if you can eat longan with the following foods, you will have enough blood and sleep well.
(1) Soak longan, ginger and jujube in water
Prepare 10 grams of longan meat, a small amount of ginger, 10 jujubes, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat, and wait until it is warm before you can start drinking.
In winter, I often cook a bowl of longan ginger jujube tea to drink, which can warm the yang and dispel the cold, replenish the body's qi and blood, and slowly improve the complexion.
(2) Boiled tea with longan, hawthorn, red dates, etc
After cleaning the longan meat, hawthorn slices, and dried red dates, put them in a teapot, pour boiling water above 95 degrees to soak the above raw materials for 10 minutes, and bake for another 10 minutes before drinking. These three ingredients are boiled together into tea, and drinking an extra cup in winter has the effect of nourishing the liver and blood, calming the nerves and helping sleep.
(3) Longan, jujube, black chicken, ginger, and wolfberry are boiled together in soup
Buy half a black chicken, 20 grams of longan meat, 5 jujubes, an appropriate amount of wolfberry, and 3~5 slices of ginger. After the black chicken is washed, blanch it with boiling water, wash the red dates and remove the pits, wash the longan meat, and soak the wolfberries in warm water. Put water in a pot and boil, add the ingredients above, wait for the water to boil, and then boil for an hour on low heat before drinking. People who are weak often drink this soup in winter to nourish the liver and warm the kidneys while nourishing the blood and regulating qi, and nourishing the body's health.
It is worth reminding everyone that although longan is good, it is not suitable for everyone to eat, and the following 3 types of people need to pay attention to:
(1) Pregnant women: Longan may cause nausea and vomiting, and in severe cases, it may lead to fetal instability, so pregnant women should be cautious about eating longan.
(2) Diabetic patients: Because the glucose and sucrose content in longan is relatively high, if diabetic patients eat too much longan, it may cause blood sugar to be out of control, so diabetic patients should eat longan under the guidance of a doctor.
(3) Patients with inflammation on fire: Longan is warm, and ordinary people will cause fire if they eat too much, so for people who are on fire and have inflammation, they should also eat less longan to avoid aggravation of symptoms.
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