In May, durian, known as the "king of fruits", ushered in the ripening season and began to be marketed in large quantities
The topic # durian fell below 10 yuan in a pound# and rushed to the hot search, and netizens expressed one after another
"10 yuan a pound of durian, please give me a copy too!"
According to CCTV News, at present, the planting area of Hainan durian has been close to 40,000 mu, and this year's output has increased by two to three times compared with last year, about 200 tons.
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Cantonese people often say "one durian with three chickens", so is durian really that supplemental? Actually, this is not an exaggeration at all.
The tonic effect of durian
The pulp, peel and core of durian all have high health value, and the saying "one durian with three chickens" makes sense.
■ A great tonic for people with yang deficiency - durian pulp
The flesh of durian is hot, spicy and sweet, returns to the liver, lungs and kidney meridians, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidney, warming the yang and dissipating cold, and strengthening the body.
Men's consumption of durian can tonify the kidneys and strengthen the body; It is a great supplement for women, especially those who are infirm after illness and women after childbirth.
Moreover, durian has the effect of warming and invigorating blood to drive away cold, and has a pain-relieving effect on women with deficiency cold, stomach pain and dysmenorrhea.
Eating a small amount of durian for the elderly can improve immunity, anti-fatigue, prolong life, and also have a certain effect on improving the deficiency and constipation of the elderly;
Children can also eat durian in moderation, which helps to promote the healthy development and growth of children, and can also strengthen the spleen and kidneys and correct the habit of bedwetting in older children.
■ The husk and the pit are also treasures
After eating durian meat, don't throw away the durian husk, the white part of the husk is also a good tonic, used to add some lean meat or chicken to make soup together, the taste is very fresh and sweet.
Durian flesh is hot, but durian shell is a good thing to reduce fire, with the effect of moisturizing yin and dryness, clearing heat and reducing fire, etc., which is suitable for dry autumn health eating. Durian shells are boiled and washed externally, and also have the effect of beautifying the skin and treating itchy skin.
Durian kernels also have certain edible and medicinal value, and folk people use durian kernels to make soup. Compared with durian pulp, durian kernel is milder in nature, and the soup after drying has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the spleen.
Precautions for eating durian
Although durian has many benefits, there are many precautions for eating durian, and the right use is better than three chickens, and the wrong use may have a bad impact on the body.
1. Durian should not be eaten more at a time, because it is rich in nutrients, and eating too much can easily affect the transport function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in phlegm dampness, dampness and heat endogenous, so it is recommended not to eat more than 1 durian a day.
2. Durian is hot, yin deficiency and internal heat, spleen and stomach dampness and heat are not suitable.
3. Because wine and durian are both hot things, they should not be eaten at the same time.
4. Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and hyperlipidemia should not eat. Durian is high in calories and sugars, so obese people should eat less.
5. The elderly and patients with chronic respiratory diseases should eat less and eat slowly, because the flesh of durian is viscous, which is easy to block the throat and trachea and cause suffocation.
6. If you accidentally eat too much durian, resulting in dry mouth and bitter mouth, yellow and smelly urine, abdominal distension and constipation, you can eat the fruit queen mangosteen to dissolve, mangosteen and even cold things, which can restrain the heat of durian. Only the Fruit Queen can submit to the King of Fruits. In addition, if you don't have mangosteen, you can also use durian shell + salt water to decoction, or boil some kelp mung bean soup to drink.
7. The durian with natural cracks after maturity can not be stored for too long, when you smell the ripe durian with a smell of alcohol, it means that it has deteriorated and is not suitable for consumption.
Dietary prescription is recommended
Chicken in durian shells
Ingredients: three cloves of durian shell (take the white part), 30 grams of wheat winter, 30 grams of jade bamboo, appropriate amount of ginger, 1 black chicken (3 servings).
Method: Wash the black chicken and add ginger slices to blanch, cut the durian shell into pieces, wash the above ingredients and put them into the pot together, add an appropriate amount of water, turn to low heat and simmer for about 1 hour after boiling, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste.
Efficacy: Moisturizing yin and dryness, clearing heat and reducing fire.
Suitable for: People with dry heat, yin deficiency and fire in autumn are often accompanied by symptoms such as restlessness, insomnia and dreams, dry mouth and throat, mouth ulcers, dry stools, red tongue and other symptoms.
The durian shell grows in nourishing yin and reducing fire; Black chicken is flat in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and invigorating qi and blood; Wheat winter is slightly cold, sweet and slightly bitter, returns to the heart, lungs and stomach meridians, can nourish yin and nourish the body, moisten the lungs and clear the heart; Yuzhu is slightly cold, sweet in taste, returns to the lungs and stomach meridians, can nourish yin and moisten dryness, and quench thirst; Several of them are used together to make soup, which has the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, clearing heat and reducing fire, and is suitable for people who are dry and hot in autumn.
How to judge ripeness and pick durian?
At present, there are many varieties of durian on the market, and the following points need to be paid attention to when selecting:
1. Look at the appearance
The spikes of ripe durian fruits are relatively soft, and adjacent spikes can be easily approached. If the spikes are hard, the fruit is more raw.
The ripeness of the durian can also be judged by pressing the softness and hardness of the fruit. It is soft and elastic when pressed, and the fruit is ripe.
2. Look at the size and color
Generally speaking, the fruit is larger and ripe, and the fruit with high maturity is yellowish in color, light yellow or dark yellow, and if the color is blue, it means that the fruit is more raw.
3. Look at the cracking
Usually ripe fruits will have some cracks, of course, the cracks should not be too large, otherwise the flesh will be contaminated.
4. Smell the smell
The fruit with good ripeness has a strong smell, and the sandwiched fruit has a green smell. However, if you smell a smell of alcohol, it means that the durian has gone bad.
In summary
Durian has high nutritional value and medicinal value
But durian is good
Don't eat too much, either
so as not to indigestion
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Source: Healthy Foshan, Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine, Popular Science China Editor: Cheng Huanying Wen Jialin Editor: Chen Guangtai
Although durian is good, don't be greedy!