There is a poem that says:
Zhu Marbles Pill Sunlight, green branches scattered small sachets.
The shell of the dragon is red and millet, and the fish eye beads contain white film paste.
Guess what fruit is this talking about?
The answer is: lychee. (Yes, give yourself a round of applause)
Not long ago, there was a popular science map on the lychee varieties on the Internet ▽
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After reading the editor, I just want to say: No matter what it is, in my eyes it is all -
Human beauty
In June, lychees are in season, and some of the more popular varieties are on the market in large quantities at this time. They are not only delicious, but also specially nourishing
It is the "first fruit of June", and it is a must to tonify the liver and nourish the blood
Lychee is warm, into the liver, spleen, heart meridian, can supplement the liver and nourish the blood, healthy spleen and qi.
Chinese medicine believes that lychee is the most beneficial to the liver and spleen.
Nowadays, people often eat irregularly, and the spleen and stomach are inevitably injured.
Especially in the summer, watermelon, cold drinks, popsicles take turns, it is easy to spleen and stomach deficiency cold, then come to a little lychee, you can add fuel to the spleen and stomach, cheering.
Little fairies, if you are easy to have cold hands and feet in the air-conditioned room, there is little menstrual flow, dysmenorrhea and other troubles, it may be a manifestation of blood deficiency and liver cold, you can eat some lychee to supplement qi and blood.
In addition, people who usually think too much, work hard and blood, resulting in frequent fatigue, insomnia, dreams, and shortness of breath, are also suitable for eating lychees, which not only replenish liver blood, but also nourish the heart.
Lychee flesh raises people, and everyone may not be surprised. But did you know that the fruit core that you throw away when eating lychees is actually a treasure
Chinese medicine believes that the lychee core is warm, into the liver, kidney meridians, has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys.
It is also a "master" of relieving pain, according to the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi once used a lychee nucleus to cure hernia disease.
So, how to use lychee core?
Very simply, after eating the lychee, wash and dry the core, and use it to boil water, boil porridge, soak honey, and boil soup.
Don't just eat it raw, it's delicious to cook
Eating lychees, many people only know how to eat raw, but cooked food is actually very good ~
1. Lily lychee
Ingredients: 20 fresh lychees, 2 lilies, rock sugar to taste.
method:
Put a little water in the pot, melt the rock sugar in the water, add the white lilies and peeled lychees, cook until the juice is thick and put on the plate.
Comments: Lily is slightly cold, sweet, cooked with lychee, with the effect of nourishing the face, calming the nerves, moisturizing the lungs and suppressing cough.
2. Lychee sago dew
Ingredients: 3 fresh lychees, sago, milk, sugar to taste.
(1) Put the sago in boiling water until the sago is all transparent and pour out the boiling water.
(2) Cook a small pot of milk, add a little sugar, add sago and lychee meat, stir and turn off the heat. Refrigerate when cooled, refrigerate and serve.
Comments: In the hot summer, a bowl of cool and cold lychee sago dew can not only relieve the heat, but also refresh the mind, and feel comfortable after eating.
3. Lychee shrimp balls
Ingredients: 20 fresh lychees, 200 grams of prawns, 2 red peppers, salt, monosodium glutamate, mustard powder, garlic to taste.
(1) Peel and pit the fresh lychee and cut the red pepper into small pieces and set aside.
(2) Cut a knife on the back of the prawns, two-thirds of the thickness, then add salt and MSG and marinate for 20 minutes.
(3) Heat the oil pan to 40%, slide the shrimp balls and fish out.
(4) Leave a little oil in the pot, add the minced garlic, and then pour the lychee, red pepper pieces and shrimp balls into the pot; cook a little soup, slightly contoured, and put into the dish.
Comments: Lychee shrimp balls are famous dishes in Cantonese cuisine, shrimp are rich in protein and calcium, appetizing and tonifying kidneys, cooked with lychees, fresh and sweet and healthy.
There are two taboos for eating lychees, and you must know before eating
Although lychees are good, they are not without taboos.
In June 2019, in the Indian state of Bihar, 103 children died of "lychee disease" in just 16 days.
In 2013, india had more than 500 cases, most of them children, with a mortality rate of 44%.
In China, from mid-June to July 1999, the First People's Hospital of Qinzhou, Guangxi Province, also treated 71 children, and eventually died 10 cases.
Suddenly feel that the lychee in my hand is not sweet...
The so-called "lychee disease" is actually hypoglycemic encephalopathy (manifested as dizziness, sweating, palpitations, severe cases may suddenly coma, collapse, convulsions, and even apnea).
Wait, lychees are so sweet, how can you eat low blood sugar?
For the human body, only glucose can be directly absorbed, and the sugar contained in lychees is mainly fructose. After fructose enters the human body, it must be decomposed by enzymes before it can be converted into glucose.
When eating a large number of lychees, the body receives the signal of "sugar is coming", and it will begin to secrete insulin desperately, so the blood sugar level drops sharply.
But at the same time, the fructose from lychees did not have time to convert into glucose. If blood glucose is not replenished in time, symptoms of hypoglycemia occur.
Patients with "lychee disease" are mostly children, which is related to the low ability of fructose metabolism and transformation in children. In addition, children's physical function itself is not as good as that of adults, and once hypoglycemia occurs, it is more likely to induce serious consequences.
So, can lychees still be eaten with confidence?
Of course!
The occurrence of "lychee disease" has two major prerequisites - fasting and large quantities.
When people are on an empty stomach, blood sugar is at a low level, and if you eat a lot of lychees at this time, you are prone to hypoglycemia.
If the ripeness of lychee is not high, it is even more dangerous, because the content of sub-glycinate A and methylenecyclopropyl glycine in immature lychee is 2 to 4 times that of mature lychee, and these 2 substances have hypoglycemic effects.
Therefore, as long as you avoid these "risk factors", you can still eat with confidence
note:
(1) Do not eat lychees on an empty stomach, it is best to eat them half an hour after meals.
(2) Do not overdose. The Dietitians Association recommends that adults eat lychees at a time at a time at a time (that is, 6 pairs, about a dozen), and children should not exceed 5 at a time.
(3) During the high incidence of epidemics (such as hand-foot-and-mouth disease and viral meningitis) in children, it is not recommended to eat lychee.
(4) Do not eat unripe or unseasoned lychees.
Love to eat lychees, but afraid to eat the fire, what to do?
After all, "lychee disease" is still relatively rare, and the problem more often encountered in life is: after eating lychee, it is on fire!
To avoid, it is very simple, don't eat too much
The lychee itself is warm, and if you eat too much (especially people with a hot constitution), you are naturally prone to fire.
Not only lychees, but also mangoes, longans, etc., are also mild fruits, and it is best not to eat too much at a time.
In addition, Xiaobian will give you a few tricks:
1. Eat on ice
Hot medicine cold eat, cold medicine hot eat. If you want to eat something hot, the body can't stand it, you can reduce its heat.
2. Soak in brine before eating
Soak in lightly salted water and it won't catch fire so easily.
3. Cooked and eaten
Lychee cooked to eat, not only is not easy to catch fire, but also can play a role in clearing the fire to dry. The above few lychee recipes, you have the opportunity to try it ~ ~