Longan is a kind of special and valuable fruit, which is mainly produced in the south subtropical zone of China. However, it is worth mentioning that longan can not only solve insomnia and forgetfulness, but also can solve anemia, tonic and other problems. It has to be said that it is a good healthy food.
Chinese ancients have long used longan for health care and treatment of diseases. It is considered as a tonic medicine, which has the effects of Tonifying Qi and blood and calming the nerves. It can treat insomnia, amnesia, palpitation, asthenia, weakness, maternal edema and other diseases. Longan meat can be eaten alone or made into longan ointment. For example, the "Yuling ointment" described by Wang Shixiong, a doctor in Qing Dynasty, is a patent medicine steamed with longan meat and white sugar (about 1 / 10 of longan meat). It is said that its effect is "greatly tonifying qi and blood, stronger than Shenqi". Boiling water can treat deficiency of Qi and blood, and it is very suitable for puerpera before delivery. Longan can also be combined with other drugs to form a variety of therapeutic prescriptions, such as the Guipi Decoction, which is strictly used by doctors in Song Dynasty and recorded in jishengfang, has the effects of strengthening spleen and heart, supplementing qi and blood, and so on. It is still a famous prescription commonly used in health care.
In addition, longan meat and other foods can be made into a variety of foods, such as Babao rice and Babao porridge, which are well-known desserts. Longan lotus seed soup, longan jujube soup and longan red bean soup can also be used for food therapy.
Modern scientific experiments show that longan meat is rich in glucose, riboflavin, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, especially selenium. It also contains more sucrose, tartaric acid, nicotinic acid, choline, protein and dietary fiber. It is reported that longan meat may also contain anti-aging substances. Therefore, it is beneficial to eat longan meat in daily life. But traditional Chinese medicine believes that those with dyspepsia, thick and greasy tongue coating, sore throat, toothache, yin deficiency and internal heat should not eat longan for the time being.
In addition to health care and medical treatment with longan meat, traditional Chinese medicine literature also records the therapeutic effects of longan core, longan shell and longan leaf. After the longan seeds are calcined, they are ground into fine powder (named as' Lizhu powder '), which can be used for external application to the wound area, and can stop bleeding, relieve pain, and reduce scar after healing. According to the compendium of Materia Medica, 6 longan seeds and 14 pepper seeds were ground into fine powder, which can be used to wipe and treat axillary body odor. Longan shell can be calcined into fine powder and mixed into paste with tea oil. It can be used for external application in the treatment of scald and long-term unhealed skin ulcer. In addition, longan leaf decoction is used for external washing to treat sore and swelling.
As long as you eat more longan in the summer when you need to replenish qi, you can feel its charm in the future, as well as the slight change it brings to our body. I believe that as long as you have tasted it, you will love it. If you don't believe it, you can try it.