The effect and function of Suan Jiao
1. light diarrhea
Because it contains a lot of tartaric acid, the effect disappears when cooked. The seed skin contains a lot of tannin, which is used by Africans to treat dysentery and decoction to treat abscess.
2. antibacterial
Some parts of the plant have antibacterial effect, but bark has no. Its leaves have bacteriostatic effect on Gram-positive cocci and Escherichia coli in vitro, and its effective component may be Vitexin.
3. Inhibit smooth muscle
The decoction of leaves and stems had a weak inhibitory effect on the ileum of guinea pigs in vitro, and the aqueous extract (with alcohol to remove the precipitate) had a strong inhibitory effect, both of which had no significant effect on the isolated uterus of rats. The decoction has no obvious effect on isolated rabbit duodenum, but has inhibitory effect on isolated rabbit heart; the water extract has obvious vasodilation effect in the perfusion test of hind limbs of rats, and has no obvious effect on the blood pressure of anesthetized dogs, Decoction and water extract. There was no significant toxicity between the two preparations.
4. Appetizer for digestion
It is rich in sugar, tartaric acid, citric acid and other ingredients. It can appetizer and help digestion. At the same time, it also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and other mineral elements. The content of calcium is especially high in fruit.
5. Promoting body fluid to relieve summer heat
In summer, it can play the role of promoting body fluid to quench thirst, clearing heat and detoxification, and eliminating throat pain. It is an indispensable drink for cool summer.
How to eat sour horn best?
1. Direct consumption. Sour horn can be eaten directly after peeling, but do not eat together with the root, and spit out when eating the kernel.
2. Sour horn soup. After shelling, add some cold boiled water and brown sugar to boil for 3-5 minutes, then cool them and put them in the refrigerator. It's the best way to relieve summer heat.
3. Preserved cranberry. Peel and marinate with white sugar for three to five days. It tastes good sour and sweet.
Precautions for eating sour horn
1. Diabetic patients should not eat more.
2. It can be eaten directly after peeling, but do not eat it together with the root, and spit it out when you eat it.
3. Children naturally like to eat sweet and sour food, especially sour food can appetizer after eating. Although the name of Suan Jiao has the character of acid, in fact, Suan Jiao belongs to alkaline food, and the most healthy sign is that the human body is slightly alkaline. However, the natural wild sour horn is too sour, and children's teeth will be tender after eating, so eating sour horn cake will not cause tooth tender, but children under the age of 3 should eat it under the supervision of their parents.
4. People with too much stomach acid should not eat sour horn.