Sihaiwang: autumn is the harvest season of pomegranate. Many people like the sour, sweet and sour taste of pomegranate. Pomegranate not only has a good taste, but also has a very high nutritional value. It is rich in a variety of amino acids and vitamins. Let's take a look at the 'connotation' of pomegranate.
The function and effect of pomegranate
Pomegranate is rich in vitamin C, and contains antioxidant ingredients. Many skin care products will add pomegranate extract, which has a strong antioxidant beauty effect, so what are the benefits of eating pomegranate?
1. Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and microelements, which are helpful for digestion, anti gastric ulcer, softening blood vessels, lowering blood lipids and blood sugar, lowering cholesterol and other functions. It can prevent coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, improve the stomach and mind, increase appetite, and prolong life. It is very effective for those who drink too much.
2. Pomegranate is the treasure of the whole body. Its peel, root and flower can be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannin, alkaloid and other components. According to relevant experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious antibacterial and astringent functions, which can make the intestinal mucosa astringent and reduce the secretion of intestinal mucilage wax. Therefore, it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella and Enterobacter. In addition, pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances, which have the effect of insect repellent; pomegranate flower has the function of hemostasis, and pomegranate flower has the effect of eye washing with water.
3. Pomegranate is warm in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and enters lung, kidney and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of promoting body fluid to quench thirst, astringent and astringent, and stopping diarrhea and hemostasis. It mainly treats body fluid deficiency, dry mouth, thirsty throat, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stool, and metrorrhagia.
Notes on eating pomegranate
Pomegranate is a kind of acid food, which should not be used on an empty stomach. If not eaten properly, it can cause excessive stomach acid. The best time to eat pomegranate is between breakfast and lunch or after dinner. In addition, pomegranate can't be eaten too much at a time. It's better to eat one pomegranate per day (including about 150 pomegranate grains) and drink about 250 ml pomegranate juice per day.
Pomegranate seed polyphenol is a strong antioxidant. It is said that it can promote the adaptability of joints and the elasticity of skin, protect cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory and slow down sports injury, slow down the vision damage caused by diabetes, promote the improvement of visual sensitivity and promote brain function.
Pomegranate essential oil can be used for oral administration and skin application, which helps to enhance the strength of human blood vessel wall and improve circulation, help the arterial endothelial layer resist the attachment of cardiovascular disease mutations, help the human skin resist the damage of oxygen free radicals and collagenase, prevent the formation of skin wrinkles due to the loss of skin elasticity, help to reduce the fragility of arterial blood vessels and prevent bruises And varicose veins, prevention of stroke, anti-aging and so on, have a very good auxiliary treatment effect on patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, skin disease and cancer, and have a very good health care effect on healthy and sub-healthy people.
Pomegranate peel has obvious bacteriostatic and astringent function, can make the intestinal mucosa astringent, reduce the secretion of intestinal mucilage and wax, so it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on dysentery and Escherichia coli. In addition, pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances, which have insect repellent effect.
Pomegranate flower has the function of hemostasis, and pomegranate flower has the effect of eye washing with water.
The nutritional value of pomegranate
Pomegranate is rich in nutrition, which contains a variety of nutrients for human body. It is known as the world's rare fruit or the famous fruit of Kyushu.
Pomegranate is rich in nutrients. Pomegranate fruits are like red gemstones. They are sweet and sour, tasty and juicy. They have high nutritional value. They are rich in fruit sugars, high-quality protein, and easily absorbed fat. They can supplement energy and heat of human body, but they do not increase the burden of human body. Pomegranate is rich in vitamins, especially B and C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other trace mineral elements, which can supplement the missing trace elements and nutrients.
Pomegranate is also rich in a variety of acids, including organic acids, folic acid and so on. Pomegranate is rich in nutrition, which contains a variety of nutrients for human body. The fruit contains vitamin C and B vitamins, organic acids, sugars, proteins, fats, and minerals. The content of vitamin C is 1-2 times higher than that of apple, while the content of fat and protein is less.