Pictures and functions of Chinese toon

Have you heard about the effects of Chinese toon? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Toon

Alias: Toona sinensis sprouts, Toona sinensis heads, Toona sinensis tips, Toona sinensis leaves, Spring tips Usage tips: 30-50 grams per meal

Toona sinensis knowledge introduction:

Toona sinensis is known as the "vegetable on the tree". It is the tender shoots of the Toona sinensis tree. Every spring around the Grain Rain, the tender shoots of Toona sinensis can be made into various dishes. It is not only nutritious, but also has high medicinal value.

The leaves of Chinese toon are thick and tender, with green leaves and red edges, just like agate and jade. They have a strong fragrance and are much more nutritious than other vegetables. They are a precious delicacy for banquets.

Nutritional Analysis of Toona Sinensis

Chinese toon is a famous seasonal product. It contains volatile aromatic organic compounds such as toona sinensis, which can strengthen the spleen and appetite. It contains vitamin E and sex hormone substances, which have the effects of anti-aging and nourishing yang and yin, so it is known as "fertility hormone". Chinese toon has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, diuresis and detoxification. It is a good medicine for auxiliary treatment of enteritis, dysentery and urinary tract infection. The volatile smell of Chinese toon can penetrate the epidermis of roundworms, so that roundworms cannot attach to the intestinal wall and are excreted from the body. It can be used to treat roundworm disease. Chinese toon is rich in vitamin C, carotene, etc., which helps to enhance the body's immune function and has the effect of lubricating the skin. It is a good food for health and beauty.

Additional information about Toon:

China is the only country in the world that uses the young shoots and leaves of Chinese toon in cooking. It is cultivated in Shandong, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, southern Hunan and northern Guangxi, among which the Taihe Chinese toon in Anhui is the most famous.

Toona sinensis usually starts to sprout around the Qingming Festival and is available in large quantities in early spring. Toona sinensis heads can be divided into two types: green buds and red buds, depending on their quality. Green buds are green, good quality and fragrant, and are an important variety for consumption; red buds are reddish brown, coarse quality and poor fragrance.

Toon is suitable for people

It is edible for general population.

1. A good medicine for auxiliary treatment of enteritis, dysentery and urinary tract infection;

2. Toona sinensis is an allergenic food. Eating too much of it can easily induce a recurrence of chronic diseases. Therefore, patients with chronic diseases should eat less or no Toona sinensis.

Toona sinensis therapeutic effects:

Toona sinensis is bitter, astringent and neutral; it enters the liver, stomach and kidney meridians.

It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, invigorating the stomach and regulating qi, moistening the skin and improving eyesight, killing insects, astringing blood and stopping dysentery, and stopping metrorrhagia;

It is mainly used to treat sores, hair loss, red eyes, lung heat and cough, etc.

It can also be used to treat long-term diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, bloody stools, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, sores, ringworms, scabies and other diseases.

Toon cooking instructions:

1. Before cooking, blanch the washed toon in boiling water. The toon will be fragrant and crispy and tender. It will be more distinctive when used to mix tofu or scramble eggs.

2. Toona sinensis sprouts are best eaten before Grain Rain and should be eaten early and fresh. After Grain Rain, their dietary fiber ages, the taste becomes bland, and their nutritional value is greatly reduced.