Nutritional value and benefits of strawberries

Nutritional content of strawberries

Strawberry is one of the most popular fruits. It is not only bright in color, delicious, juicy and fragrant, but also contains a variety of vitamins and 17 kinds of amino acids. The content of vitamin C is 3 times higher than that of citrus. It also contains calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc and other minerals. It is a high-end nutritious fruit. Nutrient content per 100 grams:

Nutritional value of strawberries

Strawberry Nutrition Analysis

Strawberry Cake

2. Strawberries have certain nourishing and regulating effects on the gastrointestinal tract and anemia.

3. In addition to preventing scurvy, strawberries also have a good effect in preventing and treating arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

4. Strawberry is a plant rich in tannic acid, which can adsorb and prevent the absorption of carcinogenic chemicals in the body and has an anti-cancer effect.

5. Strawberries contain aspartic acid, which can naturally and peacefully remove heavy metal ions from the body. Strawberries are bright in color, soft and juicy, fragrant, sweet and sour, and rich in nutrition. They are deeply loved by consumers at home and abroad. It is a high-end fruit.

Strawberry is suitable for everyone

It is suitable for the general population; those with wind-heat cough, sore throat, hoarseness; those with summer heat, dry mouth or watery diarrhea; and those with cancer, especially nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, tonsil cancer, and laryngeal cancer; those with excessive phlegm and dampness, slippery diarrhea, urinary tract stones, and poor kidney function should not eat too much.

Therapeutic effects of strawberries

[Nature and flavor] Cool in nature, sour and sweet in taste.

[return through meridians]Return to the lung and spleen meridians.

[Effects] Clears away heat and relieves fever, promotes the production of body fluids and quenches thirst, promotes diuresis and stops diarrhea, relieves sore throat and relieves cough.

[Main indications] Wind-heat cough, oral and tongue erosions, sore throat, constipation, hypertension, etc.

Strawberries are also top-grade medicine. According to Chinese medicine, strawberries are sweet and cool in nature, and enter the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. They can moisten the lungs and produce body fluids, strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and relieve heat and summer heat. They are suitable for lung heat cough, loss of appetite, scanty urine, and thirst due to summer heat. In addition to preventing scurvy, the rich vitamin C in strawberries has a positive preventive effect on arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The pectin and cellulose contained in strawberries can promote gastrointestinal motility, improve constipation, and prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids and intestinal cancer. The amine substances contained in strawberries have a certain effect on leukemia and aplastic anemia. It can be eaten by the general population, and is especially suitable for those with wind-heat cough, sore throat, and hoarseness; those with summer heat, dry mouth, or watery diarrhea; and cancer patients, especially nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, tonsil cancer, and laryngeal cancer patients. Patients with excessive phlegm and dampness, slippery bowel diarrhea, and urinary tract stones should not eat too much.

Many Chinese medical books have recorded the therapeutic effects of strawberries:

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": tonifies spleen qi, consolidates vital energy, subdues hyperactivity of yang, supports weak earth, strengthens spirit, replenishes qi, relieves abdominal distension, eliminates phlegm, detoxifies alcohol, stops thirst after drinking, benefits the head, makes people happy and improves the mind.

2. "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Tibet": dispel wind and relieve cough, clear away heat and detoxify. Treat wind-heat cough, whooping cough, furuncle, snake bites, and burns.

3. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection": Anti-inflammatory and detoxification, tendon and bone repair. Treat stomatitis, oral ulcers, hematuria, urinary tract infection, lumbar tuberculosis, fractures.

4. "Guangxi Plant List": Detoxification, regulating menstruation, cooling blood. Treat red and white diarrhea, infantile malnutrition, and knife wounds.

5. "A Compilation and Research on Commonly Used Drugs in Tibetan Medicine": It is used to treat pus and blood in the lungs and chest (the fruit is preferred), and can remove dampness, clear blood, and dredge blood vessels (the whole plant is preferred).

Strawberry beauty method

Strawberry Hydrating Nourishing Mask

[Ingredients]: 4 strawberries, 1 tablespoon of milk, 1 tablespoon of honey, and appropriate amount of flour.

【Effects】: Deep nourishing, moisturizing, whitening.

【practice】:

1. Soak the strawberries in light salt water for a while, remove the stems, wash them and cut them in half.

2. Put strawberries, honey, milk and flour into the pot, heat over low heat until the strawberries are softened, and blend with other ingredients.

3. Turn off the heat and let it cool, mix it into a paste, apply it on your face for 10-20 minutes, and wash it off