The efficacy and role of Torreya grandis What is the nutritional value of Torreya grandis

Torreya grandis belongs to the Taxaceae family and is a woody oil-bearing tree species unique to China. Torreya grandis, also known as fine torreya grandis and true torreya grandis, is the fruit of the best quality among Torreya plants. Torreya grandis fruit is crispy and delicious after being fried, with a special fragrance, and is very popular among people. At the same time, Torreya grandis kernels have a variety of nutrients and have good nutritional and medicinal value.

Since the late 1980s, Zhuji has established dozens of factories for frying and processing Torreya grandis. There are many frying methods, such as light frying with shell, frying with salt with shell, and frying with salt and pepper after peeling, which make the crispy and delicious Torreya grandis more flavorful. Torreya grandis is fragrant and crispy after frying. There are some particular ways to eat Torreya grandis. There are two "eyes" on each Torreya grandis. When eating, you don't need to bite the shell with your teeth. Just press the "eyes" with your thumb and index finger, and the hard shell will crack. Torreya grandis can also be processed into a variety of foods and fried in oil.

What is the nutritional value of Torreya grandis

Torreya grandis is rich in various nutrients, and its seed endosperm contains 40% oil, 10% protein, and 28% carbohydrates. Seed kernel oil is a good edible oil.

Torreya grandis contains 49.3-55.7% fat, 7.7-11.5% protein, 1.0-2.4% sugar and a variety of vitamins. The freshly picked Torreya grandis has an oily green shell and exudes a special aroma. It contains linalool acetate and rose essential oil, which is the raw material for extracting a variety of high-grade aromatic oils.

The efficacy of Torreya grandis

The medicinal value of Torreya grandis has the functions of clearing lungs, moistening intestines, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, and eliminating hemorrhoids. Torreya grandis peel can also drive away roundworms, so it is not necessary to remove the peel carefully when eating. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Torreya grandis has the functions of "treating five kinds of hemorrhoids, removing three kinds of worm poison, and ghost hemorrhoids", "treating inch-long white worms, eliminating worms, helping muscles and bones, promoting the circulation of the body, improving eyesight and lightening the body, and making people able to eat", "treating cough and leukorrhea, and helping the yang channel".

The four lipid bases contained in Torreya grandis kernels have a significant inhibitory effect on lymphocytic leukemia and are beneficial for the treatment and prevention of highly malignant lymphosarcoma. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Torreya grandis has the functions of eliminating malnutrition, moistening the lungs and intestines, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for a variety of constipation, hernia, hemorrhoids, indigestion, food accumulation, and sputum symptoms. Torreya grandis can be used for a variety of intestinal parasitic diseases, such as roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, etc. in children, and its insecticidal ability is equivalent to that of the Chinese medicine Quisqualis. Torreya grandis has a high content of fatty acids and vitamin E. Regular consumption can moisturize the skin and delay aging. Eating Torreya grandis is beneficial to protecting eyesight because it contains more vitamin A and other ingredients that are beneficial to the eyes, and has the effect of preventing and alleviating symptoms such as dry eyes, easy tears, and night blindness.

Other uses of Torreya grandis

Torreya grandis bark contains 3% to 6% tannin, which can be used to extract industrial tannin. Torreya grandis aril can be used to extract Torreya grandis oil.

Torreya grandis is a rare economic tree species in the world. Torreya grandis nuts mature in a very unique way, taking up to three years. From May to September every year, two generations of fruits grow and develop on the tree at the same time, and the flower bud primordium of the new generation of fruits is differentiating and developing. People call it "three generations on the same tree". Because Torreya grandis has a long lifespan, it is called "three generations of millennium Torreya grandis fruit". Torreya grandis is the size of a date, with a core like an olive, pointed at both ends, and oval in shape. When mature, the fruit shell is yellow-brown.

How to Eat Torreya grandis

There are some particularities in eating Torreya grandis. There are two "eyes" on each Torreya grandis. When eating, you don't need to bite the shell open with your mouth. Just press the "eyes" with your thumb and index finger, and the hard shell will crack. There is a black skin wrapped around the light yellow flesh. Although the black skin is edible, it affects the taste and can be scraped off with the outer hard shell. Its kernel, which is the size of a date pit, tastes fragrant and crispy, a bit like peanut kernels, but has a more unique fragrance than peanut kernels, hence the name Torreya grandis. Torreya grandis nuts are not only delicious, but also contain protein, fat and a variety of trace elements. They are very nutritious and can be used as medicine. They have the functions of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, moistening the lungs, expelling parasites, laxative, relieving accumulation and strengthening the body. Su Dongpo praised it in a poem: "That beautiful fruit from Yushan, a meal is like a golden plate."