The health benefits and storage methods of plums

Plums are very good for the liver and are a good fruit for health preservation. They are also rich in nutrients and worth eating.

Health Benefits of Plums

1. Plums can promote the secretion of gastric acid and gastric digestive enzymes and increase gastrointestinal motility. Therefore, eating plums can promote digestion and increase appetite. It is a good food therapy for people with gastric acid deficiency, fullness after eating, and constipation.

2. Fresh plum flesh contains a variety of amino acids, such as glutamine, serine, glycine, proline, etc. Eating plums raw is very beneficial for the treatment of liver cirrhosis and ascites.

3. The kernel of plum contains amygdalin and a large amount of fatty oil. Pharmacology has confirmed that it has a significant diuretic and blood pressure lowering effect, can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, promote the excretion of dry stool, and also has a cough and expectorant effect.

4. Beauty and skin care "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that plum blossoms added to facial cream have a very good beauty effect. They can "remove powder residue and dark spots" and "make the face shiny". They are effective for tinea versicolor and dark spots on the face.

How to store plums

It can be stored directly in a cool place, or it can be packed in a sealed bag and stored directly in the refrigerator.

Food precautions

1. Plums are especially suitable for people with fever, thirst, tuberculosis, ascites due to liver disease, teachers and actors with hoarseness or aphonia, and people with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

2. Plums contain high amounts of fruit acid. Eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach. Excessive consumption can easily cause stomach pain. Patients with ulcers and acute or chronic gastroenteritis should avoid eating plums.

3. Eating too many plums can easily cause phlegm and dampness, damage the spleen and stomach, and damage teeth. Therefore, people with spleen deficiency and phlegm and dampness and children should not eat too many plums.

4. Eating plums with honey, sparrow meat, chicken, eggs, duck meat, and duck eggs can easily damage the five internal organs. In addition, plums should not be eaten with elk meat.

Food

Plum Stuffed Chicken Legs

Ingredients: 3 plums, 4 slices of chicken thighs, salt, black pepper, butter and sugar as appropriate.

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 350f/180c and set aside. Then sprinkle the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper to season. Take a plum, cut it into pieces, and wrap it in the chicken thighs. Then wrap each chicken thigh with a piece of bacon.

2. Melt some butter in a pan, add the chicken thighs, and fry over medium heat for 3 minutes to force out some of the bacon fat. Set the oven to 360F/175C and bake for about 15 minutes.

3. Now prepare the plum juice: Take another 2 plums and cut them into small thin slices. Bring 200 ml of water to a boil, add 3 tablespoons of sugar, and continue to cook until it becomes syrupy. Add the plum slices and 3 tablespoons of white vinegar, simmer for 10 minutes, and add some salt and black pepper to taste. When eating, pour the plum juice over the chicken legs.

Plum Jam

Ingredients: 3 pounds of red plums, 1 pound of brown sugar (about 3 cups), 2 tablespoons of Geely T, 1/2 cup of water.

Method: 1. Put the plums in a pot, add a little water, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until the plums are cooked and cracked, then take them out.

2. Place the strainer over the pot, put the cooked plums into the strainer, press the plum flesh with a spoon, take out the core, put the flesh into the pot and mash it, add sugar and Geely T, cook over low heat while stirring, cook for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat, let cool and then can it.

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Egg White Plum Kernel Powder

Ingredients: 2 plum kernels, 1 egg.

Method: Peel the plum kernels, grind them into fine powder, add egg white and mix well.

Note: Apply on your face before going to bed, wash off with clean water in the morning, and use for 1 week. This method can improve your complexion and remove dark spots.

Remedies for curing diseases

1. To treat erysipelas in children: burn plums into powder and apply it to the affected areas of both thighs and feet with running water from the field.

2. To treat prickly heat: Soak a cloth bag filled with plum leaves in the bathtub, and gently rub the affected area with the bag while bathing.

3. Treatment of chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, periodontal disease, mouth sores: 2 to 3 sour plums, including the core, mash them, add a little salt and boiling water, mix well in a cup, let cool, and gargle with the juice several times a day.

4. For the treatment of liver cirrhosis and urinary problems: Crush 2-3 sweet plums with their pits, add a cup of warm water, mix well and drink the juice, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Knowledge Links

Poems about plums

1. "Poem of Wheat and Plum": "Green jade crowns the Western Sea, and emerald stones fill the outer areas. They transform into fruits in the central garden, and below them form a road. They were valuable enough in the past, but are hard to surpass due to their small invitation. Their color is as smooth as Fangling's, and their taste surpasses that of Hanshui's red. I want to pick them and offer them to you, but I hesitate to eat them." - Shen Yue, Liang Dynasty, Southern Dynasties

2. "Li Fu": "The hidden substance is inside, the rich color is outside, the green quality changes into red, and the shape is formed by movement. When the Qingjiao is played, a slightly sour sound rises, and when the Dagong is played, a harmonious and sweet sound is born." - Fu Xuan, Western Jin Dynasty

3. "Xiang Ju Fu": "Zhou Wenruoxiao's jujubes, Fangling Zhuzhong's plums." - Pan Yue, Western Jin Dynasty