The health benefits of cherries and how to eat them

Health Benefits

1. Cherries are particularly high in iron. Eating cherries regularly can supplement the body's need for iron and promote hemoglobin regeneration. It can not only prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia, but also strengthen the body and improve brain function.

2. Cherry is warm in nature, and has the function of replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It can dispel wind and dampness, and is effective for rheumatic waist and leg pain. Cherry tree roots also have strong insect repellent and insecticidal effects, and can repel and kill roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, etc.

3. Cherries are rich in nutrients, and the protein, sugar, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin C, etc. they contain are higher than those in apples and pears. In particular, the iron content is high. Regular application of cherry juice on the face and wrinkles can make the facial skin rosy and white, and remove wrinkles and spots.

Storage method

Cherries are not suitable for storage and are best eaten fresh.

Food precautions

1. It is especially suitable for people with indigestion, paralysis, rheumatism, low back and leg pain, weak constitution and dull complexion.

2. People with ulcer symptoms or those suffering from internal heat should eat it with caution; people with diabetes should avoid eating it.

3. Cherries are warm in nature, so people with fever and cough due to deficiency of heat should avoid eating them. Cherry kernels contain cyanogenic glycosides, which produce hydrogen cyanide after hydrolysis, so be careful of poisoning when using them for medicinal purposes.

Food

Mushroom Cherry

Ingredients: 80 grams of soaked mushrooms, 50 fresh cherries, 50 grams of pea sprouts, appropriate amounts of sugar and ginger juice.

Preparation method: Soak the mushrooms and fresh cherries in water, remove impurities and wash them; remove impurities and old stems from the pea sprouts, wash and cut into sections; heat up a wok, add the vegetable oil until it is 50% hot, add the mushrooms and stir-fry until cooked through, add the ginger juice and cooking wine, mix well, then add the soy sauce, sugar, salt and fresh soup and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for a while, then add the pea sprouts and MSG to the pot, thicken with wet starch after the flavors are absorbed, then add the cherries, drizzle with sesame oil, remove from the pan and serve on a plate (mushroom side facing up).

Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, preventing and fighting cancer, lowering blood pressure and lipids. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and cancer.

Cherry Tremella

Ingredients: 30 grams of white fungus, 20 grams of preserved red cherries, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation: Soak the white fungus in warm water, remove the base, wash and steam for about 10 minutes. Pour crystal sugar into a soup pot with water, add cherry preserves after melting over low heat, then bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat and pour into the white fungus bowl.

Efficacy: This dish is a good food therapy for patients with paralysis, numbness of limbs, rheumatic waist and leg pain, weak constitution, dull complexion, weakness, and numbness of joints. However, it should be noted that diabetic patients should not eat it.

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Cherries, like grapes, can be used to make wine. Cherry wine is light pink in color, with a hint of cherry aroma, suitable for female friends to drink, and has a beauty effect.

Cherry wine

Ingredients: fresh red cherries, white wine, rock sugar.

Method: 1. Wash the cherries and remove the stems.

2. Take a clean container and add rock sugar and cherries.

3. Pour in the white wine, cover and seal, and put it in the refrigerator.

4. Drink it after a week. Take it out and stir it slightly in the middle to allow the rock sugar and wine to fully blend.

Remedies for curing diseases

1. To prevent and treat throat diseases: take 500 grams of cherries, boil them in water or soak them in wine.

2. To treat hernia pain: use 60 grams of cherry pits, add appropriate amount of vinegar, stir-fry and grind into powder, take 15 grams each time, and drink with boiled water.

3. Treat burns: squeeze cherry juice and apply it to the affected area several times a day. It can immediately relieve pain and prevent blistering and suppuration.

4. Prevent and treat measles: Giving cherry juice to children can prevent infection.

5. To treat frostbite: Take about 10 red cherries, rub them into juice in the palm of your hand, then apply the juice immediately to the frostbitten areas in winter and rub them repeatedly to make it warm and penetrate.

Knowledge Links

Cherry Poem

Cherry Ode

The cherry tree is the first to bear fruit and then to bloom. When it has withered, spring has arrived, and it slowly blooms to welcome the east.

——Later Liang? Emperor Xuan

Cherry Spring Rhyme Poem

Hualin is full of beautiful scenery, Luoyang is full of spring. Before the sun comes, the green shadows are on Changjin.

——Tang Taizong

Wu Cherry

The most famous peach in Dongwu is the fresh and rich fragrance. There are thousands of peaches above your head, and two or three of them are swaying in the wind.

Birds stealthily fly with fire in their mouths, and people scramble to pick the pearls, which break under their feet. Unfortunately, the wind and rain will blow away the pearls, and they will be gone tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

——Bai Juyi

"Bodhisattva Man - Cherries Divided at the Banquet"

The fragrance floats on the cheese glass, and I taste new habits every year when I am drunk. What is better than the spring breeze? The lips of the singer are red. The clear dream of the rivers and lakes is broken, and the green cage is in the bright light palace. Ten thousand beads are written lightly and evenly, and I bow my head in shame to the wild man.