Nutritional components of red dates, the effects and functions of red dates
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Red dates are a common food for blood tonic and are used in many Chinese medicine recipes. Let us learn about the effects of red dates together. Nutritional information of red datesThe Chinese herbal book "Ben Jing" records that red dates are sweet and warm in nature, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians. They have the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and alleviating the properties of medicines. Modern pharmacology has found that red dates contain rich nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, trace amounts of calcium and multiple amino acids. Nutritional analysis 1. Dates can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: Pharmacological studies have found that red dates can promote the production of white blood cells, lower serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin, and protect the liver. Red dates also contain substances that inhibit cancer cells and can even transform cancer cells into normal cells. 2. People who often eat fresh dates rarely suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol in the body into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation is also reduced; 3. Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and adolescents and women who are at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujube has an ideal therapeutic effect on them, and its effect is usually incomparable to drugs. 4. It also has a good tonic effect on people who are weak after illness; 5. The rutin contained in dates is a substance that softens blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension. 6. Dates can also resist allergies, remove fishy and strange smells, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain health, and enhance appetite.The effects of red dates:1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach: People with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, fatigue and weakness can eat seven red dates every day, or take them together with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala, which can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, increase appetite and stop diarrhea; red dates, ginger and Pinellia tuber can be used together to treat gastritis caused by improper diet, such as bloating, vomiting and other symptoms. 2. Nourishing Qi and Blood: Red dates are a good tonic. They are often added to dietotherapy and medicinal food to nourish the body and moisturize Qi and blood. Dr. Andy Sun of the National Taiwan University School of Immunology strongly advocates eating more red dates, astragalus, and wolfberry to enhance the body's vitality and immunity. 3. Nourishing blood and calming the mind: For women with bipolar disorder, crying and restlessness, etc., use red dates, licorice and wheat together in "Ganmai Dazao Decoction", which can nourish blood and calm the mind, soothe the liver and relieve depression. 4. Alleviate the medicinal properties: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong drugs and protect the body's vital energy. For example, in the "Ten Jujube Soup", red dates are used to alleviate the toxicity of laxatives such as gansui, daji, and wuhua, protecting the spleen and stomach from damage. Red dates are a holy product for nourishing qi and blood, and they are also inexpensive and of good quality. People do not need to buy expensive supplements in the market, and can achieve the effect of health care by making good use of red dates.The role of red dates:1. Enhance human immunity Jujube contains a large amount of sugar substances, mainly glucose, but also fructose, sucrose, oligosaccharides composed of glucose and fructose, arabinose and galactomannan, etc. It also contains a large amount of vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene, niacin and other vitamins, which has a strong nourishing effect, can improve the body's immune function and enhance disease resistance. 2. Enhance muscle strength and increase body weight The experimental mice were gavaged with jujube decoction daily for 3 weeks. Their weight gain was significantly higher than that of the control group. In the swimming test, their swimming time was significantly longer than that of the control group. This shows that jujube has the effect of enhancing muscle strength and increasing body weight. 3. Protect the liver. Experiments have confirmed that rabbits with liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride were fed a decoction of jujube every day for one week. The results showed that the total protein and albumin in the serum increased significantly compared with the control group, indicating that jujube has a liver-protecting effect. 4. Anti-allergic jujube ethanol extract can inhibit the production of antibodies for atopic diseases and also has an inhibitory effect on mouse reactive antibodies, suggesting that jujube has an anti-allergic effect. 5. Calming and soothing the nerves The flavonoids contained in jujubes, namely diglucoside A, have sedative, hypnotic and antihypertensive effects. The isolated naringenin C glycosides have central nervous system inhibitory effects, that is, they reduce spontaneous movements and stimulating reflexes, as well as tonic and catalepsy effects. Therefore, jujubes have the function of calming the nerves and sedation. 6. Anti-cancer and anti-mutation Jujube contains a variety of tri-compounds, among which phytic acid and phytic acid have been found to have anti-cancer activity and have an inhibitory effect on sarcoma S-180. The nutrients contained in jujube can enhance the human immune function and have a certain effect on cancer prevention and treatment and maintaining the function of human organs.Related groups It is edible for the general public 1. It is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, teenagers and women; 2. People with chronic diseases should eat it with caution, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much, patients with dental diseases should not eat dates, and patients with constipation should eat it with caution. Food incompatibility: Dates should not be eaten with seafood. Production Instructions: 1. Jujube peels are rich in nutrients and should be cooked with the skin when stewing soup; 2. Boiling red dates and fresh celery roots together has a certain effect on lowering blood lipids and cholesterol. |
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