The efficacy and eating methods of pecan

Introduction to Pecan

Pecan, also known as small walnut or small walnut, grows in the Tianmu Mountain in Lin'an, which has a favorable climate, fertile soil and lush vegetation. It is a rare product. It matures around the White Dew Festival every year. It is a pure wild fruit, a natural green food without any pollution, and one of the most delicious and nutritious varieties among many Chinese dried fruits. It has a bright and thin shell, fragrant, crisp and delicious taste, and is well-known all over the country.

Pecan is a traditional high-quality dried fruit that can be processed into salt and pepper, spiced, cream, and multi-flavored pecans; refined multi-flavored pecan kernels and salt and pepper pecan kernels. Pecan kernel raw materials can be used as ingredients for a variety of candies and cakes.

Regular consumption of pecan and its kernel products has the effects of strengthening the spleen and appetite, moisturizing and strengthening the kidneys, nourishing and recovering, preventing coronary heart disease, and lowering blood lipids. It is a healthy, delicious, nutritious, natural green nutritious food. The pulp is very rich in nutritional value. Pecan kernels contain 7.8-9.6% protein, more than 7 essential amino acids for the human body and the content is as high as more than 25%, and also contain 22 kinds of mineral elements, which are necessary for the human body and have high nutritional value. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and iron are very rich.

The pecan kernel is crispy, sweet and fragrant. It can be used to extract oil, stir-fry, or as a condiment for making candies and cakes. It is rich in nutrition. The nutritional value of one kilogram of walnut kernel is equivalent to 9 kilograms of fresh milk, 5 kilograms of eggs, and 2 kilograms of beef. It is easier for the human body to absorb the nutrients than milk, eggs, and beef. The kernel also has the effects of moistening the lungs and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and relieving asthma, moistening dryness, resolving phlegm, and removing coldness.

The efficacy of wild pecan

Pecans are rich in vitamin E, phospholipids, unsaturated fatty acids and other essential nutrients for the human body. Among them, it contains 8.5-9.6% protein; more than 7 kinds of essential amino acids for the human body and the content is as high as more than 25%; it contains 69.8-74.01% oil, of which unsaturated fatty acids account for 88.38-95.78%. Since the molecular structure of the oil is relatively simple, it is easily absorbed by the human body; it also contains 22 kinds of mineral elements, which are necessary for the human body. The content of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron and other elements with high nutritional value is very rich, so some people compare its nutritional value with eel. Long-term consumption has the effects of moistening the lungs, nourishing and healing, and can also lower blood lipids and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is an economic dried fruit with high nutritional and health value.

The role and eating methods of pecan

1. Nourish your brain

You can add walnut kernels and rock sugar to make "walnut mud", and hide it in a porcelain jar. Take two spoonfuls each time, and mix it with boiling water. A layer of white liquid will float in the cup when mixing. This is "walnut milk", which is rich and delicious.

2. Help beautify your face:

If you eat "walnut porridge" made by grinding walnut kernels into powder for a long time, it can nourish the skin and make it white and tender. It is especially suitable for the elderly with aging skin to eat it regularly.

3. Anti-aging:

The vitamin E contained in walnut kernels can protect cells from oxidative damage by free radicals and is recognized by the medical community as an anti-aging substance. Therefore, walnuts are known as "long live seeds" and "longevity fruit".

4. Good for the heart:

Walnuts contain a variety of unsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, which can lower cholesterol levels. Therefore, eating walnuts is good for the heart.

5. Treat insomnia:

Regular consumption of walnut kernels has a therapeutic effect on insomnia caused by kidney deficiency. The method of administration is to use 5 walnut kernels, 30 grams of sugar, mash them into a paste, put them in a pot, add 50 ml of rice wine, simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, take 1 dose a day, twice a day.

6. Prevent constipation:

Method: 1. Roast walnut kernels until fragrant and grind them into fine powder. Take 20 grams every night before going to bed. 2. Take equal parts of walnut kernels, pine nut kernels, and cypress nut kernels. Mash them into fine powder and make pills with honey (i.e., Sanren Pills). Each pill weighs 9 grams. Take 2-3 pills each time, twice a day. 3. Mash 6 grams of walnut kernels into a paste. Add appropriate amount of honey to make a paste. Take with warm water, 3 times a day.

7. Antitussive and Asthmatic:

Walnut kernels can counteract histamine-induced bronchial smooth muscle spasms and have antitussive effects. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Hong Mai said: Mai had phlegm disease, chewed three walnut kernels and three slices of ginger while lying down, and drank two or three sips of soup, and chewed the walnut kernels and ginger again as before, and then lay down quietly. By dawn, the phlegm and cough had disappeared."

8. Treat arthritis:

Nutritionists have found that walnuts are beneficial for arthritis patients, which is consistent with the traditional Chinese medicine saying that walnuts are good for treating back pain, leg pain, and all kinds of muscle and bone pain. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the mechanism of walnuts in treating arthritis is due to their kidney-tonifying and muscle-strengthening effects, which is believed to be related to their rich content of vitamin B6.