Durian Shell

Introduction

Durian (scientific name: DuriozibethinusMurr) is a giant tropical evergreen tree with oblong leaves with pointed tips, cymes, light yellow flowers, football-sized fruits, firm peels with dense triangular thorns, and flesh consisting of a fleshy bag called an aril. The flesh is light yellow, sticky and juicy, and is a fruit of great economic value.

Durian is one of the famous tropical fruits, native to Malaysia. It is widely grown in some Southeast Asian countries, most of which are in Thailand. It is also grown in Guangdong and Hainan, China.

Durian is the most famous fruit in Thailand and is known as the "king of fruits". It has a strong smell, and those who love it praise its fragrance, while those who hate it complain about its stench.

Legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty in ancient China, when the sailing fleet arrived in present-day Southeast Asia and tasted the local specialty fruits, Zheng He was greatly impressed by this fruit. However, the fruit can only ripen once a year, so it was named "Liulian". Later generations took its homonym and called it "durian".

Nutritional value of durian shell

Durian is hot in nature, can invigorate blood circulation and dispel cold, relieve dysmenorrhea, and is especially suitable for women suffering from dysmenorrhea; it can also improve the symptoms of coldness in the abdomen and promote the rise of body temperature, making it an ideal tonic for people with cold constitution. Durian has extremely high nutritional value, and regular consumption can strengthen the body, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, and warm the body.

The efficacy and function of durian shell

Durian shell is also called durian skin, shaozi shell, and civet shell. Durian shell has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dispersing cold, relieving dysmenorrhea, and nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang. Durian shell has the effect of treating abdominal coldness, deficiency of essence and blood, and premature graying of hair. Ways to eat it include durian shell pork ribs soup, durian shell black chicken soup, and durian shell corn bone soup.

Medicinal value of durian shell

1. Durian has extremely high nutritional value. Regular consumption can strengthen the body, invigorate the spleen and replenish qi, nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, and warm the body. It is a nourishing and beneficial fruit. Durian is hot in nature, can promote blood circulation and dispel cold, relieve menstrual pain, and is especially suitable for women suffering from dysmenorrhea. It can also improve abdominal coldness and promote body temperature rise. It is an ideal tonic for people with cold constitution.

2. Both "Cihai" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" say that durian "can be used for medicinal purposes, is sweet and warm in taste, non-toxic, and is mainly used to treat dysentery and coldness in the heart and abdomen." Although durian is rich in nutrients and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and qi, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, it is not suitable for everyone. You should not eat too much when you have a cold, and it is not suitable for patients with hypertension and diabetes to eat it, and it should not be eaten at the same time as alcohol.

3. Durian is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates and cellulose. It also contains vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, niacin, inorganic elements calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, selenium, etc. It is a tropical fruit with high nutritional density and balanced nutrition. Modern medical experiments have shown that a proteolytic enzyme contained in durian juice and peel can promote the penetration of drugs into lesions, and has the effects of anti-inflammatory and anti-edema, and improving blood circulation.

4. The proteolytic enzyme extracted from durian juice and peel can enhance the hydrolysis of fibrin in the body after oral administration, dissolve blood clots, improve the local circulation of body fluids, thereby eliminating inflammation and edema. It can be used clinically as an anti-edema and anti-inflammatory drug. Durian protease can be used in combination with antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs to promote the penetration of drugs into lesions. It can be used for inflammation, edema and thrombosis caused by various reasons, such as bronchitis, acute pneumonia, mastitis, retinitis, etc. It is reported that durian peel has a good effect in treating senile pruritus.

5. Nourishing Yin and Strengthening Yang: Durian has high nutritional value. It contains high sugar content, 11% starch, 13% sugar, 3% protein, and a variety of vitamins, fat, calcium, iron and phosphorus. People with weak bodies can eat durian. Durian can replenish the energy and nutrition needed by the body, achieve the effect of strengthening the body, nourishing Yin and replenishing Yang. It can be used to nourish the body after illness and after childbirth.

6. Laxative and constipation treatment: Durian is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and treat constipation. But it should be noted that you should drink more water when eating durian to treat constipation, otherwise, the rich fiber will have no water to absorb and absorb the water in the intestines, making it more difficult to defecate.

7. Enhance immunity: Durian contains a wide variety of amino acids, rich in content. In addition to tryptophan, it also contains 7 essential amino acids for the human body, among which glutamic acid is particularly high. Animal experiments have further proved that glutamic acid is an important precursor of nucleic acids, nucleotides, amino sugars and proteins, and participates in their anabolism, which can improve the body's immune function, regulate the body's acid-base balance, and improve the body's ability to adapt to stress. The reason why durian has a strong and tonic effect on the human body is that in addition to containing a relatively rich amount of beneficial elements such as zinc, it should also work synergistically with its aroma components and other nutrients.

8. Treat dysmenorrhea: Durian has a lot of nutritional value, and it can also relieve dysmenorrhea! Because durian is a hot fruit, it can promote blood circulation and relieve menstrual pain after consumption. It is especially suitable for women with cold body, dysmenorrhea and fear of cold. At the same time, the heat of durian can improve the coldness of the abdomen and promote the rise of body temperature, which is very helpful for friends with cold constitution.

Side effects and contraindications of durian shell

1. Durian is a hot fruit and should not be eaten too much, as it can cause internal heat.

2. Durian has a high sugar content, so diabetics should eat less.

3: People with hemorrhoids should not eat too much. People with a hot constitution have a high metabolism, produce a lot of heat, have a dominant sympathetic nervous system, are prone to fever, often have a red face, are thirsty and have a dry tongue. They like to eat cold drinks, are easily irritable, and often suffer from constipation. Such people should not eat it.

4: Durian contains high potassium, so patients with kidney disease and heart disease should eat less.

How to eat durian shell

Durian Shell Pork Rib Soup

Ingredients: 500g pork ribs, half a durian, salt to taste

practice:

1. Wash the ribs and blanch them in boiling water, then rinse with cold water for later use.

2. Use a knife to cut off the white flesh on the durian shell and cut it into small pieces

3. Put the ribs into the Kufeisi, pour in clean water (just enough to cover the ribs), bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the soup turns white and the ribs are fragrant.

4. Pour in the durian pulp and cook until the durian pulp is cooked through, add salt to taste and serve.

Durian Shell Black Chicken Soup

Ingredients: durian shell, black chicken, red dates, ginger, water

practice:

1. Clean the black-bone chicken and chop it into large pieces; cut the durian shell into pieces; remove the pits from the red dates; and slice the ginger;

2. Put the black chicken into the soup pot and add 10 bowls of water;

3. Bring to a boil over high heat and skim off the blood foam;

4. Add durian shell, red dates and ginger slices;

5. Cook over high heat until the water boils, then continue cooking over high heat for 10 minutes. Then switch to medium-low heat and cook for 2 hours. Add salt to taste.

Durian Shell Corn Bone Soup

Ingredients: Durian shell, pork bone, corn, scallion, ginger slices

practice:

1. Wash the durian shell, take out the layer close to the shell and set aside

2. Blanch the pork bones, rinse them in cold water to remove impurities, drain and set aside

3. Put all the ingredients into the pot, add enough water, and boil over high heat.

4. Turn to low heat and continue cooking for about 1 hour, turn off the heat, and add salt to taste.

Efficacy: Durian shell can clear away heat and dryness, and also add a little sweet taste to the soup. The addition of corn can absorb excess fat in the pork bones, making the soup moisturizing but not greasy.