cherry

Introduction

Cherry (scientific name: Cerasus pseudocerasus) is a general term for some plants of the genus Prunus, including the subgenus Prunus, the subgenus Sour Prunus, and the subgenus Laurus. It is a tree, 2-6 meters tall, with grayish white bark. The twigs are gray-brown, and the young branches are green, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. The winter buds are ovate and glabrous.

The fruit can be eaten as a fruit. It has bright color, crystal clear and beautiful, red like agate, yellow like solidified fat. The fruit is rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements.

Nutritional value of cherries

The fruit is rich in nutrition, and is rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements. The iron content of cherries is particularly high, with up to 5.9 mg of iron per 100 grams of cherries, ranking first among fruits; the vitamin A content is 4-5 times more than that of grapes, apples and oranges. In addition, cherries also contain vitamins B, C and mineral elements such as calcium and phosphorus. Every 100 grams contains 83 grams of water, 1.4 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 8 grams of sugar, 14.4 grams of carbohydrates, 66 kcal of calories, 0.4 grams of crude fiber, 0.5 grams of ash, 18 mg of calcium, 18 mg of phosphorus, 5.9 mg of iron, 0.15 mg of carotene, 0.04 mg of thiamine, 0.08 mg of riboflavin, 0.4 mg of nicotinic acid, 3 mg of ascorbic acid, 258 mg of potassium, 0.7 mg of sodium, 10.6 mg of magnesium, and rich in vitamin A.

The efficacy and function of cherries

Cherry is the fruit of the cherry of the Rosaceae plant. Cherry is also known as wedge peach, peach, red peach, happy peach, exterior peach, plum peach, jingtao, cliff honey, etc. Cherry has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, dispelling wind and dampness. Cherry is particularly rich in nutritional value, containing sugar, protein, vitamins and various elements such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, etc. Cherry is warm in nature, so people with fever disease and false heat cough should avoid eating it.

Medicinal value of cherries

Cherries are hot in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of invigorating qi, strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach, and removing rheumatism. Regular consumption of cherries can supplement the body's need for iron and promote hemoglobin regeneration. It can prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia, strengthen the body, improve brain function, and nourish the skin, making it rosy and tender, and removing wrinkles and spots.

1. Cherries can whiten and remove freckles: 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 tender, remove wrinkles and freckles, and whiten and remove freckles.

2. Cherries can fight anemia: Cherries are high in iron, ranking first among all kinds of fruits. Iron is the raw material for synthesizing human hemoglobin and myoglobin. It plays an important role in human immunity, protein synthesis and energy metabolism. It is also closely related to brain and nerve function, aging process, etc. Eating cherries regularly can supplement the body's demand for iron and promote hemoglobin regeneration. It can prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia, strengthen the body, and improve brain function.

3. Cherries can astringe and relieve pain: Folk experience shows that cherries can treat burns and scalds, play a role in astringing and relieving pain, and prevent blistering and suppuration of the wound. At the same time, cherries can also treat mild and severe frostbite.

4. Cherry can dispel wind and dampness: Insecticidal cherries are warm in nature and have the function of replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. They can dispel wind and dampness and are effective for rheumatic waist and leg pain. Cherry roots also have strong insecticidal and insecticidal effects, and can drive away roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, etc.

5. Cherries can prevent and treat measles: When measles is prevalent, giving children cherry juice can prevent infection. Cherry pits have the effect of sweating, clearing rashes and detoxifying.

Side effects and contraindications of cherries

Cherries are warm in nature. People with fever or cough due to deficiency of heat should avoid eating them. People with ulcer symptoms or internal heat should be careful when eating them. People with diabetes should avoid eating them. People with kidney disease should not eat too much, as they will have high blood potassium. Cherry kernels contain cyanogenic glycosides, which produce hydrocyanic acid after hydrolysis. Be careful of poisoning when using them for medicinal purposes.

How to eat cherries

Cherry Juice

Ingredients: 80 grams of cherries, 1 cup of cold boiled water.

Method: Wash the cherries, remove the pits, put them into a juicer, add cold boiled water and blend them into cherry juice, then pour it out and drink (you can add appropriate amount of white sugar for taste).

Efficacy: This juice has the effect of moisturizing the skin and can eliminate acne scars.

Cherry sweet soup

Ingredients: 2000 grams of fresh cherries, 1000 grams of white sugar.

Method: Wash the cherries, add water and boil for 20 minutes, then add sugar and boil once or twice, then turn off the heat and set aside.

Usage: Take 30-40 grams daily.

Efficacy: This soup has the effect of promoting blood regeneration and can be used as an auxiliary treatment for iron deficiency anemia.

Cherry Jam

Ingredients: 1000 grams of cherries, appropriate amounts of white sugar and lemon juice.

practice:

1. Choose large, sweet and sour cherries, wash them, cut a small piece of each cherry, peel them, and remove the seeds;

2. Put the pulp and sugar into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat, remove the foam and juice, and continue to cook;

3. When it becomes thick, add lemon juice, cook for a while, remove from heat and let cool.

Efficacy: This sauce has the effect of regulating the middle and replenishing qi, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst. It is suitable for rheumatic waist and knee pain, numbness of limbs, thirst, irritability and other symptoms.

Cherry wine

Ingredients: 500 grams of fresh cherries, 1000 ml of rice wine.

Preparation method: Wash the cherries and place them in a jar, soak them in rice wine, seal the jar, stir once every 2-3 days, and it will be ready in 15-20 days.

Usage: Drink 50 ml each morning and evening (containing 8-10 cherries).

Efficacy: This wine has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It is suitable for rheumatic waist and leg pain, flexion and extension difficulties, frostbite and other diseases.

Mushroom Cherry

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

practice:

1. Soak the mushrooms and fresh cherries in water, remove impurities and wash them;

2. Remove impurities and old stems from the pea seedlings, wash and cut into sections;

3. Heat the 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 and mix well.

4. Add soy sauce, sugar, salt and soup and bring to a boil, then simmer for a while over low heat, then add pea sprouts and MSG.

5. After the sauce is seasoned, thicken with wet starch, add the cherries, drizzle with sesame oil, remove from the pan and serve on a plate (mushroom side facing up).

Efficacy: This dish 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 jujube

Prescription: 1500 grams of fresh cherries and 500 grams of dates.

Preparation method: Wash the above two ingredients, drain the water, put them into porcelain jars respectively, seal them tightly with mud, bury them in the ground, take them out after 1 month, the cherries will have turned into water, and you can soak them in pitted dates.

Usage: 20 ml each time, eat dates and drink soup.

Function: Induces sweat and relieves rashes, dispels wind and dampness, invigorates Qi and detoxifies.

Main indications: measles.

Do's and Don'ts: People with deficiency-heat, wheezing and cough should not eat it.

Tremella Cherry Soup

Ingredients: 50g each of soaked white fungus and polished rice, 30g of canned cherries, sugared osmanthus and rock sugar as appropriate.

Method: Wash the glutinous rice and cook it into porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add rock sugar to dissolve, add white fungus, cook for 10 minutes, then add cherry and osmanthus sugar, and boil it.

Efficacy: replenishing qi and blood, tender skin, beautifying face. Suitable for those with qi and blood deficiency, aged face, rough and dry skin. Regular consumption can make people's muscles plump, skin tender and smooth, and face radiant.

Papaya Cherry Syrup

Ingredients: 30 grams of papaya, 300 grams of cherries, 20 grams of rock sugar.

practice:

1. Soak the papaya thoroughly and slice it; remove impurities from the cherries and wash them thoroughly; break the rock sugar into crumbs.

2. Put papaya and cherry in a pot, add 500 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 25 minutes over low heat, and add rock sugar.

Efficacy: relaxes the meridians and activates collaterals, removes rheumatism. Suitable for rheumatic pain, paralysis, numbness of limbs, frostbite and other symptoms.

Tremella and Cherry Beauty Soup

Ingredients: 2 white fungus, 2 taels of cherries, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation: Soak the white fungus in clean water until soft; wash the cherries and remove the pits; first boil the white fungus with water for half an hour, add rock sugar and boil until dissolved, finally add the cherries and cook for a while before eating.

Efficacy: Nourish qi and blood, whiten and tender skin.

Black Rice Cherry Porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of black rice, 200 grams of cherries, 100 grams of white sugar, 10 grams of sugar osmanthus.

practice

1. Wash the fresh cherries, remove the pits, and marinate with appropriate amount of sugar;

2. Wash the black rice, soak it in cold water for 2 hours, and drain it;

3. Take a pot, add about 1000 ml of cold water, add tapioca pearls, and boil over high heat;

4. Cook over low heat until the tapioca pearls float up and become a porridge-like consistency;

5. Add sugar and sweet osmanthus to the porridge and mix well;

6. Add cherries and bring to a boil;

7. When the cherries float on the surface of the sago porridge, you can serve it.