What to eat in June?
1 Mulberry
April-June in early summer is the best edible season of mulberry. Mulberry tastes sour and sweet. Those who have no appetite can stimulate appetite, while those who have constipation can moisten intestines, promote gastric juice secretion, promote intestinal peristalsis, and help improve sleep quality. Mulberry is rich in vitamins, organic acids and active protein.
For women who love beauty, the contents of iron and vitamin C in mulberry are very high, which are related to hematopoiesis. Therefore, Mulberry is a good blood tonic, suitable for women who are tired after childbirth or have deficiency of blood and body. The nourishing blood of mulberry can help to resist aging, nourish the skin and make the face rosy. People with acne might as well try drinking mulberry juice every day for two months to see the effect.
2. Cucumber
Cucumber is a common healthy food on the table in summer. Cucumber meat is crisp and tender, and its juice is sweet. It can quench thirst by eating raw and has a special flavor. The water content of cucumber is 98%, and it is rich in protein, sugar, vitamin 2, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, nicotinic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients.
Cucumber contains, which is beneficial to improve the function of brain and nervous system, soothe the nerves and help the disease. Cucurbitacin C contained in cucumber can improve human immune function and achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, the substance can also be used for treatment. Alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in cucumber have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with liver diseases, especially those with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent alcoholism.
3. Cherry
Cherry is a fruit suitable for eating in June. In the fruit family, the iron content is generally low, but cherries stand out from the crowd: the iron content per 100 gram of cherries is as high as 59 mg, ranking first among fruits; Vitamin a content is 4 ~ 5 times more than that of grapes, apples and oranges. In addition, cherries also contain C and mineral elements such as calcium and phosphorus.
Chinese medicine believes that cherry is sweet, warm and non-toxic, and has the effects of benefiting qi, expelling wind and removing dampness. Can be used for treating deficiency syndrome, replenishing vitality and moistening skin. Cherry eaten raw or boiled in soup can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and can be used to treat diseases such as weakness, loss of appetite and insomnia. Soaking in wine can dispel wind and remove dampness, and treat numbness of limbs and joint pain. Cherry juice can be used externally to treat chilblain, burn and sweat spot. Because cherries contain a certain amount of cyanoglycine, if eaten too much, it will lead to iron poisoning or cyanide poisoning. So you shouldn't eat too much at a time. Mild discomfort can be treated with sugarcane juice to clear heat and detoxify.
4. Bitter gourd
Bitter gourd is a cool food in summer and is deeply loved by people. Bitter gourd contains momordicin and picroside, which can stimulate appetite, strengthen spleen and increase appetite. Quinine is an alkaloid substance, which has the effects of diuresis and blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight. Bitter gourd is high in vitamin C, which can prevent scurvy and improve the body's resistance.
Bitter gourd is known as the "fat killer". Momordica charantia fresh juice contains momordicin and substances similar to insulin, which has a good hypoglycemic effect and can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharide. In addition, bitter gourd can reduce the occurrence of liver cancer. Bitter gourd is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which is nearly three times that of tomatoes. Vitamin C is an excellent antioxidant, which can improve the body's stress ability. The effective components in momordica charantia can inhibit the canceration of normal cells, promote the recovery of mutant cells, have certain anti-cancer effect and reduce the risk of canceration of liver cancer.
5.eggplant
Eggplant is in summer, and there are many varieties. The appearance is round and long, and the complexion is purple and white. It is rich in most parts of China, and its flavor, nutrition and efficacy are basically the same. It contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, of which fat and calories are extremely low. Eggplant tastes sweet and cool, and enters the spleen and stomach. Has the effects of clearing away heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain. The skin of purple eggplant is rich in vitamin E and vitamin P, which has positive significance for protecting the cardiovascular system and delaying human aging, and is unmatched by others. Saponins contained in eggplant cellulose also have the function of lowering blood cholesterol, and it is a good vegetable for patients with vitamin P.
It is recommended not to peel eggplant. Its value lies in its skin, which is rich in B vitamins and vitamin C. Because pesticides may be used in the planting process now, it is recommended that eggplant be cleaned with detergent before cooking.
6.watermelon
Watermelon contains 93.8% water and little fat, but almost contains nutrients needed by human body. Every 100g watermelon juice contains vitamin A 126.7mg, vitamin B6 0.05mg,10.05g.. Watermelon juice also contains many important chemical components beneficial to health and beauty. These nutrients of watermelon are easily absorbed by the skin, which has a good moisturizing and nutritional whitening effect on facial skin.
Summer is hot and stuffy. Eating a few watermelons can quench thirst and relieve summer heat. No wonder people call it "the king of melons and fruits". One and a half watermelons a day can play a cool and anti-aging role. Watermelon skin is often thrown away when eating watermelon, which causes great waste and environmental pollution. In fact, watermelon peel is a kind of medicinal food, which should be eaten as a vegetable, which is beneficial to health and environmental protection.
7.loofah
Luffa is one of the vegetables in Guangdong folk soup in summer. It is fresh, sweet and refreshing, and contains various nutrients higher in melon food. Luffa contains protein 1.4 ~ 1.5g, fat 0. 1g, carbohydrate 4.3 ~ 4.5g, calcium 18 ~ 28mg and phosphorus 39 ~ 45mg. In fact, there are two kinds of loofah, one is apetalous loofah, and "Laoguang" is called watermelon; Ribbed loofah is what Lao Guang said.
Because of the high content of vitamin B in towel gourd, it is beneficial to the health of children and brain; The juice of towel gourd stem has the special function of keeping skin elastic, and can beautify and wrinkle. Luffa also contains whitening ingredients such as vitamin C, which can protect skin, eliminate plaque and make skin white and tender. It is a rare beauty product, so Luffa juice is called "beauty water". It is also helpful for women to eat more loofah.
8, tomatoes
Tomatoes are slightly cold, which can nourish yin and promote fluid production, strengthen the spleen and stomach, calm the liver and clear heat, and are suitable for anorexia, stomach heat and thirst caused by fever and yin injury. Lycopene contained in tomatoes is an antioxidant, which can inhibit some carcinogenic oxygen free radicals and prevent cancer. Tomatoes also contain glutathione, which can delay cell aging and reduce malignant tumors. Foreign research also found that tomato extract can reduce the patient-specific antigen PSA.
Tomatoes contain a lot of lycopene, carotene and many kinds, and have strong antioxidant capacity, which is the best sunscreen food. Tomatoes also contain malic acid, citric acid, sugar and other substances, which can quench thirst, strengthen stomach and digestion, and have a certain effect on relieving indigestion and loss of appetite. In addition, tomatoes have anti-cancer, skin care and anti-aging effects.