Wendan is one of the main fruit trees in the subtropical region, which is widely cultivated in all provinces south of the Yangtze River in China. Roots, leaves and barks can be used as medicine to help digestion, eliminate phlegm, regulate qi and disperse stagnation, and flowers, leaves and barks can extract aromatic oil.
Wendan usually blooms and bears fruit in March-April, and can be harvested in late August. According to the experience of ordinary fruit farmers, it is considered that the maturity of "Bailu" is the most suitable when it is harvested around September 8 10. After storage for 2-3 weeks, the water evapotranspiration decreased, the meat quality was soft, the sugar content increased, and the quality was excellent.
1, preventing hypertension. Because grapefruit contains potassium, a natural trace element necessary for patients with hypertension, and almost contains no sodium, it is the best diet fruit for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and kidney diseases. Eating grapefruit regularly can prevent hypertension.
2. Reduce cholesterol in the blood. Because grapefruit contains a lot of vitamin C, it can resist oxidation and free radicals, and it can also lower blood cholesterol. It is very helpful for preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. Protect blood vessels. Grapefruit contains pectin, which can not only reduce the level of low density lipoprotein, but also reduce the damage of arterial wall.
4. Enhance physical fitness. Because grapefruit is nutritious, it can help the body absorb calcium and iron more easily. Moreover, grapefruit also contains natural folic acid, which can prevent anemia symptoms and promote fetal development for pregnant women. For normal people, grapefruit can enhance physical fitness.
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Taboo of Wendan (Grapefruit)
1, women who take birth control pills should avoid eating them.
A study in the United States shows that grapefruit has the most prominent influence on contraceptives. Experts say, "If a woman who takes birth control pills eats 1 ~ 2 grapefruit after sex, or takes birth control pills directly with a large glass of grapefruit juice, then she may become a mother, because grapefruit hinders women's absorption of birth control pills."
2. People with deficiency and cold should not eat more.
Grapefruit is cold, and people who have diarrhea due to spleen deficiency will have diarrhea after eating grapefruit, so people with deficiency and cold should not eat more.
3. Patients with hypertension should not eat grapefruit when taking medicine.
Don't eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice during taking antihypertensive drugs, otherwise it may cause serious side effects such as sudden drop in blood pressure. When taking antihypertensive drugs, if you eat grapefruit at the same time, just like taking too many antihypertensive drugs, it will obviously lower your blood pressure and even induce angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or stroke.
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