Loquat fruit, also known as "honey pill" and "loquat fruit", is the fruit of loquat tree, with orange color, sweet taste, tender meat and unique flavor. Loquat is rich in various nutrients needed by human body, such as vitamins, protein, trace elements and minerals. It is a kind of nutritious and healthy fruit. So, what are the effects and functions of loquat fruit?

Efficacy and function of loquat fruit

1, Qingfei Zhike

Loquat fruit has long been used for lung-heat cough, wind-heat cough and lung deficiency cough. Loquat leaves taste bitter and cold, and have the effect of lowering qi, clearing lung and relieving cough. It can be used for treating cough due to lung heat, and can be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Trichosanthes kirilowii bark to clear away lung heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

Step 2 lose weight

Loquat is rich in crude fiber and mineral elements. Every100g of loquat meat contains 0.4g of protein, 6.6g of carbohydrates, and vitamin B 1 and vitamin C. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main way to lose weight is to strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, and loquat has these effects.

3. Improve your eyesight

Loquat is not only rich in β -carotene beneficial to eye health, but also ranks third among fruits. At the same time, the B vitamins in loquat fruit play an important role in protecting eyesight and promoting children's physical development.

Step 4 stop vomiting

Loquat fruit can not only regulate gastric acid secretion, but also regulate the stomach and intestines, which can quickly alleviate people's nausea, vomiting, acid reflux and other adverse symptoms. In addition, loquat fruit has obvious antiviral effect, which can effectively inhibit the activity of influenza virus in human body, and it can effectively reduce the incidence of influenza if eaten regularly at ordinary times.

Step 5 prevent influenza

The fruits and leaves of loquat can inhibit influenza virus and prevent colds at four o'clock. The carotene content in loquat is twice that of tomato, which can promote the metabolism of mucosa and skin and play a role in relieving cough.

6, moisturizing and whitening

Loquat fruit can be used as skin care and beauty products. Take fresh pulp and wring juice, apply it to face every morning and evening, and wash it with water after 10 minutes. It has the functions of wrinkle removal, whitening and moisturizing.

How to eat loquat to treat cough?

Loquat fruit porridge

Preparation materials: west Gu Mi100g, loquat 200g, sugar10g.

Practice: 1. Wash loquat, peel and core.

2. Wash sago, put it in a boiling pot, take it out, and then rinse it repeatedly with cold water.

3. Add about 1000 ml of cold water to the pot, add sago, boil over high fire, add loquat, cook porridge over low fire, and season with white sugar.

Boiled loquat leaves

Preparation materials: loquat leaves, sugar and water.

Practice: 1. Pick some fresh loquat leaves, put about 15 pieces of water in a bowl, put them in a basin and rinse them with clear water.

2. Take an old toothbrush, brush off all the fluff behind the loquat leaves, and then brush off the dust on the front.

3. Put it into a boiling pot, add a proper amount of water, lift a bowl and bring it to a boil, and turn to low heat 10 minute.

4, boiled loquat water, there will be some white foam floating on the surface, the juice is dark red, remove the floating foam, pour it into a bowl, add the right amount of sugar to taste, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Loquat fruit dessert store

Preparation materials: 10 loquat, 20 crystal sugar, and appropriate amount of water.

Practice: 1. Peel fresh loquat, cut it in half with a knife and remove the white film on the inner wall.

2. Soak the treated loquat pulp in clear water.

3. After all the treatments are finished, put them into a soup pot and add twice as much water as loquat.

4. add rock sugar. After the fire boils, turn it to low heat for about 20 minutes. Turn off the fire. After cooling, put it in the refrigerator and serve.

Stewed loquat with Chuanbei

Preparation materials: 5 grams of Fritillaria, 2 Sydney, 500 grams of loquat, 3 pieces of fresh loquat leaves and a little rock sugar.

1. Peel and core loquat and Sydney respectively, and cut Sydney into small pieces (loquat need not be cut).

2. Put four bowls of water in the stew, add the cut Sydney and loquat, wash the loquat leaves with a brush, cut them into small pieces with scissors and put them in the pot; There is fluff on the back of loquat leaves to brush.

3. Pour the ground Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae into the pot and stir slightly. After the pot is boiled, simmer for 2-3 hours.