Introduction of Walnut Walnut is called "Hercules Food", "Nuts with Rich Nutrition" and "Intelligent Fruit" abroad. In China, it enjoys the reputation of "Long live the child", "longevity fruit" and "treasure for nurturing people". Its outstanding brain-nourishing effect and rich nutritional value are praised by more and more people. According to the determination, every100g of walnut contains 50-64g of fat and protein15-20g, which belongs to high-quality fat and protein. The fat and protein in walnuts are the best nutrients for the brain. It contains 10g sugar and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin B6, vitamin E, juglone, phospholipid, tannin, etc. It is a rare health food. What are the effects and functions of walnuts? There are three main points. 1, anti-alopecia walnut has high medicinal value and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine believes that walnuts are warm, sweet and non-toxic, and have the effects of invigorating the stomach, enriching the blood, moistening the lungs and nourishing the mind. In the Song Dynasty, Liu Han and others wrote in "Kaibao Materia Medica" that walnut kernels "make fat and healthy, moisten muscles, blacken hair and beard, eat more and promote diuresis, and remove five hemorrhoids". It can be seen that Chinese medicine has linked walnut hair growth since ancient times. The principle of walnut hair growth is to improve the hair growth environment by regulating blood gas, so as to achieve the effect of preventing hair loss. Some people think that the large amount of vitamin E contained in walnuts is the key to hair growth. 2. Nuts of brain-strengthening walnuts are very similar to human brains. In fact, walnuts are also a very healthy food for the brain. Phospholipids in walnuts have a good health care effect on brain nerves. Walnut kernel contains more protein and unsaturated fatty acids necessary for human nutrition. These components are important substances in brain tissue cell metabolism, which can nourish brain cells and enhance brain function. 3. Lowering cholesterol Walnut oil contains unsaturated fatty acids, which can prevent arteriosclerosis. Walnut kernel can prevent arteriosclerosis and lower cholesterol. Scientists advise people to eat walnuts at least two or three times a week. Walnuts can effectively reduce the cholesterol content in the body and prevent cardiovascular diseases such as cirrhosis and coronary heart disease. The above is the efficacy and function of walnuts that we summarized for everyone. As a convenient and practical nut, it contains so many beneficial nutrients that eating walnuts should be a habit that everyone should develop.