Walnut is rich in protein, fat, inorganic salts and vitamins. The main component of fat is linoleic acid glyceride, which will not only increase cholesterol, but also reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, so it can be used as a tonic for patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis. In addition, these oils can also supply the needs of brain matrix. Trace elements zinc and manganese contained in walnuts are important components of pituitary gland. Regular consumption is beneficial to brain nutrition and has the function of strengthening brain and improving intelligence. Black sesame is rich in biotin, which has a miraculous effect on alopecia caused by premature senility, and has a good effect on drug-induced alopecia and alopecia caused by some diseases. For young people, sleeping late, eating spicy food, abusing hair dye and using dandruff shampoo too much are the main reasons for hair loss today. You should eat less greasy food and diet.
Health care function of walnut
Walnuts can not only strengthen the brain and maintain beauty, but also the latest research shows that eating walnuts often can lower cholesterol and protect the cardiovascular system. Walnut is mainly rich in fat, which contains linoleic acid glyceride, linolenic acid glyceride and oleic acid glyceride, which is beneficial to reduce the increase of cholesterol in blood and has a health care effect on patients with arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Chinese medicine has called walnuts "longevity fruit" since ancient times, and holds that walnuts can tonify the kidney and brain, tonify the middle energizer, and nourish the skin and blacken the hair. Walnuts are most suitable for mental workers, especially white-collar women, because these people often use their brains too much and consume sad blood. Eating walnuts regularly can replenish the brain, improve brain circulation and enhance brain power. At the same time, it also has the effect of blackening hair and moistening skin. Because "hair is bleeding" and blood is black, walnuts are rich in vitamins, which can improve the physiological activity of human skin, so they are beautiful products for women.
According to the research of modern nutrition, clean walnut kernel, after removing about 50% waste such as shell, contains 63% linoleic acid and 16.4% linolenic acid, and is rich in protein, phosphorus, calcium, vitamins and a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, which can enhance the elasticity of cerebral vessels, promote the vitality of nerve cells and improve the physiological function of the brain. Moreover, walnuts contain high phospholipids, which can maintain the normal metabolism of cells, enhance cell vitality and prevent brain cells from declining. In Japan, nutritionists advocate that school-age children eat 2 ~ 3 walnuts every day, which is very helpful for those children who are anxious, weak, tired of learning and slow to respond.
Pay attention to the way walnuts are eaten and avoid eating. First of all, take it in moderation and for a long time. Although the fat contained in walnut kernel is unsaturated fatty acid, which is beneficial to remove cholesterol, the fat itself is high in calories. If you eat too much and can't make full use of it, it will be stored as cholesterol by the human body, and the result is counterproductive. Generally speaking, the weight of taking walnuts every day should be about 40 grams, which is equivalent to about four or five walnuts. At the same time, we should appropriately reduce the intake of other fats to avoid excessive calorie intake. In Chinese medicine, walnuts are very angry and contain a lot of oil. Eating too much will make people get angry and get sick. People who get angry and have diarrhea should not eat it. A good way to eat is to cook walnut kernels, red dates and rice into walnut porridge, because walnuts can supplement the "innate foundation" and rice and red dates can supplement the "acquired foundation", which has the best health care effect.
Fragrant sesame seeds, eaten as snacks or by squeezing oil, are all good products. Sesame is rich in nutrients, including fatty oil, protein, sucrose, lecithin and other nutrients.
Sesame is also an ancient Chinese medicine, which was recorded as early as Shennong Herbal Classic. Up to now, it is still used as a tonic and strong medicine, which has many functions such as enriching blood, moistening intestines, blackening hair and promoting lactation.
Sesame is divided into black and white, and its performance is roughly the same, but black sesame is mostly used as medicine.
Sangma Pill is a famous prescription in the Collection of Medical Prescriptions, which is made of mulberry leaves and black sesame seeds. It is mainly used to treat yin deficiency and blood deficiency, dizziness, dry stool and other diseases, as well as anemia and neurasthenia.
Sesame is rich in oil, which has the effect of moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels for constipation caused by insufficient intestinal fluid. Folk black sesame 15g, ground into powder and taken with boiling water; Or use 30 grams of sesame seeds and 30 grams of honey, mix well and steam cooked food. The above two prescriptions can be used for habitual constipation and constipation in the elderly.
To treat premature gray hair, or hair withering and falling easily, people grind equal amounts of black sesame seeds and prepared Polygonum multiflorum into fine powder, add honey and make pills, and take 9 grams each morning and evening for several months. This prescription has a certain effect on alopecia or premature aging caused by anemia and weakness.
For patients with cough due to lung deficiency, dry cough without phlegm and persistent cough, 4 parts of black sesame and rock sugar 1 part are mashed and mixed evenly, and taken with boiling water15-30g in the morning and evening; Or mash 500g of sesame and 500g of walnut kernel, add 500g of honey and make pills, and take 10g in the morning and evening respectively. The above two prescriptions are suitable for pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchitis with dry cough and less phlegm.
Folk also use 250 grams of black sesame, stir-fry and grind into powder, and take it with pig's foot soup, each time 15 grams, three times a day. Can be used for treating postpartum hypogalactia, and has certain galactagogue effect.