1, strawberries are out of season in autumn.
(1) Strawberry is a summer fruit, which really ripens in May and June. It is cool and has the functions of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production and relieving summer heat. The strawberries we are talking about now are actually out of season, and they are basically planted in greenhouses.
(2) Let's talk about being out of season. As we all know, keeping in good health pays the most attention to following the laws of nature, and diet is no exception. We need to eat all kinds of seasonal foods and fruits, and anti-seasonal foods are of course very harmful to human health; Besides, the fruits grown in greenhouses have not been exposed to the sun for many years, their basic living environment is dark and humid, and their nature is extremely cold. Coupled with the destruction of various growth promoters and lycopene, their essence has been beyond recognition.
(3) In this living environment, people with cold constitution eat more yin and cold, and women are prone to indigestion, infertility and irregular menstruation. And it can also induce the rapid growth of mammary gland hyperplasia, hysteromyoma and ovarian cyst, so women who want to be pregnant or have been pregnant or women who have mammary gland hyperplasia, hysteromyoma and ovarian cyst should not eat. People with weak constitution are more likely to catch a cold and get sick after eating; Patients with chronic diseases can easily aggravate their condition. If you are greedy, you can eat 1-3 tablets in moderation 20 minutes after meals, and quickly soak a cup of ginger tea to drive away the cold after eating.
(4) In addition, the cleaning of strawberries is also very important. To clean strawberries, it is best to rinse them continuously with tap water. Flowing water can prevent pesticides and various microorganisms from infiltrating into fruits. Don't eat washed strawberries right away. It is best to soak in light salt water or rice washing water for 5 minutes.
2. What kind of fruit is good to eat in autumn?
Autumn health should be based on moistening dryness and convergence, and you can eat more fruits in the season. The sour taste of fruit converges, conforms to the autumn qi, and at the same time, the sour taste enters the liver, enhances the autumn liver qi to resist the harm of lung qi, moistens the body and relieves autumn dryness. Many fruits are good for autumn dryness. Pears, oranges, pomegranates, jujubes, persimmons and other seasonal fruits all have the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm.
(1) pear
Pear is sweet, cool and slightly sour, which has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, and is a good fruit for preventing and treating autumn dryness. Pears can maintain the healthy state of cells and tissues and soften blood vessels. Raw pears have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, and clearing away heart fire. Decocting with water or adding honey to boil ointment has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
(2) Grapes
Grape, as a seasonal fruit in autumn, has the functions of nourishing qi and blood, benefiting liver and kidney, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating spleen to stimulate appetite, relieving cough and relieving annoyance, and is a good product for health preservation in autumn. Its pulp is rich in vitamin B3 and minerals, which can deeply moisturize the skin, promote skin cell regeneration and resist aging. Grape pit can soften skin and make skin moist and moist.
(3) Grapefruit
In dry autumn, grapefruit is the best fruit in this season, which can eliminate phlegm, moisten lungs and clear intestines, enrich blood and strengthen spleen. Moreover, modern nutrition has confirmed that grapefruit is rich in organic acids, vitamins, minerals and active substances, which has the function of lowering blood sugar and reducing thrombosis. So in daily life, you might as well prepare a few grapefruit for your family.
(4) sugarcane
Sugarcane contains many nutrients needed by human body, especially its iron content is as high as 1.3 mg 100 g, which ranks first among all kinds of fruits and has the reputation of "blood-enriching fruit". Drinking raw sugarcane juice can clear away heat and help digestion. Dry mouth, nausea and vomiting, indigestion and fever can all be drunk.
(5) bananas
Generally speaking, eating bananas is the best way to reduce fire. Chinese medicine believes that bananas are sweet, cold, slightly astringent and non-toxic, and have the functions of clearing heat and quenching thirst, clearing stomach and cooling blood, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, lowering blood pressure and diuresis. It is especially beneficial for people with thirst, constipation and other yin deficiency and intestinal dryness or blood heat and qi stagnation.
(7) citrus
Citrus is cool and sweet, which has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving cough, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, sobering up and diuresis. Suitable for weak body, thirst due to insufficient body fluid after fever, thirst due to alcohol injury, etc. Juicing or honey decoction is especially good for treating cough caused by lung heat.
(8) Jujube
Dongzao jujube has the functions of keeping capillaries unblocked and preventing the increase of vascular fragility, and has curative effect on hypertension and atherosclerosis, and has the function of preventing cancer. For some friends with fatty liver and "alcoholic hepatitis", you might as well eat some winter dates.
(8) Water chestnut
Chinese medicine believes that water chestnut tastes sweet and cold, and it has the functions of clearing away heat and nourishing yin, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, promoting digestion and resolving phlegm, stopping bleeding and stopping dysentery when entering the lung and stomach meridians. It is suitable for fever and yin injury, thirst of body fluid, lung heat due to yin deficiency, cough due to lung dryness, dyspepsia, bloody dysentery, metrorrhagia and leakage.
(9) Persimmon
Persimmon has the effects of moistening lung and relieving cough, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm and softening hardness. Eating fresh persimmon raw has a good effect on pulmonary tuberculosis, cough due to deficiency-heat lung flaccidity, cough with excessive phlegm, mental fatigue and hemoptysis. Persimmons are red, soft and ripe, and can be used to treat fever, polydipsia, dry mouth, rotten lips, heart heat and dysentery.
(10) carambola
The water content of carambola is 9 1.4%. Carambola belongs to tropical fruit, which is rich in water content and tastes like pineapple. Rich in a variety of antioxidants, beneficial to heart health. Because of the high content of oxalic acid in carambola, patients with kidney disease should eat less.
(1 1) pomegranate
Pomegranate is warm and sweet, and has the effect of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. People with insufficient body fluid, dry mouth and throat, and restless thirst can be used as a good diet therapy. Pomegranate juice or decoction can clear away heat and toxic materials, moisten lung, relieve cough, kill insects and stop dysentery, and can be used to treat infantile malnutrition, chronic diarrhea and dysentery.
Eating less spicy food and more sour food can stimulate the body to secrete more body fluids, thus achieving the purpose of reducing dryness, moistening lung and nourishing liver qi. In autumn, you should eat less spicy food such as garlic, peppers, green onions, mustard greens, leeks and fennel, as well as hot and dry food such as hot pot, fried food and mala Tang.