Longan has a long history of being used as medicine, and the ancients realized that longan can nourish the body. In Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, it is said that longan "removes the evil spirits of the five internal organs for a long time, calms people's minds and strengthens their bodies" and is also listed as "top grade".
Then, doctors of past dynasties also studied longan, and on this basis, they discovered the new efficacy of longan. For example, in "Kaibao Materia Medica", it is said that longan can "return to the spleen and improve intelligence"; Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan says that longan can "nourish blood and soothe the nerves, stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen". It can be seen that longan can not only replenish qi and blood, but also play a role in calming the heart, calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach.
1, longan can tonify qi and blood.
Longan is sweet, mild in nature and can soothe the spleen. In traditional Chinese medicine, spleen is regarded as the acquired source of human body, which can help people absorb subtle Shui Gu from the outside, thus transforming it into qi and blood in the body.
Therefore, eating longan contributes to the generation of qi and blood in the body. For people with insufficient qi and blood, longan can be eaten for health preservation in daily life.
For example, when we are dizzy, pale, weak, etc. Because of qi and blood loss, or physical weakness after a long illness, you can eat longan properly.
Longan can nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen.
Sweet taste enters the spleen and warms the pulse, so longan has a good tonic effect on the heart and spleen meridians. Its taste is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry, and it is very suitable for daily consumption.
For example, we worry too much because of study or work, or think too much because of unsatisfactory things in life, accompanied by palpitations, anxiety, dreaminess and forgetfulness. Eating longan can play a certain role.
Common ways to eat longan 1. Longan can be eaten directly, and we can also peel off the shell and eat it directly in daily life. The nutrients of longan are easily absorbed by the human body.
2, longan can be soaked in water to drink, longan soaked in water tastes better, and we can also use other medicinal materials to make tea, which adds the effect of health preservation.
3, longan can cook porridge to drink, longan porridge is sweet but not greasy, and the effective ingredients are easier to dissolve out, which is more helpful to people's health.