Gleditsia sinensis, commonly known as snow lotus seed, Gleditsia sinensis, Gleditsia sinensis kernel and Gleditsia sinensis essence, is the fruit of Gleditsia sinensis. It is a food with high energy, high carbohydrate, low protein and low fat. It also contains plant dietary fiber and is rich in collagen.
Extended data
nutritional ingredient
amino acid
Gleditsia sinensis contains various amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids and 9 non-essential amino acids (aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, cystine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, complex acid, phenylalanine, histidine, lysine, arginine and proline).
Amino acid is the basic unit of protein and an important substance in the process of biological metabolism. The results showed that Gleditsia sinensis. It has high nutritional value and can be used as a source of high-quality plant protein.
Mineral elements
Gleditsia sinensis contains 9 mineral elements such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, zinc, manganese and copper. The calcium and phosphorus contained in Gleditsia sinensis are essential elements for human body, which play an important role in promoting bone growth and brain development. .
Potassium is one of the important elements to maintain ion balance and tissue excitability. Magnesium ion can maintain osmotic balance; Other trace elements, such as manganese, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, etc., participate in the composition of various enzymes in human body and have direct or indirect effects on improving human immunity.
Experiments show that potassium-rich salt can reduce the blood pressure level of hypertensive patients and improve vascular endothelial function and arterial stiffness.
The content of sodium and potassium in Gleditsia sinensis. It meets the requirements, and the average ratio of potassium to sodium is 93. 07, much higher than that of black highland barley (53. 1 1), white highland barley (30. 64) and rice (10. 00). The results show that Gleditsia sinensis. It conforms to the diet structure of high potassium and low sodium, and has certain nutrition and health care functions.
Medicinal value
Moistening dryness and relaxing bowels, expelling wind and reducing swelling. It can be used for treating explosive stool, intestinal rheumatic diarrhea, acute diarrhea and severe diarrhea, hernia, scrofula, toxic swelling, and tinea.
Therapeutic value
Total energy of Gleditsia sinensis. It is 3.36 kcal/g, the total carbohydrate is 6 1%, and the total amino acid is 3. 13%. Gleditsia sinensis It contains 7 kinds of vitamins, and is a food with high energy, high carbohydrate, low protein and low fat.
It has the effects of nourishing heart, dredging meridians, clearing liver-fire, improving eyesight, invigorating spleen and kidney, resolving phlegm, inducing resuscitation, relaxing bowels, inducing diuresis, beauty beauty, refreshing and invigorating qi. Gleditsia sinensis is usually sold as a dry product in the market.
Edible method
1. porridge: take a proper amount of Gleditsia sinensis, wash it, soak it in warm water for 2-3 hours, and then cook porridge with your favorite foods (such as glutinous rice, peanuts, jujube, coix seed, lotus seeds, mung beans, etc.). ) make porridge and eat it with sugar.
2. Stewed soup: 5g of Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis, washed, soaked in warm water for 2-3 hours, put the juice into a plate, put it in a pot for stewing soup, then add 2-3 times of cold boiled water, and then add sugar and honey to serve.
3. Cook chicken soup or sparerib soup: Each chicken can be added with Gleditsia sinensis 10- 15g, washed, directly cooked with chicken or ribs, and eaten with salt, which can make the maternal milk smooth.
4. Boil chicken liver or pig liver: each catty of liver is boiled with 10g honey locust, and eaten with salt, which can clear liver and improve eyesight.
morphological character
Gleditsia sinensis, up to 15m. Spines are stout, usually branched, as long as 16cm, and cylindrical. Branchlets glabrous. Even pinnate compound leaves 1 piece, length12-18cm; Leaflets 6- 14, oblong, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 3-8 cm long and 1.5-3.5 cm wide, with obtuse or acuminate apex, obliquely rounded or wedge-shaped base, serrate, and glabrous margin.
Flowers mixed and arranged in axillary racemes; Calyx campanulate, with 4 lanceolate lobes; Petals 4, white; Stamens 6-8; Ovary strip-shaped, hairy along the seam. The pod is strip-shaped, untwisted, long 12-30, 2-4cm wide, slightly thick, dark brown, and covered with white cream. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is September -65438+ 10? .
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Gleditsia sinensis