The Ten Best Fruits to Eat in Winter

The King of Fruits — Pear

Pears are also known as "fast fruit" and "jade milk," and are called "natural mineral water" for their fresh, tender, and juicy nature. They have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting fluid production to moisten dryness, and clearing the heart to reduce fire. They are quite effective in moisturizing the lungs, bronchi, and upper respiratory tract, and can also help with digestion and stimulate appetite.

The Doctor's First Medicine — Apple

Apples are also known as Pingpo. They are sweet and cool in nature, and are known for tonifying the spleen qi, nourishing the stomach yin, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, and moistening the lungs to gladden the heart. They are hailed as the health guardian of the cardiovascular system. Eating them can improve the function of the respiratory system and lungs. After a tense day at work, smelling the fresh fragrance of an apple can refresh your mind and relieve stress!

Sweet and Delicious — Persimmon

Persimmons are sweet and astringent, and cool in nature. Their vitamin and sugar content are one to two times higher than that of ordinary fruits. They can nourish the lungs and protect the stomach, clear dry heat, and regular consumption can help replenish deficiency, stop coughs, benefit the intestines, and reduce heat. Eating persimmons on an empty stomach can easily lead to persimmon phytobezoars, so it's best to eat them after meals and try to eat the skin as little as possible.

Golden Persimmon Cake

The Fine Fruit of the Western Regions — Pomegranate

Pomegranates were originally a specialty of the Western Regions and were introduced to the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty. Pomegranates are sweet, sour, astringent, and warm. They can effectively act as antioxidants, reduce oxidized cholesterol deposited in the body, delay aging, and are very effective for treating dry throat and thirst.

The King of Dried Fruits — Chestnut

Chestnuts are sweet and warm in nature, and enter the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians. They can nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, tonify the kidneys, strengthen the waist, invigorate the muscles, activate blood, stop bleeding, and reduce swelling. Chestnuts are also rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals, which can help prevent diseases such as osteoporosis and high blood pressure.

The King of Vitamin C — Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi fruit gets its name from the affection that macaques have for it, and its vitamin C content is extremely high. Additionally, this fruit contains serotonin, which can help us stabilize our mood and calm our nerves. The rich dietary fiber can promote heart health and aid digestion.

Kiwi Fruit Smoothie

The Fruit of Paradise — Olive

This is the Turkish people's praise for the olive. The flesh of the olive is rich in calcium, which is very beneficial to the human body when eaten fresh. Olives are sweet, sour, and neutral in nature. They can clear heat and detoxify, eliminate stagnation and resolve phlegm, and moisten the lungs and throat.

Sweet and Sour — Grapefruit

Grapefruit is a typical southern fruit, sweet and sour with a hint of bitterness, and is very juicy. It contains a large amount of vitamin C. The natural pectin it contains can lower cholesterol levels, help with the absorption of calcium and iron, and can harmonize the stomach to resolve stagnation and promote fluid production to quench thirst.

The Longevity Food — Hawthorn

Hawthorn is what we often call "shanlihong." The rich flavonoids and large amounts of vitamins in hawthorn can effectively stop the generation of free radicals and enhance the body's immunity. Hawthorn is sweet, sour, and slightly warm. It is a good remedy for stimulating the appetite, aiding digestion, and enhancing digestive function.

Vitamin Pill — Jujube

Fresh jujubes are rich in vitamins, especially a large amount of vitamin C, which can promote the conversion of excess cholesterol in the body into bile acids.

Honey Grapefruit Tea