Walnut
【Beneficial for the Heart】Walnuts contain various polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, which can lower cholesterol levels. Therefore, eating walnuts is beneficial for the heart.
【Prevention and Treatment of Various Diseases】"Compendium of Materia Medica" states that walnuts can "supplement qi and nourish blood, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, benefit the life gate, promote the function of the triple energizer, warm the lungs and moisten the intestines, treat deficiency-cold wheezing and cough, pain in the lower back and legs, abdominal and hernia pain, bloody dysentery and intestinal bleeding, reduce swelling and toxicity, promote the eruption of smallpox, and neutralize copper poisoning."
【Beauty Enhancement】Walnut kernels contain a large amount of vitamin E and linoleic acid, making them an ideal skin beautifier for the human body. Regular consumption has the effect of moisturizing the skin and darkening hair.
【Anti-Aging】The vitamin E contained in walnut kernels can protect cells from oxidative damage by free radicals.
Jujube
【Enhances Immunity】Jujube is rich in vitamin C, which can improve the body's immunity.
【Protects the Liver】Pharmacological research has found that jujube can promote the production of white blood cells, lower serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin, and protect the liver.
【Prevents Gallstones】People who frequently eat fresh jujubes rarely suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh jujube converts excess cholesterol in the body into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation is also reduced.
【Prevents and Treats Osteoporosis and Anemia】Jujube is rich in calcium (Ca) and iron (Fe), which play an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and anemia.
【Prevents and Treats Hypertension】Rutin contained in jujube is a substance that softens blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure, and has a preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension. Jujube can also relieve allergies, remove fishy and strange odors, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain function, and enhance appetite.
【Prevents Scurvy】The vitamin C content in jujube is very rich, and nutritionists call it "living vitamin C pill". If the diet lacks vitamin C, people will feel tired and listless, and even develop scurvy.
Fig
【Promotes Digestion】Figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolytic enzyme and other substances, which can help the human body digest food and promote appetite. At the same time, because it contains various lipids, it also has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.
【Lowers Blood Pressure and Prevents Coronary Heart Disease】The lipase and hydrolytic enzyme contained in figs can lower blood lipids and decompose blood lipids, which can reduce the deposition of fat in blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease.
【Anti-Inflammatory】Figs have the effect of anti-inflammatory and reducing swelling, and can relieve sore throat and reduce swelling.
【Cancer Prevention and Anti-Cancer】The latex of unripe figs contains active ingredients such as psoralen and bergapten, while its ripe fruit juice can extract an aromatic substance "benzaldehyde". Both have the effects of preventing and fighting cancer, enhancing the body's disease resistance, can prevent the occurrence of various cancers, delay the development of transplanted adenocarcinoma and lymphosarcoma, promote their regression, and do not produce toxicity to normal cells.
Pistachio
【Moistens Intestines and Promotes Bowel Movements】Pistachios are rich in oil, so they have the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, which helps the body detoxify.
【Nourishes the Body】Pistachio is also a nourishing food and medicine. It is sweet, non-toxic, warms the kidneys and spleen, benefits deficiency and damage, regulates the middle and qi, and can treat neurasthenia, edema, anemia, malnutrition, chronic diarrhea and other diseases.
【Anti-Aging】Pistachios are nutritious. Their kernels contain about 20% protein, 15-18% sugar, and can also be pressed for oil. The vitamin E rich in the kernel can not only fight aging but also enhance physical fitness.
【Lowers Blood Lipids and Cholesterol】Pistachios are rich in arginine, which can not only relieve the occurrence of arteriosclerosis, help lower blood lipids, but also reduce the risk of heart attack, lower cholesterol, and relieve acute mental stress responses.
【Antioxidant and Eye Protection】The purple-red skin of pistachios contains anthocyanins, a natural antioxidant, while the emerald-green kernels are rich in lutein, which not only has antioxidant effects but is also very beneficial for protecting the retina.
Sunflower Seeds
【Prevents Anemia】As a type of nut, sunflower seeds have high nutritional value. It is not only a high-protein food but also rich in trace elements such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg). These characteristics make sunflower seeds have the effect of preventing diseases such as anemia.
【Anti-Aging】Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin B1 and vitamin E. Eating a handful of sunflower seeds daily can meet the body's daily vitamin E requirement. It is beneficial for stabilizing mood, preventing cell aging, and preventing adult diseases.
【Beauty Enhancement】Sunflower seeds contain protein, fat, various vitamins and minerals, among which the content of linoleic acid is particularly rich. Linoleic acid helps to keep the skin delicate and prevent dryness and the formation of spots.
Peanut
【Anti-Fatigue】Peanuts contain a relatively large amount of aspartic acid, thus they have the effect of relieving fatigue; The fructose contained in peanut kernels is levulose, which contains more hydroxyl groups than other sugars. It can not only be stored by the liver but also quickly used by the body and will not form fat accumulation;
【Anti-Aging】The fat in peanuts contains relatively rich vitamin E, which can prevent unsaturated fatty acids from being oxidized, eliminate "free radicals", and has an anti-aging effect.
【Brain Tonic】Peanuts also contain a certain amount of lecithin, which can be converted into choline through the action of intestinal enzymes, enter the brain and combine with acetic acid to become acetylcholine, which is an important brain tonic substance that promotes thinking and strengthens memory.
【Lowers Cholesterol】The unsaturated fatty acids and sterols in peanut oil, as well as the luteolin in peanut shells, all have the effect of lowering cholesterol.
【Prevents and Treats Various Bleeding Diseases】The red skin of peanuts has the effects of anti-fibrinolysis, promoting bone marrow to produce platelets, strengthening capillary contraction, and adjusting coagulation factor defects. It not only has hemostatic effect, but also has a certain therapeutic effect on the primary disease of bleeding.
【Moisturizes Skin and Beautifies Hair】The unsaturated fatty acids and sterols in peanut fat can make the skin moist and delicate, and make the hair abundant and shiny.
【Prevents Skin Diseases】The vitamin B2 rich in peanuts is one of the vitamins that are relatively lacking in the daily diet of our residents. Therefore, eating more peanuts daily can not only supplement the vitamin B2 in the daily diet but also help prevent and treat various diseases such as chapped lips, red and itchy eyes, and seborrheic dermatitis.