There are many benefits of eating longan! Can pregnant women eat it? What is the difference between and longan? Do you get angry if you eat too much?

Longan is one of our common fruits. Together with litchi, banana and pineapple, longan is one of the four most precious fruits in South China. It is also produced in Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan and other places. Longan is not only a kind of fruit, but also a single traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of nourishing and tonifying blood. Can pregnant women eat longan? What are the differences between longan and longan? Do you get angry if you eat too much?

A brief introduction to Longan

Longan fruit can not only be eaten raw, but also can be dried with shell baking results called dried longan, one can be stored all the year round, and it is also the best choice for medicine.

Longan is a large evergreen tree with a height of 6m. Long elliptic leaves alternate, entire, leathery, smooth glabrous, 6ml 10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, base oblique. Small yellow-white flowers with male and female hermaphroditic flowers that bear fruit in early autumn. The fruit is round in shape, slightly smaller than litchi, with bluish brown skin and sweet flesh. Peeled flesh is crystal clear pulp white, the core is red and black, very similar to the eyeball, so it is called "longan".

Second, the efficacy and function of longan

According to traditional Chinese medicine, longan can be used as medicine, its flesh is sweet and warm, nourishing and strong; its nucleus is astringent and astringent to stop bleeding; its leaf is light and flat, and its surface is solved. It has many effects, such as strengthening yang and tonifying qi, tonifying blood, tonifying heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming mind, moistening skin and beauty, etc., and can treat anemia, palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess, forgetfulness, neurasthenia, spleen deficiency and qi weakness after illness and postpartum weakness.

For the efficacy and function of longan, longan meat can be matched in the following ways:

1. Longan meat + ginseng

Longan meat has the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind, while ginseng can greatly replenish vitality, calm the mind and wisdom. Eating together has the effects of strengthening vitality, tonifying the heart and nourishing the spleen, calming the mind and promoting wisdom, and can be used for fear and palpitation caused by excessive thinking, fatigue and spleen injury, insomnia and forgetfulness, and spleen deficiency and qi weakness.

two。 Longan meat + Chinese wolfberry

Longan meat has the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and Chinese wolfberry can nourish the yin of liver and kidney. The combination of the two drugs can enhance the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing blood, which can be used for palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, irritability, dizziness of head, fatigue, sore waist and weak legs caused by old age and weakness after illness.

3. Longan meat + Brucea javanica

Longan meat has the effect of nourishing blood and spleen, and Brucea javanica can cool blood, detoxify and stop dysentery. The combination of the two drugs can reduce the stimulation of Brucea javanica to the stomach and intestines, reduce the adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, chest tightness and abdominal pain, and is suitable for heat-toxic dysentery.

4. Longan meat + lily

Longan meat can nourish blood and calm the mind, while lilies can clear the heart and calm the mind. The combination of the two drugs can enhance the effect of calming the mind and mind, and is suitable for insomnia and dreaminess, palpitation and palpitation.

5. Longan meat + Angelica sinensis

Longan meat can tonify the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the mind, angelica can tonify blood and activate blood, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. The combination of the two drugs can enhance the effect of nourishing blood and invigorating blood, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and can be used for insomnia, forgetfulness and dreaming caused by blood deficiency, palpitations and vertigo.

6. Longan meat + Polygala

Longan meat can tonify the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the mind, Yuanzhi can communicate with the heart and kidney, calm the mind and wisdom, the combination of the two drugs can enhance the effect of nourishing the mind and mind, and can be used for insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness and so on.

In daily life, we can drink proper amount of chicken soup such as longan meat, Chinese wolfberry, red jujube, Codonopsis pilosula, lily, astragalus and lotus seed according to our own needs, which can benefit the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the nerve. it can improve insomnia, dreaminess and forgetfulness caused by blood deficiency and yin deficiency.

Can pregnant women eat longan?

Pregnant women had better not eat longan during pregnancy, because longan is warm to help Yang, pregnant women are easy to move blood and fetus after eating, they should eat some cool and nourishing drugs, while longan is warm, it is easy to get angry when eating too much, and it is easy to cause abdominal pain after a long time. See red and other symptoms.

Experts remind: even if the food is too cold and warm, as long as you don't eat a lot, it will not cause harm to pregnant women, such as eating only 2 longan at a time.

When can pregnant women eat longan?

Hospital doctors point out that when pregnant women give birth and after delivery, they can consider eating longan:

Pregnant women can eat longan one: if pregnant women are dizzy, sweating and other phenomena of blood deficiency and qi loss, drinking a bowl of longan soup at this time can alleviate dizziness and play a good role in replenishing qi and nourishing blood; if pregnant women have slight edema, often drinking longan soup can effectively alleviate edema.

Pregnant women can eat longan situation 2: pregnant women in childbirth to consume a lot of physical strength, frail pregnant women in childbirth will often appear weak hands and feet. At this time to drink longan soup, longan-based, add red dates, brown sugar, ginger, boiling with water, to increase physical strength, stabilize mood, relieve dizziness, help childbirth have certain benefits.

Fifth, does longan get angry after eating too much?

Here, the editor tells you with personal experience that if you eat too much longan will get angry, so you must not be gluttonous. Although longan has many benefits to the body, excessive consumption may lead to nosebleeds, oral ulcers and other adverse symptoms. The reason is that longan is a hot and humid food. Eating more is easy to stagnate qi, and it is easy to get angry when eating more. So you must control the amount of longan. It is best to eat about 15 longan a day.

VI. The difference between longan and longan

Many people also call longan longan, but in fact there is a difference between them.

1. Longan refers to fresh fruit.

2. After longan is dried with shell and core, it is called dried longan and longan meat.

3. If it is shelled and enucleated, only the pulp is left. After drying, it is called longan.

So longan and longan are actually the same thing. In addition, longan's health care and medicinal value will be far lower than longan, and should not be stored, can only be eaten in longan season; longan is regardless of season, a variety of eating methods, both into food and medicine can be matched with health care, the effectiveness is also very strong.

After understanding some basic information of longan, the editor reminds you to eat longan or longan reasonably according to your physical condition. Fresh longan must not be eaten too much, especially pregnant women must not get angry caused by gluttony.