Cultivated all over China, native to South America and widely cultivated in Europe.
Edible
component content
Strawberry is rich in amino acids, fructose, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, malic acid, pectin, carotene, vitamin B 1, B2, nicotinic acid and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and iron. These nutrients can promote growth and development, which is of great benefit to the elderly and children. Foreign scholars have found that the effective components in strawberries can inhibit the growth of cancer. Every hundred grams of strawberry contains vitamin C50- 100 mg, which is more than 10 times higher than that of apples and grapes. Scientific research has confirmed that vitamin C can eliminate the relaxation and tension between cells, make the structure of brain cells firm, and make the skin delicate and elastic, which has an important impact on the development of brain and intelligence. Eating strawberries after meals can break down food fat and promote digestion.
Therapeutic value
1, treatment of diabetes: appropriate amount of fresh strawberries. Wash and eat frequently.
2, cure dry cough: 60 grams of fresh strawberries, 30 grams of rock sugar. Put the two raw materials into a pot and steam them together. Take it three times a day.
3. Treatment of anemia: strawberry 100g, jujube 15g, dried litchi 30g, glutinous rice 150g. Put these four kinds of food into the pot, add appropriate amount of water to make porridge. Every day 1 time.
edibleness
1, eat strawberries before meals to relieve poor appetite.
In case of abdominal distension and poor appetite, you can eat 60 grams of strawberries three times a day before meals;
Gum bleeding, sores on the mouth and tongue, short urination and Huang Shi, 60 grams of fresh strawberries can be mashed and taken with cold boiled water three times a day.
Stew fresh strawberries and rock sugar with water;
Dry cough without phlegm, when it does not heal for a long time, 6 grams of fresh strawberries and 30 grams of rock sugar can be stewed three times a day;
In case of upset, dry cough, sore throat and hoarseness, fresh strawberries can be washed and juiced, one cup in the morning and one cup in the evening.
2. Strawberries can regulate gastrointestinal tract and anemia.
Modern medical research believes that strawberries have certain nourishing and conditioning effects on gastrointestinal tract and anemia. Strawberries can not only prevent scurvy, but also prevent arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Vitamins and pectin in strawberries have certain effects on improving constipation and treating hemorrhoids, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Strawberry contains an amine substance, which also has an auxiliary treatment effect on leukemia, aplastic anemia and other blood diseases. Strawberry is a plant rich in tannic acid, which can absorb and prevent the absorption of carcinogenic chemicals in the body.
3. Fresh strawberries help sober up.
1. If you feel dizzy after drinking, you can eat100g of fresh strawberries at one time, which will help you sober up after washing.
2. For those who are malnourished or weak and emaciated after illness, you can juice the washed strawberries, add the same amount of rice wine and mix well to make strawberry wine, and drink 1 cup in the morning and evening.
4, whitening teeth
Because the malic acid contained in strawberry is an astringent, it can produce oxidation after being mixed with baking powder, which can remove the stains left on the tooth surface by coffee, red wine and cola.
5, contribute to heart health
(1) According to a new British study published by British Daily Mail, anthocyanin is an antioxidant, which is contained in red, blue and purple berries and vegetables such as blueberries and strawberries, and can prevent and repair cell damage.
(2) A new study by researchers from the University of East Anglia further illustrates this point. 93,000 people were followed up 18 years. Participants were divided into five groups, aged from 25 to 42, and reported their diet and other conditions affecting heart health every four years. Such as family history of hypertension and heart disease, overweight or obesity, exercise habits, smoking and drinking.
(3) The study found that people who eat blueberries or strawberries at least three times a week (one serving is about half a cup) have a lower incidence of heart disease than other participants. Dr Aiding Cassidy, the research leader, said that natural antioxidants in red, blue and purple fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of heart disease in young and middle-aged people by 32%. Studies have shown that eating more fruits and vegetables rich in anthocyanins when you are young will help reduce the risk of heart disease in the future. Anthocyanins can help improve the level of cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) and reduce inflammation related to heart disease. Besides blueberries and strawberries, foods rich in anthocyanins include purple eggplant, plums and cherries.
Medicinal value
Strawberry has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamin C, which helps digestion. At the same time, strawberries can also strengthen gums, refresh breath and moisten throat. In spring, people's anger is often strong, and eating strawberries can play an inhibitory role. In addition, strawberries are best eaten after meals, because they contain a lot of pectin and cellulose, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, improve constipation and prevent hemorrhoids and intestinal cancer.
Strawberry medicine can also be called top grade. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that strawberry is sweet and cool, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians and lung meridians, which has the functions of moistening the lungs, promoting fluid production, invigorating the spleen and regulating the stomach, inducing diuresis, reducing swelling, relieving fever and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for cough due to lung heat, loss of appetite, short and red urine, and polydipsia due to summer heat. Vitamin C rich in strawberries can not only prevent scurvy, but also play an active role in preventing arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Pectin and cellulose contained in strawberries can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve constipation and prevent hemorrhoids and intestinal cancer. Amines contained in strawberries have a certain effect on leukemia and aplastic anemia. The general population can eat it, such as wind-heat cough, sore throat and hoarseness; In summer, people who are annoyed by hot mouth or diarrhea are like water; Cancer, especially nasopharyngeal carcinoma, lung cancer, tonsil cancer and laryngeal cancer, is especially suitable for patients. People with excessive phlegm and diarrhea and urinary calculi should not eat more.
Compendium of Materia Medica: "Tonifying spleen, consolidating constitution, suppressing hyperactivity, supporting rotten soil, strengthening spirit, benefiting qi, forgiving bullies, eliminating phlegm, relieving hangover, quenching thirst after drinking, benefiting head and mind."
Sexual taste
Cool and sweet.
Meridian tropism
Enter the lung meridian and spleen meridian.
efficacy
Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, inducing diuresis to stop diarrhea, relieving sore throat and relieving cough.
Best: people with wind-heat cough, sore throat and hoarseness should eat it; In summer, people who are tired of hot and dry mouth or diarrhea like water should eat it; Cancer patients, especially patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, lung cancer, tonsil cancer and laryngeal cancer, should eat more.
The most taboo: strawberries are summer berries.