The list of best fruits recommended by WHO: Papaya ranks first as the best fruit, followed by strawberry, orange, tangerine, kiwi, mango, apricot, persimmon and watermelon. So, what are the characteristics, chemical composition, and ancient and modern research status of these fruits? What role do these fruits play in people’s physical and mental health? Are there any taboos in eating these vegetables? What else do we need to know about these fruits? Please read - Nutritional Interpretation of the Best Fruits.
Strawberries are mild in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of moistening the lungs and promoting body fluids, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and replenishing qi, cooling blood and detoxifying. ——Li Shizhen, Ming Dynasty, "Compendium of Materia Medica"
Strawberry, also known as American raspberry, red raspberry, bayberry, ground raspberry, etc., is the general name for plants of the genus Strawberry in the Rosaceae family. There are more than 50 species worldwide. It is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its fruit develops from the receptacle and becomes a fleshy aggregate fruit, which is different from ordinary fruits that develop from the ovary. Because the shape of the strawberry fruit resembles a heart and is bright and blood-red, it is often known as the "acacia fruit". Delicious red and tender, juicy pulp, sweet and sour, and rich aroma, strawberries not only have color, but also have a pleasant aroma that is not found in other fruits. They are rare among fruits with good color, aroma and taste, so they are often People call it the "Queen of Fruits".
Nutritional value
Strawberry pulp is soft and juicy, skinless and seedless, with a sweet and sour taste. It has a special flavor and rich aroma. It is a kind of fruit with high nutritional value and A favorite low-sugar, low-calorie berry. The nutrients in strawberries are easily digested and absorbed by the human body. You will not catch cold or get angry if you eat more of them. It is a healthy food suitable for all ages. Its main nutrients include protein, fructose, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, malic acid, amino acids, carotene, dietary fiber, various vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and various trace elements. According to measurements, every 100 grams of pulp contains 5.7 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein, 0.6 grams of fat, about 1 gram of organic acids, 100 mg of vitamin C6O, which is more than 100 times that of apples and grapes, 32 mg of calcium, 2.2 mg of iron, Phosphorus 41 mg, potassium 170 mg, sodium 6.5 mg, copper 0.04 mg, magnesium 12 mg, zinc 0.11 mg, selenium 0.7 μg, carotene 0.01 mg, thiamine 0.O2 mg, riboflavin 0.O2 mg , niacin 0.3 mg, sugar content (fructose, sucrose, glucose) of 6% to 11%, organic acids (citric acid, malic acid, salicylic acid, etc.) 1% to 1.5%, pectin 1.1% to 1.7%. These nutrients have a good promoting effect on the growth and development of human bones, skin and nervous system. In addition, the carotene contained in strawberries is an important substance for the synthesis of vitamin A, which has the effect of improving eyesight and nourishing the liver.
Medicinal value
Strawberries are not only rich in nutrients, but also have high medicinal value. In Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", there is a clear record of the medicinal properties of strawberries. It is said that strawberries are neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and promoting fluid production, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and qi, cooling blood and detoxifying. Modern medicine has proven that strawberries have the effects of lowering blood pressure and anti-aging, and have certain effects on preventing and treating atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, anemia, leukemia, cerebral hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, etc. Patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, scurvy, colon cancer, etc. may wish to eat more.
▲Prevent cardiovascular disease
The rich vitamin C in strawberries can soften and protect blood vessels, improve blood circulation, and prevent cardiovascular system diseases.
▲Anti-cancer and anti-cancer
At the same time, the vitamin C contained in strawberries can also hinder the production of strong carcinogens nitrosamines in the body and destroy certain nitrosamines produced when cancer cells proliferate. Enzymatic activity, has certain anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects.
American medical scientists have also discovered in recent years that strawberries also contain high levels of ellagic acid, which not only protects human tissues from carcinogens, but also inhibits the growth of malignant tumor cells.
Research by medical experts at home and abroad has proven that strawberry juice contains an anti-cancer substance that can prevent the formation and spread of cancer cells. Cancer has the characteristics of invasive growth. It can directly invade various parts such as lymphatic vessels, blood vessels, and body cavities from the original site, and can also metastasize. A certain anti-cancer substance in strawberry juice can inhibit the invasive growth of cancer and prevent it from expanding. Therefore, regular consumption of herb poison has a certain effect on preventing and treating cancer.
Doctor Stone from the Ohio State Medical Center in the United States has recently discovered that the fruits, roots and leaves of strawberries contain an acidic substance that can protect human cells from carcinogens.
Strawberries contain much more of this acid than apples.
▲Helping digestion and relieving constipation
The organic acids, cellulose and pectin contained in strawberries can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, relieve constipation, and are useful for preventing and treating hemorrhoids and high blood pressure. Blood pressure, high cholesterol, colon cancer, etc. also have good results.
▲Prevention and treatment of leukemia and obstructive anemia
In recent years, medical research has also found that strawberry fruits, roots, stems, and leaves contain a substance called "strawberry amine". Substances can be used to prevent and treat diseases such as leukemia and obstructive anemia.
▲Beauty and Beauty
A nutrition professor in New York, USA, also listed strawberries among the top ten beauty foods. According to research, women often eat strawberries, which have health care effects on hair and skin. Strawberry is known as the "miracle fruit" in Germany. According to the book "The Secret of Slimness", strawberries can also help you lose weight because they contain a substance called aspartic acid, which can naturally and gently remove "slag" from the body.
Abroad, people regard strawberries as a "miracle medicine" for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The United States, Poland, Japan, Mexico and other countries cultivate strawberries in large quantities and regard them as a necessary fruit and vegetable food in daily life.
Dietary Therapy Tips
Strawberries: Eat 60 grams of strawberries before meals, 3 times a day. Appetite, treat abdominal distension due to food accumulation,
Strawberry cold water juice: mash 60 grams of fresh strawberries, drink with cold boiled water, 3 times a day, to treat bleeding gums, mouth and tongue sores, less urine, and yellow color.
Strawberry rock sugar drink: simmer 6 grams of fresh strawberries and 30 grams of rock sugar together in water, 3 times a day, 1 spoon each time, to treat dry cough without phlegm that does not heal over time.
Strawberry juice: Wash the fresh strawberry fruit with salt water, remove the calyx and squeeze the juice. One cup each morning and evening. Treats dry cough, sore throat, hoarseness due to heat and fever.
Fresh strawberries: When you feel dizzy and unwell after drinking, you can eat 100 grams of fresh strawberries at one time. Wash them and take them all at once to help sober up.
Strawberry rice wine: Squeeze the juice from washed strawberries, then add an equal amount of rice wine and mix well to make strawberry wine. Drink 1 cup in the morning and 2 cups each time. Regular consumption is good for malnutrition, frailty and weight loss. effect.
Strawberry-banana puree: Boil 60 grams of strawberries and 2 bananas together, and take it with a glass of cold water, twice a day. It can treat dryness and heat syndrome caused by astringent and painful urination, dark yellow urine, and dry stool.
Strawberry lemon juice: 50 grams each of fresh strawberry juice, lemon juice, raw pear juice, and 15 grams of honey. Mix the above 4 flavors and mix thoroughly. Take it in two doses to treat cough caused by lung heat.
Fresh strawberry juice: 250 grams of fresh strawberries. Wash the strawberries and squeeze the juice. Drink in 2 portions. Treats loss of appetite.
Strawberry and hawthorn soup: 100 grams of strawberries, 30 grams of hawthorn. Wash the above two ingredients, put them into a pot, add appropriate amount of water to make a decoction, and drink the soup to treat indigestion.
Strawberry sesame oil: 50 grams of strawberries, appropriate amount of sesame oil. Mash strawberries and mix with sesame oil and mix thoroughly. Take orally on an empty stomach to treat constipation.
Strawberry soup: 60 grams of strawberries. Add strawberries to a pot, add water, decoct the soup, and drink the soup to treat summer diarrhea.
Strawberry pulp: 60 grams of strawberries. Wash the strawberries, mash them and drink with cold water. 3 times a day to cure difficulty in urination.
Fresh strawberries: Appropriate amount of fresh strawberries. Wash the strawberries and that's it. Eating it frequently is beneficial to diabetics.
Strawberry stewed with raisins: 250g strawberries, 100g raisins, 10g sugar. Put the 3 flavors into the pot, add 800 ml of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes, remove from the fire and soak for 10 hours before eating. Drink soup and eat strawberries and raisins. It is appropriate to eat when Qi and blood are insufficient.
Strawberry and red dates porridge: 100 grams of strawberries, 50 grams of red dates, 30 grams of dried lychees, and 150 grams of glutinous rice. Put the above 4 flavors into the pot, add appropriate amount of water to make porridge. Eat it if you have insufficient Qi and blood.
Fresh strawberry juice: 100 grams of fresh strawberries. Wash the grass poison and squeeze the juice. Take it stewed to refresh your mind.
Lotus leaf strawberry: 11 grams of strawberry, 30 grams of hawthorn, 15 grams of lotus leaf, 15 grams each of winter melon peel and seeds. Put the above 5 flavors into the pot, add appropriate amount of water to make the soup. Drink soup. Food for hyperlipidemia is effective.
Strawberry with Rock Sugar: Boil 500 grams of strawberries and 200 grams of rock sugar in water until mashed and eat them, 3 times a day, 1 spoon each time, to cure long-lasting dry cough without phlegm.
Strawberry juice: Wash the strawberries with salt water, remove the calyx and squeeze the juice. Take it once a day in the morning and evening. 2 cups each time can cure sore throat and hoarseness.
Strawberry and leek seeds: 10 to 20 grams of dried strawberries, 10 grams of dried raspberries, 5 grams of leek seeds (fried), 10 grams of gorgon seeds, and appropriate amount of sugar. Put the above 4 flavors into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, decoct the soup, add sugar and serve. Take 2 times a day. Treat spermatorrhea and enuresis.
Rock sugar strawberry: 100 grams of fresh strawberries, 30 grams of rock sugar. First wash the strawberries and mash them, add 100 ml of cold boiled water to mix and filter to extract the juice; mash the rock sugar, add rock sugar to the juice, stir continuously until the rock sugar completely dissolves, drink in two portions. It functions to moisten the lungs and relieve cough. It is suitable for long-term symptoms such as dry throat, dry cough without phlegm, etc. Patients with excess phlegm and dampness should not eat it.
Strawberry Orange Drink: 200 grams of fresh strawberries, 100 grams of fresh oranges. Wash the strawberries, peel off the skin of the oranges, and divide them into orange segments; put them both into a casserole, add 100 grams of sugar, 500 ml of water, boil over high heat for 3 minutes, then stop the heat, and drink when warm. This drink has the effect of promoting fluid production and relieving the stomach, and is suitable for diseases such as disharmony between the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, etc.
Strawberry wine: 500 grams of fresh strawberries, 400 ml of pure fresh rice wine. Wash and mash the strawberries, filter the juice with gauze; take an earthen jar, put the juice and rice wine into the jar, seal it for 1 day and drink it, 3 times a day, 20 ml each time. This wine has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, and can treat long-term illness, physical weakness, malnutrition, weight loss and anemia. To make strawberry wine, strawberries should be selected that are not fully ripe, have a strong sour taste, have green pedicles and dark red flesh. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that strawberries have the effects of clearing heat and relieving fever, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, diuresis and stopping diarrhea. Strawberry wine is very effective in eliminating fatigue, promoting appetite and improving beauty. And vitamin C will not be lost when soaked in alcohol.
Cream strawberry: 250 grams of fresh strawberries, 50 ml of cream. Wash the strawberries, then soak them in 0.1% potassium permanganate solution for 10 minutes, then rinse them with clean water, add 100 grams of sugar, mix well, and put them on a plate; stir the cream and vanilla together and squeeze them on the strawberries Serve. This food has the effects of nourishing blood, promoting body fluids and moistening dryness, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It is suitable for diseases such as deficiency of Qi and blood, weight loss, dry mouth and thirst, dry stools, neurasthenia, insomnia and habitual constipation. If eaten by healthy people, it can nourish and strengthen the skin, moisturize the skin, resist aging and prolong life. It is a good product for beauty and elderly health care.
Brown sugar strawberry puree: 200 grams of fresh strawberries, 150 grams of brown sugar. Wash the strawberries and mash them, add brown sugar and mix thoroughly to make brown sugar strawberry paste. Applying to the affected area can cool blood and detoxify, and can be used to treat sores, boils, swelling and pain.