Eat eggplant to reduce fire and dry

After the beginning of autumn, the weather is gradually dry, plus the "autumn tiger" Yuwei, many people at this time will appear burning symptoms There is a saying in the folk proverb that "plant eggplant in summer and eat eggplant in autumn" According to traditional Chinese medicine, eggplant is cool and sweet in nature, and has the functions of clearing heat and hemostasis, detumescence and pain relief, removing wind and dredging collaterals, widening intestines and benefiting qi Therefore, eating eggplant in this season can reduce "fire Qi" and eliminate autumn dryness The eggplant just harvested in autumn is called "eggplant", which has a unique fragrance and delicate taste, so its flavor is better than ordinary eggplant Eggplant is not only a cheap and beautiful popular vegetable, but also a good food therapy product In addition to rich vitamins and microelements, there is another difference with other vegetables, which is rich in vitamin P Vitamin P is a flavonoid, which helps to keep cardiovascular function normal Therefore, eggplant is very beneficial to patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease and scurvy In addition, the results of foreign studies show that eggplant is also a "cancer fighting hand" in vegetables The solanine contained in eggplant can inhibit the proliferation of digestive system tumors, and has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer What's the difference between long eggplant and round eggplant? Cui Yanling, a researcher at the vegetable research center of Beijing Academy of agricultural and Forestry Sciences, said that there was not much difference in nutrition between long eggplant and round eggplant, but only in taste The moisture content of long eggplant skin is more abundant, and the fiber is also finer, so the texture is soft However, the eggplant skin has less water, coarser fiber and stronger taste Therefore, when cooking, the round eggplant is mainly stir fried and stewed, while the long eggplant is preferred to the cold eggplant Fu Jinru said that there are many ways to make eggplant Fried eggplant can bring out delicious taste, but you need to choose a healthy way to eat Many people like to fry or "over oil" eggplant when they make eggplant Although it is delicious, high temperature will cause serious loss of nutrition in eggplant, and its health care effect will be greatly reduced, and the intake of high calorie and high fat is also harmful to the body Therefore, of all the ways to eat eggplant, cold mashed eggplant is the healthiest It should be noted that eggplant belongs to cool food If the stomach is not comfortable recently, you should eat less, otherwise it will increase the burden on the stomach.