Stock up on New Year's goods and welcome the New Year, these nuts are indispensable

Song Tianli

"Tiggo returns to the tiger power, the jade rabbit welcomes the spring and good luck", as the saying goes, "after the moon is the year" and "after the small year is the year", after the small year, we will start cleaning, clean the home, and buy New Year goods, ready to welcome the arrival of the New Year
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Here are three nut products that are not only delicious, but also beneficial to your health
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Walnut kernels

Walnut kernels, also known as walnut kernels and walnut flesh, are the pulp
in the walnut kernel.
Zhang Hua's "Natural History" of the Western Jin Dynasty recorded that "Zhang Qian made the Western Regions, and had to return the walnut seed", the hometown of walnuts was originally Iran, and it was one of
the plants that Zhang Qian brought back to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty.
Because of its high nutrition, it is known as the "longevity fruit" and is the most widely cultivated nut tree
species in the world.
Studies have shown that walnut kernels contain protein, amino acids, fats and other nutrients, of which 86% of the fat is unsaturated fatty acids, which are indispensable fatty acids for the human body, which can reduce cholesterol and blood viscosity in blood vessels, and have physiological functions
of regulating blood lipids, preventing blood clots, and improving immunity.
Walnut kernels contain mineral nutrients such as calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, manganese, iodine, as well as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6 and vitamin C, which are necessary nutrients for the formation of human tissues and the maintenance of normal physiological functions
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Walnut kernel is a medicine and food of the same origin, since ancient times used to treat diseases to achieve good results, Tang Dynasty famous medicinal scientist, dietary therapist Meng Shu believes that it can: "through the meridians, moisturize the blood veins, black hair, often take the bone and flesh delicate and shiny
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" The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Replenish qi and nourish blood, moisturize phlegm, benefit the door, benefit the three jiao, warm the lungs and moisturize the intestines
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" Treat deficiency and wheezing, heavy pain in the waist and feet, abdominal hernia, blood dysentery, intestinal wind, swelling and poison, acne sores, copper poison.

"Traditional Chinese medicine believes that walnut kernels have the effect
of warming the lungs and kidneys, calming asthma and dissolving phlegm, and moisturizing the intestines and astringency.
It has a certain relief effect
on kidney deficiency and wheezing, male impotence, sperm loss, frequent urination, and dry stool.

Peanut kernels

Peanuts have high nutritional value and contain 8 essential amino acids in the human body, of which leucine content is more, which can improve immunity, and at the same time can promote the secretion of pepsin and increase appetite
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Peanut kernel red coat (the skin of peanut kernel) can inhibit the dissolution of fibrin, promote thrombogenesis, strengthen the constriction function of capillaries, and improve coagulation function, especially suitable for people with anemia or bleeding
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Studies have shown that peanuts are rich in B vitamins, which are water-soluble vitamins, mainly involved in the metabolism of body substances, and play an important role
in maintaining normal heart function, nourishing nerves, and lubricating the skin.
Peanuts are also a medicinal food
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American scientists have also found natural polyphenols in peanuts - resveratrol, which can reduce human cholesterol levels, have a good dietary therapeutic effect for cardiovascular people, and have good antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-aging and other effects
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"Medicinal Test": "Use phlegm for raw research, stir-fry with appetizing to wake up the spleen, smooth intestines, dry cough should eat, moisturize the fire
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" "Seeking Truth from Materia Medica": "Peanuts, according to the book, this fragrance can soothe the spleen, Xinke moisturizes the lungs, and the sincerity is also good, but the cloud fried food is harmless, and the discussion is not thoughtful
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" Although the smell is pure, it is not equal to the heat of walnut meat, it is not similar to the coolness of black taro and water chestnut, and the food is fragrant and lovely, suitable for tea, and it is the most suitable
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The first body is moist and slippery, applied to the body dry and firm, applied to the body cold and sluggish, the qi is unlucky, the endless chatter, the harm of the spleen and intestines should still be identified from its body qi, then it is obtained
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"The medicine of the motherland believes that peanuts have the effect
of nourishing the stomach and spleen, moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough, and strengthening the brain and intelligence.

pistachio

The ancient Persian king regarded pistachios as "fairy fruits", and Li Zhaoping, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, said that pistachios are rich in fat, protein, dietary fiber and polyphenolic compounds, which have the effect
of improving blood lipid levels and promoting cardiovascular health.
The results of a cross-controlled trial abroad showed that the fasting blood glucose value of 32 healthy young men during the intake of pistachios was significantly lower than that when they were not ingested, which had the effect of
controlling blood sugar.
The purple-red fruit coating outside the pistachio is rich in anthocyanins, which has the effect of antioxidant, improving blood circulation, especially for restoring the microvessels around the eyes, protecting the retina and improving vision
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About the author Song Tianli:

Health manager, member of Chronic Disease Management Branch of Chinese Association of Chinese Medicine

Member of Chinese Nutrition Society

Director of the Preventive and Sub-health Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research

Member of the Chronic Disease Management Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies

Preliminary review: Li Song Responsible editor: Xiao Zhihan Review: Ouyang Meihua