Longan Fruit has both medicinal and culinary uses. It is a plant belonging to the Meliaceae family, also known as "Euphoria longan". In the market, you can find Longan fruit with a dark brown, oily appearance and wrinkled skin. After peeling off several layers of skin, you will see the yellowish-white seed inside. Here is a recipe for Braised Chicken with Longan Fruit and images of its preparation!
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Benefits of Longan Fruit
1. Improves Memory
Longan fruit contains various beneficial trace elements for the human body, with phosphorus and zinc being the most important. It also contains some phospholipids, which can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human brain and central nervous system.
This improves brain cell activity and significantly enhances memory, making it ideal for those who use their brains frequently.
2. Protects Eyes
Longan fruit is rich in vitamin A, which directly affects the human visual nerves. It can prevent vision deterioration and retinal degeneration, reducing the occurrence of night blindness.
In addition, Longan fruit contains active ingredients and phenolic substances that can regulate the digestive system and promote physical development.
It also helps eliminate free radicals in the body, which is beneficial for delaying aging and improving overall health.
3. Lowers Cholesterol
Longan fruit contains a large amount of fatty acids, most of which are unsaturated fatty acids. After entering the body, they promote fat metabolism and excretion.
This can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the body and facilitate the breakdown and excretion of cholesterol, softening blood vessels and lowering high blood lipids.
Recipe for Braised Chicken with Longan Fruit
Ingredients: 0.5 chicken, 1 jin Longan fruit, soy sauce, sugar, salt
Instructions: (1) Cook the Longan fruit and peel off the skin.
(2) Clean and cut the chicken into pieces, marinate with soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
(3) Stir-fry chili until fragrant, add the chicken and cook until half done, then add the Longan fruit and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Precautions for Consuming Longan Fruit
It is not suitable for those with weak spleen and diarrhea.
Medicinal Value of Longan Fruit
It tonifies the stomach and kills parasites. It is used to treat abdominal pain caused by intestinal worms, vomiting of food, and hernia pain.
① Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica": "Used to treat internal parasites, as well as children eating dirt, abdominal pain, and hard lumps. It nourishes the liver and gallbladder, improves vision, relieves cough and fever, relieves wind-heat, and relieves restlessness and clears heat."
② "Essentials of Medicinal Properties of Herbs": "Used to treat children's scalp sores. Crushed and applied topically. Also used to relieve internal heat by boiling with meat."
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