Sunflower seeds are the seeds of sunflowers and can be used as snacks or in baking. Due to their high oil content, sunflower seeds are also an important source of oil. Let's take a look at the benefits of sunflower seeds!
Benefits of Sunflower Seeds
1. Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E, and eating a handful of sunflower seeds every day can meet the body's need for vitamin E. Sunflower seeds also contain other vitamins, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and other minerals.
2. Sunflower seeds help lower the body's blood cholesterol levels and have certain preventive effects on anemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.
3. Sunflower seeds have benefits for stabilizing mood, preventing cellular aging, and preventing adult diseases.
4. Sunflower seeds have the ability to treat insomnia, enhance memory, and have certain preventive effects on cancer and neurasthenia. They can also treat diarrhea, pustular acne, and prevent dry skin and night blindness.
Dos and Don'ts of Eating Sunflower Seeds
Do not eat too many at once, as consuming a large amount of sunflower seeds can cause excessive saliva production. Peeling the shells with your mouth can easily cause tongue and corner of mouth sores and can also take away a large amount of saliva when spitting out the shells, leading to a dull sense of taste.
Eating too many can also cause excessive internal heat, leading to mouth ulcers. It is best for patients with hepatitis not to eat sunflower seeds, as they can damage the liver and cause cirrhosis.
In addition to the medicinal and health benefits of sunflower seeds, the leaves of sunflowers have the effects of dispersing wind and clearing heat, and clearing the liver and improving eyesight; the stem marrow has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and stopping excessive vaginal discharge;
the root has the effect of promoting Qi circulation and relieving pain; the flower has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, and relieving pain; and the fruit husk has the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm.
