Pitcher plant is a wild herbaceous plant with high medicinal value. Its leaves and roots can be used as medicine, and its fruits can be eaten. It is a high-nutrition health fruit. Let's take a closer look at what pitcher plant is!
[Nutritional Value of Pitcher Plant]
As a plant, pitcher plant has a rich content of nutrients in its roots. This includes organic acids, amino acids, flavonoids, and sugars.
The leaves contain chlorogenic acid, and the fruits are rich in carotene. They contain 89.55% water, 2.01% nitrogen, 0.28% fat, 3.51% sugars, 0.69% fiber, 0.78% ash, and 0.56% organic acids.
The berries of pitcher plant contain a variety of vitamins needed by the human body. The complex of vitamin B in fresh berries is three times higher than that of tomatoes. It contains more sugars than grapes, with about 30% fructose, and contains 18 amino acids and trace elements such as zinc, boron, selenium, and silicon.
The fruit peel contains potassium chloride, potassium citrate, plant sterols, as well as unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and saturated fatty acids. In addition, it contains 0.03% amorphous glycosides, tannins, and reducing sugars.
According to the records in the history of Chinese medicine, pitcher plant is often used to treat heat-clearing, qi-moving, pain-relieving, and swelling-reducing effects. It can be used to treat colds, mumps, sore throat, cough, abdominal distension, hernia, and pemphigus.
[Benefits and Functions of Pitcher Plant]
1. Nutritional supplement
The fruit of pitcher plant can be eaten by humans when it is ripe. It can provide the body with abundant fruit acids, polysaccharides, vitamins, and minerals. It can improve the functions of various organs in the body and maintain normal metabolism. Regular consumption can significantly improve the level of health.
2. Whitening and spot reduction
Pitcher plant also has certain cosmetic effects because its fruits contain rich vitamin C and various active ingredients, as well as some carbohydrates. After eating it, it can accelerate the metabolism of various harmful substances in the body and prevent them from damaging human skin cells.
In addition, the vitamin C it contains, after being absorbed by the body, can inhibit the production of melanin in the body and prevent the accumulation of pigments on the surface of the skin. It can prevent the formation of spots and gradually fade existing spots, achieving a particularly obvious whitening effect.
[Methods of Eating Pitcher Plant Fruits]
The main raw material of girl wine is the berries of pitcher plant. After being selected and crushed, they are fermented with wine yeast through artificial cultivation. It has the function of nourishing and health care and belongs to fruit wine.
The raw materials are selected from the special local produce "foreign girl" of Northeast China. The low-temperature mixed fermentation technology is used to maximize the retention of the inherent aroma of the raw materials. Through fermentation, fermentation aroma is added, and through aging, aged wine aroma is added. These three flavors combine to form the typical style of "foreign girl wine", which is elegant, rich, and mellow.
It can also be made into canned fruit, juice, fruit tea, and wine, which are rich in nutrients and nourishing. The preserved fruit made from its fruits is sweet and delicious, suitable for tourism and home use.
The canned pitcher plant fruits retain the nutrition of the original fruits. The pitcher plant jam contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid, so it has the value of beauty, anti-aging, and prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Research has shown that pitcher plant contains rich zinc, which is the highest among fruits. This product is pollution-free and pure natural, a truly green food.
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