Lemonade is the most healthy drink
Guangzhou Daily reporter Li Hua correspondent, Huang Yue Star
morning cicadas, the night frogs... The voice of nature tells us that the summer of Guangzhou is coming soon. Summer in Guangzhou is famous for its "Damp heat". In recent years, lemon juice has been used as a choice for many people in summer. However, does lemonade really have the health effects of legends? How can lemonade drink healthy? And to listen to the traditional Chinese medicine experts.
summer sour lemon is indeed the first choice
the first taste of the five flavour is indispensable in summer. Chinese medicine also believes that summer should adopt the diet principle of "increasing acid and reducing pain and nursing stomach qi". Guangzhou No.1 People's Hospital, Nansha hospital deputy director Deng Cong, said that this is because:
1. summer high temperature, sweating more, appropriate eat sour food, can help relieve thirst, collect sweat and prevent diarrhea, can prevent excessive sweat and consumption of Qi Yin.
2. in the summer, the increase of human drinking water, will dilute the gastric juice, reduce the gastric acid bactericidal ability, proper eating some sour food can increase the acidity of gastric juice, invigorating the spleen and stomach, helping to sterilize and digest.
in addition to whitening lemon juice to prevent kidney stones,
Deng Cong told reporters that lemon is one of the fruits of medicine and food. The reason why lemon is well known for its diet is that it is rich in vitamin C.
lemon is rich in vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, citric acid, malic acid, hesperidin, naringin, sweet bean essence, as well as high alkalinity, which is very beneficial to the human body. It has the effect of antioxidation, anti aging, anticancer and cancer prevention, prevention and treatment of scurvy, promoting calcium absorption, promoting collagen synthesis, promoting intestinal peristalsis, quickening defecation and so on.
in addition to modern medicine, our ancestors knew lemon very early. In the Qing Dynasty, "the Compendium of Materia Medica picked up" recorded the role of lemon in food therapy, and called it "pickling, lowering Qi and stomach". There is also a record of lemons in the examination of the medicinal properties of pulse pills. Pregnant women should be able to eat, to be able to be born.
studies have found that citric acid and vitamin C rich in lemon gravy have strong antioxidant effects, their superoxide dismutase activity is high, the inhibition of free radicals is strong, and the metabolism of skin and the inhibition of pigmentation can be promoted. Drinking lemon juice drink can improve the level of citrate in urine. Substances can prevent minerals in the urine to form crystals in the kidneys to prevent kidney stones. Because of the rich vitamin C, lemon can promote the absorption and deposition of calcium, which is beneficial to the maintenance of normal function of the bone.
lemon is also very useful in addition to its medicinal value. Lemon bitterin in lemon peel is the main source of lemon bitterness, but it has been found that it has antiviral, bacteriostasis and antitumor effects. Hesperidin and citron are the main components of flavonoids in lemon. The former has the effect of anti-inflammatory and anti hypertension, the latter has the effect of antioxygenation and regulation of blood lipids, and the lemon peel It also contains coumarin, in addition to a lot of people know anticoagulant, antiviral, anti-tumor and other effects. Lemon peel in lemon peel is a good water soluble dietary fiber, regulating blood sugar, blood lipids and moistening bowel movements and other functions.