What is the nutritional value of egg fruit? What is the medicinal value of egg fruit?

The egg fruit is sweet and sour, and is a refreshing snack that people like to eat. Because its fruit is shaped like an egg, it is called "egg fruit". The fruit can be eaten raw or used as a vegetable or feed. The fruit pulp is juicy, and it can be made into a beverage by adding calcium bicarbonate and sugar. This fruit is not only rich in nutritional value, but also has nutritional value. Let's learn about it together!

Contents of this article

1. What is the nutritional value of egg fruit?

2. What is the medicinal value of egg fruit?

3. How to eat egg fruit

What is the nutritional value of egg fruit

The egg fruit contains 17 kinds of amino acids, rich protein, fat, sugar, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, SOD enzyme and super fiber, etc. 165 substances beneficial to the human body. It is also known as the king of VC (vitamin) among fruits and has a unique taste.

It is naturally pure, rich, sweet, sour and delicious, and can quench thirst; it can refresh the mind, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, and prevent colorectal cancer; it can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the body, detoxify and beautify the skin; it can relieve alcohol, protect the liver, and eliminate fatigue; it has an effect on lowering cholesterol in high blood pressure and high blood sugar; it has an effect on oral ulcers, periodontitis, and pharyngitis; it has an effect on colitis and gastrointestinal diseases; it regulates blood sugar and helps prevent diabetes; it builds strong bones and relieves osteoporosis; it improves the body's immunity and prevents diseases.

What is the medicinal value of egg fruit?

Flavor

Sweet: sour, neutral

Meridians

Heart: Large Intestine Meridian

Function and indications

Clears the lungs and moisturizes dryness: soothes the nerves and relieves pain, regulates blood and stops dysentery. Treats coughs: dry throat, hoarseness, constipation, insomnia, dysmenorrhea, joint pain, dysentery

Dosage

Oral administration: decoction 10-15g

Various Discussions

"Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Fruit: sweet, sour, neutral in nature. It has the functions of calming the mind, soothing the heart, regulating blood, and relieving pain. It is used for dysentery, dysmenorrhea, and insomnia.

Additional prescription

Treating exogenous wind-heat cough: 9g each of lotus stems and leaves, bazi flowers, and loquat leaves, decoct in water and drink. (Xichang Chinese Herbal Medicine)

To treat mania (mental disorder): eat 15-25 grams of lotus root and 1 Ye pig heart (with 1 gram of sand added).

For insomnia: 15g of Scutellaria baicalensis fruit and 30g of Agrimoniae scabra. Boil water and drink.

Treat abdominal pain during menstruation: 1-2 lotus fruits, 10g white mulberry root. Soak in wine and drink.

To treat painful dysentery: Take 10g each of Lotus root and Polygonum multiflorum and simmer them in water.

Treat fractures: 15g of lotus root, 30g of loquat leaf, 15g each of water wax gourd root bark and root of Dipsacus asper. Mash them into fluff and mix with wine to apply to the affected area. (From Guizhou Herbal Medicine)

How to eat egg fruit

Main ingredients: egg fruit

step:

1: Egg fruit matures in December and needs to ripen for 4 to 7 days after harvesting before it can be eaten. Egg fruit is mainly eaten fresh, but can also be made into juice, fruit wine, jam, etc. Hainanese people like to use a knife to cut open the top of the fruit, and then add some white sugar to mix it. It is sweet and sour and delicious, and is a refreshing snack for children.

2: Storage of egg fruit at room temperature: It can be stored for a week in a ventilated and dry environment, but try to let the skin of the fruit dry and wrinkled. Although it will not look good, the flesh and juice inside will still be fresh.