Entering mid-autumn, the arrival of the autumnal equinox indicates that day and night are even, cold and heat are easy, and the real autumn has come to us.
The autumnal equinox offers sacrifices to the moon. On the list of sacrifices to the moon, there is always a round red pomegranate, which takes the implication of “more children and more blessings”. In this season’s fruit stalls, pomegranate has seized a large amount of territory.
Pomegranate fruit from afar
Although pomegranate has a long history of cultivation in our country, its origin is from the Balkans to Iran.
However, pomegranate was introduced into our country a long time ago, so that we think this fruit is native.
According to records, Zhang Qian brought pomegranate back to Chang’an when he was on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions.
As for pomegranates, there are many records in ancient Chinese classics, including the medicinal value in < < Famous Doctors’ Bielu > > and the cultivation points in < < Qi Min Yao Shu > >. Sweet pomegranates and sour pomegranates from all over the country are recorded in < Compendium of Materia Medica > >.
[Health Care Holy Product] Pomegranate Fruit?
At present, we have a lot of publicity about pomegranate [health care function] around us, for example, whitening skin, resisting oxidation and preventing aging. Pomegranate has become a [health care holy product].
So, if we eat more pomegranates at ordinary times, can we achieve the magical effects of smoothing skin, resisting oxidation and delaying aging?
This is not the case.
1. Whitening skin is unreliable,
Although the pomegranate pulp we eat looks tender, glittering and translucent, and is blown to pieces, just like delicate skin, it is only a beautiful vision to whiten and whiten skin by eating pomegranate.
It is reported that eating pomegranate can whiten and rejuvenate skin, because the vitamin C content is very high, reaching 10 mg/100g, which is 2-3 times that of apples. It looks good. However, if we calculate carefully, we will find that the vitamin C content is less than 1/3 of that of Chinese cabbage.
Don’t forget, the vitamin C content of apples is almost the lowest among common fruits, only about 6 mg/100g. Dragging a dwarf as a reference is a common [trick] used by some unscrupulous merchants, so don’t be cheated.
2. Antioxidation and anti-aging are too far-fetched.
Indeed, pomegranate has a high content of polyphenols, including pomegranate peel, pomegranate seeds and pulp. Some animal experiments have also shown that polyphenols have antioxidant and anti-aging effects.
However, we must realize a problem: how much pomegranate do we have to eat to achieve the effective dose in the experiment?
Therefore, when you eat pomegranate, it is good to make it sour and sweet, so don’t think too much about [health care function].
Pomegranate rind with astringent intestine and
Pomegranate is delicious and hard to peel. If you accidentally eat the endothelium of pomegranate into your mouth, your tongue will be astringent to numbness.
This astringency comes from tannic acid tannin contained in pomegranate peel, the content of which can reach 20% ~ 30% of the total weight. Tannic acid tannin can astringe intestines and stomach and play an antidiarrheal role. Therefore, pomegranate peel can relieve diarrhea symptoms.
Not only the peel, pomegranate bark, root bark and even fruit juice are rich in tannin. Therefore, when diarrhea symptoms occur, eating pomegranate can relieve the symptoms.
In addition, we need to remind everyone that if you eat too much pomegranate, especially for sensitive people, it will cause dry stool due to the astringent effect of tannin. Therefore, friends with constipation must avoid eating too much pomegranate.
Of course, tannic acid tannin has a relatively slight antidiarrheal effect. If you encounter severe diarrhea, you still need to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Swallow pomegranate seeds, don’t worry
In fact, accidentally swallowing pomegranate seeds is not as terrible as we imagined.
The hard seed coat of pomegranate can allow the seeds to pass through the intestinal tract smoothly, and the situation that pomegranate seeds germinate and grow in the belly will not occur. Because pomegranate seeds are very small, it is very difficult to block the intestines if the whole bowl of seeds is not swallowed.
Pomegranate seeds contain a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, accounting for 97% of the total fatty acid content. This sounds like a healthy choice, but it is not fundamentally different from the familiar soybean oil, rapeseed oil and peanut oil. Therefore, there is absolutely no need for everyone to spend a lot of money to buy unwarranted [magic] effects.