Can I eat longan when I have my period?

There are many foods that you cannot eat casually during your period, as they may cause some adverse reactions. You can eat a small amount of longan during your period. Longan can replenish qi and blood, calm the mind, nourish blood and stabilize the fetus. It can also fight bacteria, reduce blood lipids and protect the heart, and promote the body's qi and blood circulation system, so it is usually easier for people to accept.

The benefits of eating longan are:

1. Replenishing Qi and blood, enhancing memory. Longan is rich in glucose, sucrose and protein, and has a high iron content. It can increase thermal energy and supplement nutrition while promoting hemoglobin regeneration to replenish blood. Experimental studies have found that in addition to its tonic effect on the whole body, longan meat is particularly beneficial to brain cells, can enhance memory and eliminate fatigue.

2. Soothing the nerves and calming the mind. Longan contains a large amount of iron, potassium and other elements, which can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin to treat palpitations, heart palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness caused by anemia. Longan contains up to 2.5 mg of niacin (per 100 grams), which can be used to treat dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and even mental disorders caused by niacin deficiency.

3. Nourishing blood and stabilizing pregnancy: Longan contains a lot of iron and vitamins, which can reduce uterine contractions and sagging sensations. It is beneficial for pregnant women who accelerate metabolism and the development of the fetus, and has a stabilizing effect on pregnancy.

4. Antibacterial and anticancer cell animal experiments show that the inhibition rate of longan on JTC-26 tumor is over 90%, and it has a certain inhibitory effect on cancer cells. Clinically, cancer patients were given oral administration of crude longan extract, which improved their symptoms by 90% and extended their life expectancy by about 80%. In addition, longan water extract (1:2) has an inhibitory effect on Microsporum audouinum in test tube.

5. Lower blood lipids, protect the heart, and delay aging. Longan meat can lower blood lipids and increase coronary blood flow. It has a strong inhibitory effect on flavin proteins that are closely related to the aging process.

Who is not suitable to eat longan?

1. Because longan is warm and stagnant in nature, it is not suitable for people with phlegm, stomach fire, and wind-heat attacking the lungs;

2. People with hot body constitution, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, diabetes, carbuncle, furuncle, menorrhagia, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease and other inflammations and those with thick and greasy tongue coating should not eat it;

3. Children and teenagers should not eat too much.

How to identify good longan?

1. Longan is best when it is large, thick, round and symmetrical in shape, white and soft, transparent or translucent, and sweet in taste.

2. Pinch the fruit with three fingers. If the shell is hard, it means the fruit is relatively raw and unripe. If it feels soft and elastic, it is a sign of maturity. If it is soft and inelastic, it is over-ripe and will soon go bad.

3. When peeling longan by hand, the ones with easy separation of the flesh and core, soft and non-sticky flesh are of good quality; if the flesh and core are difficult to separate, the flesh is dry and hard, or the core is red, the quality is poor.