Walnuts nourish the kidneys, and they are good at warming and nourishing kidney yang

There are more and more people suffering from kidney deficiency. Both women and men should pay more attention to their kidneys. If kidney deficiency occurs, timely conditioning is required, especially daily diet conditioning. Eating more walnuts is particularly effective in warming and nourishing kidney yang. It is necessary to understand the techniques of selecting walnuts.

1. Do walnuts replenish kidney yin or kidney yang?

In foreign countries, walnuts are known as "food for strongmen", "nutritious nuts" and "brain-enhancing fruit"; in China, they enjoy the reputation of "longevity seed", "longevity fruit" and "treasure for nourishing people". Walnut kernels are sweet and warm in nature. They can nourish the kidney and assist yang, nourish the lungs and restrain the lungs, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. They can be used to treat lung and kidney deficiency type cough, dry intestines and constipation, kidney deficiency and low back pain, and difficulty urinating.

Does walnut nourish kidney yin or kidney yang? "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: walnut "replenishes qi and nourishes blood, moistens dryness and resolves phlegm, benefits the life gate, benefits the triple burner, warms the lungs and moistens the intestines, treats asthma and cough due to deficiency and cold, and severe pain in the waist." Walnuts belong to the kidney, lung, and large intestine meridians. It can not only replenish kidney yang, but also moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It can also treat asthma and cough caused by cold deficiency, and is also effective for urinary stones. You can eat it raw, but it is best not to exceed 3 per day.

Walnuts can warm and nourish the kidney yang, and strengthen the waist and knees. People who often suffer from frequent urination at night and weak waist and knees can also eat more walnuts, or make walnuts with Eucommia ulmoides, wolfberry, etc. into medicinal food, which can nourish qi and blood, strengthen the waist and kidneys. Since walnuts are rich in oil, they can moisturize and lubricate the intestines. The elderly who suffer from insufficient qi and blood and who have difficulty defecation can eat more walnuts. At this time, they can be made into walnut porridge, or made into medicinal food together with Cistanche deserticola, such as walnut, Cistanche and lean meat soup.

It is worth mentioning that walnuts are greasy and slippery, so people with diarrhea should use them with caution; walnuts can easily produce phlegm, stir up wind and increase fire, so people with phlegm-heat, cough, asthma, and yin deficiency with heat should avoid eating them. At the same time, walnuts should not be eaten with alcohol, especially for people with a history of hemoptysis, otherwise it can easily cause hemoptysis. In addition, walnuts are a kind of nut kernel with a high oil content, which is easy to oxidize and deteriorate, and produce an unpleasant smell, so they are not suitable for consumption at this time.

So as to the question of whether walnuts nourish kidney yin or kidney yang, the answer is very obvious: walnuts warm and nourish kidney yang!

2. How to choose pecans?

How to choose affordable and high-quality pecans? Generally speaking, you can't go wrong if you grasp the three steps of looking, smelling and tasting.

1. Look. The shells of high-quality fresh pecans have a relatively uniform natural color. The pecan kernels are dark red and the flesh is light yellow. The shells of poor quality pecans or aged pecans are black and the flesh is also darker in color.

2. Smell. The best way to distinguish new and old pecans is to smell them. Fresh pecans will have a strong original pecan aroma after opening the package; while old ones only give off the smell of essence. If you smell a "burnt oil smell" after opening the package, it means that the pecans have deteriorated and should not be eaten.

3. Taste. High-quality pecans have thin shells and full flesh. They give off a rich pecan aroma when you bite them open, and they taste fragrant and crispy. Poor-quality pecans do not have this aroma, and the flesh is dull or even black in color. Spoiled pecans will also taste "oily."