It is a special “medicinal fruit”, not only delicious but also a nemesis against high blood sugar and high blood pressure!
Hypertension and hyperglycemia are common chronic diseases among modern middle-aged and elderly friends, which are also a major killer that endangers the health of middle-aged and elderly friends. These common chronic diseases are mostly caused by the unscientific diet and irregular routines of modern people.
It can be said that 80% of common chronic diseases that trouble middle-aged and elderly friends today are caused by diet. For the treatment of diseases, many people first think of, and commonly use, medication. But does taking medication really solve people’s health troubles?
In fact, in most cases, taking medication can only alleviate the disease, and if people want to completely treat the disease, they still need to start with body regulation and diet. Diseases caused by diet need to be treated by diet.
Today, the editor introduces to everyone a medicinal fruit, which has a good effect on preventing and treating high blood pressure and high blood sugar diseases, and it is also a protector of intestinal health. Let’s take a look together.
【Introduction to Snow Lotus Fruit】
Snow lotus fruit is a fruit native to the Andes Mountains in South America, and it is a high-end medicinal fruit in the region. Its leaves, stems, and blooming flowers are similar to sunflowers, and the fruit grows underground, resembling a sweet potato in shape and can be eaten raw or cooked. The reason why snow lotus fruit is used as a medicinal fruit by people is mainly due to a special component it contains: fruit oligosaccharides. Fruit oligosaccharides can effectively reduce blood sugar and blood lipids, cleanse the intestines and treat high blood pressure. Additionally, due to the special growth requirements of snow lotus fruit, its cultivation does not involve the use of any pesticides and fertilizers, making it a completely natural medicinal fruit.
【Nutritional Value of Snow Lotus Fruit】
Snow lotus fruit is very rich in nutritional value. It contains a large amount of soluble fiber and over 20 essential amino acids for the human body, as well as calcium, iron, zinc, and other trace elements and abundant minerals. It is a low-calorie food with the efficacy of cooling, detoxifying, purifying the blood, and beautifying the skin. Eating raw snow lotus fruit can help eliminate acne, relieve constipation, reduce inflammation, promote urination, detoxify the liver, and beautify the skin.
Snow lotus fruit’s carbohydrates are minimally absorbed by the human body, making it suitable for diabetics and those looking to lose weight. Snow lotus fruit contains rich fruit oligosaccharides. Studies in Japan have shown that consuming 3-6g of fruit oligosaccharides daily can reduce the content of toxic carcinogenic compounds in feces by over 40% within three weeks. Additionally, fruit oligosaccharides have excellent effects on promoting digestion, regulating the gastrointestinal tract, adjusting blood circulation, and clearing high blood lipids, making it very nutritionally rich.
【Efficacy of Snow Lotus Fruit】
In recent years, snow lotus fruit has become popular as a fruit for consumption. The reason why it is loved by the public is not only because of its sweet taste but also because of its special medicinal value. For middle-aged and elderly friends, snow lotus fruit is a very suitable health fruit to consume frequently. It has very good preventive and therapeutic effects on common health problems in middle-aged and elderly friends, such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar. Additionally, it has a good protective effect on our intestines and stomach. Let’s take a look at the specific effects of snow lotus fruit.
Intestinal Protection Deity
Snow lotus fruit helps digestion, regulates and improves the condition of the digestive system. Because snow lotus fruit is rich in soluble dietary fiber and has the highest content of fruit oligosaccharides in all plants
, it can significantly promote intestinal peristalsis, moisturize the intestines for smoother bowel movements, not only can alleviate constipation but also prevent and treat diarrhea, acting as a nemesis to gastrointestinal diseases. What’s more miraculous is that it is a factor in the proliferation of intestinal bifidobacteria, overcoming systemic diseases caused by the reduction and imbalance of beneficial bacteria in the intestines due to factors such as a busy lifestyle and excessive use of antibiotics. It can clear environmental pollutants brought into the body by food, acting as a scavenger and protectors of the intestines and stomach.
Enhancing Immunity
Consuming snow lotus fruit can promote the synthesis of B vitamins in the human body, raise the body’s metabolism level, enhance immunity and disease resistance, and promote the absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and iron.
Lowering Blood Sugar and Blood Lipids
Snow lotus fruit regulates blood circulation, lowers blood sugar, blood lipids, and cholesterol, can prevent and treat high blood pressure, diabetes, and also has a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and obesity.
Reducing Blood Pressure and Relieving Heat
Snow lotus fruit has the effect of detoxifying the liver, reducing internal heat and blood pressure, it is an effective way to prevent and treat acne, blemishes, and maintain youthful and beautiful skin. Snow lotus fruit also contains 20 amino acids and minerals such as calcium, iron, potassium, and selenium, regularly consuming it can enhance the body’s immunity; it has the effect of strengthening the body and is a natural “Viagra” for enhancing male sexual function.
Preventing Stones
Snow lotus fruit can reduce inflammation and promote diuresis, keeping the urinary tract clear, effectively reducing the formation of stones and carcinogens.
【Matters Needing Attention When Consuming Snow Lotus Fruit】
Although snow lotus fruit is a food with rare medicinal properties, due to its special medicinal value, people may experience some side effects when consuming it. These side effects are not from drugs but are caused by the cold nature of snow lotus fruit leading to side effects in people with cold constitution. When consuming it, pay attention to the following points.
1. People with a weak stomach may feel bloated when consuming snow lotus fruit, but can alleviate it by soaking it in hot water before eating. Most people may experience diarrhea for the first three days of consumption, but it will normalize after the fourth day, with stool similar to that of a child, which is considered normal.
2. In very few allergic individuals, overconsumption of snow lotus fruit may cause symptoms such as diarrhea, metabolic acidosis, increased heart rate but decreased blood pressure, dehydration, hypoalbuminemia, impaired consciousness, and even shock. This has been clinically proven, but the incidence of such cases is about one in a million.
3. Overeating snow lotus fruit can cause bloating and increased flatulence, making you feel stuffy and uncomfortable, but this is actually the fruit working to regulate your gastrointestinal function, a good sign.
【Health Foods Made with Snow Lotus Fruit】
Snow lotus fruit is the most suitable healthy fruit for middle-aged and elderly friends to consume. Regular consumption of snow lotus fruit can help prevent various common diseases and has excellent lipid-reducing effects for some obese people. Snow lotus fruit can be consumed raw and made into nutritious soups. Below are two healthy recipes made with snow lotus fruit. Interested friends can try making and consuming them at home, let’s take a look.
Moisturizing Snow Lotus Fruit Soup
Ingredients: one snow lotus fruit, one carrot, half a catty of beef tendon, two pairs of chicken feet, one and a half liters of water
Method: Boil the beef tendon and chicken feet in water first. Scoop off the scum when the water boils, then simmer on low heat for about one to one and a half hours. Then add the snow lotus fruit and carrot, simmer for another half an hour, and it’s ready to serve.
Efficiency: This soup is delicious, clear in color, and very moisturizing. It has therapeutic effects on those with high cholesterol and diabetes, with detoxifying, acne prevention, lipid-lowering, blood pressure regulation, and intestinal lubricating effects.
Snow Lotus Fruit Health Soup
Ingredients: 4-5 pieces of grass carp fish bones, ginger, carrots, snow lotus fruits, salt, cooking wine, 1-2 dried red dates
1. Wash the fish bones and drain off the water. Peel the ginger (about 2-3 slices). Wash the snow lotus fruit and carrot, then peel and cut them into pieces. The surface of snow lotus fruit will quickly oxidize and turn black, so it is advisable to quickly blanch it in hot water before cooking the soup.
2. Pan-fry the fish bones and ginger slices with a teaspoon of cooking wine until half-cooked.
3. Place the snow lotus fruit, carrot, fish bones, dried red dates, and ginger in the pot, add water, simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, season with salt, and it’s ready to serve.
