Walnuts are not only delicious snacks, but also a good choice for food therapy. They can be used as medicinal materials, eaten raw, cooked, or made into candied products, bringing many benefits such as replenishing blood and qi, tonifying the kidneys, stopping coughs and asthma, and moisturizing and promoting bowel movements. For example, boiling walnuts with salt water can help alleviate problems such as kidney deficiency leading to lower back pain, seminal emission, forgetfulness, and tinnitus; while brewing porridge with walnuts, coix seeds, and chestnuts can help improve symptoms such as frequent urination, seminal emission, and diarrhea. Walnuts combined with sesame seeds and lotus seeds made into candied products can not only nourish the heart and brain but also treat night sweats. In addition, eating raw walnuts with longan flesh and hawthorn is beneficial for heart health. Walnuts also show wide application value in the treatment of neurasthenia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and many other diseases.
The health benefits of walnut kernels also include preventing arteriosclerosis and lowering cholesterol. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it can tonify the lungs and kidneys, promote physical strength. Regular consumption of walnuts not only helps with weight gain but also makes the skin full, reduces wrinkles, and makes the hair dark and shiny. Walnut oil, due to its delicious taste and health benefits, has become a preferred seasoning for patients with neurasthenia, physical thinness, hypertension, and coronary heart disease, and it also has a good effect on treating chilblains when used externally.
Walnuts are rich in high-quality protein and essential saturated fatty acids, which are indispensable substances for brain cell metabolism, effectively nourishing brain cells and enhancing brain function. Therefore, whether stir-fried or steamed, walnuts are excellent nourishing ingredients, allowing pregnant women to not worry about the effectiveness of nutrient supplementation. However, it is worth noting that walnuts have high oil content, excessive consumption may cause symptoms such as nausea, discomfort in the lungs, and hemoptysis, especially for pregnant women with phlegm-heat asthma, diarrhea, abdominal distension, or colds, they should avoid eating them.
