What are the benefits of eating daylily? Why do we need to extract the core of daylily?

According to media reports, many dried daylilies on the market have been smoked with sulfur or added with a large amount of sodium metabisulfite, which is harmful to human health. Therefore, we must keep our eyes open when choosing dried daylilies and learn to choose dried daylilies. Daylilies contain active ingredients that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and rich dietary fiber can promote the excretion of stool, so they can be used as a health food to prevent and treat intestinal cancer.

Contents of this article

1. What are the benefits of eating daylily?

2. Why does daylily need to be cored?

3. Tips for choosing daylily

What are the benefits of eating daylily

1. Brain-enhancing effect: The lecithin rich in daylily is a component of many cells in the body, especially brain cells. It can enhance brain function and has special therapeutic effects on inattention, memory loss, and cerebral artery blockage.

2. Beautify the skin: The carotene contained in daylily is even several times more than that in tomatoes. It can promote skin cell metabolism, prevent skin roughness and pigmentation, thereby moisturizing the skin and delaying aging.

3. Clearing heat and detoxifying: Daylily has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting dampness. It also has antibacterial immune function and plays a certain role in preventing infection. Eating daylily regularly can also reduce liver fire.

4. Lower blood pressure: Daylily is a high-potassium, low-sodium food that can significantly lower serum cholesterol levels, which is beneficial to the recovery of patients with hypertension and can be used as a health vegetable for patients with hypertension.

5. Anti-cancer effect: The effective ingredients contained in daylily can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and the rich dietary fiber can promote the excretion of stool. Therefore, it can be used as a health food for preventing and treating intestinal cancer.

6. Promote lactation: Daylily has the effect of treating lactation. It can be used as a tonic after illness or childbirth. It can also relieve abdominal pain, difficulty urinating, pale complexion, and disturbed sleep that are common during delivery.

Why does daylily need to be cored?

Daylily is also called golden needle vegetable. The heart of the vegetable contains a substance called "colchicine". After being eaten by people, it will be oxidized into "colchicine" in the body. This is a toxic substance that has a strong stimulating effect on the human digestive system and urinary system and an inhibitory effect on the nervous system. The symptoms of poisoning from eating daylily are: headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, and severe cases are accompanied by chills, fever, numbness of the limbs and other symptoms. It is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

Tips for choosing daylily

1. Look at the color: Under normal circumstances, the color of fresh daylily will become darker after being made into dried vegetables. If the dried daylily you see is "charming in color", most of them have excessive sulfur dioxide. Its appearance is golden, light yellow, and light white, which are all abnormal, while yellow with brown and black is more reliable. In addition, the color of normal daylily is uniform, while the color of daylily smoked with sulfur dioxide is uneven.

2. Smell: When buying dried daylily, you can smell it, and don't buy those with pungent smell. Normal dried daylily has its own fragrance and no other smell, while the daylily smoked with sulfur dioxide has a pungent smell.

3. Pinch with your hands: Pinch the day lily tightly with your hands. If the dry day lily can automatically disperse and return to its original shape after you let go, it means the vegetable is dry and of good quality. If it remains in a clumping shape and cannot return to its original shape after you let go, it means the vegetable is wet and prone to mold.