Blood Pressure Lowering Foods (Part 3): The Wonderful Uses of Watermelon, Mung Beans, and Lotus Seeds

watermelon

Other names: winter melon, summer melon, water melon

Watermelon is sweet, juicy, refreshing, and thirst-quenching. Except for being free of fat and cholesterol, it contains almost all the nutrients the human body needs, such as glucose, malic acid, fructose, protein amino acids, lycopene, and abundant vitamin C. It is an excellent food for treating high fever and thirst caused by summer heat. Watermelon also contains substances that lower blood pressure, making it a good choice for treating hypertension. The sugar and salt in watermelon can promote urination and alleviate symptoms of nephritis; its protease can convert insoluble proteins into soluble proteins, increasing nutrient absorption for patients with nephritis.

1. Suitable for consumption by most people.

2. Suitable for patients with hypertension, acute and chronic nephritis, cholecystitis, and persistent high fever.

It can be eaten raw, juiced, stir-fried, etc.

It can be paired with appropriate amounts of meats such as beef, pork, and chicken.

1. Watermelon should not be eaten with mutton.

2. People with weak spleen and stomach, or those with dampness and loose stools should not consume this product.

3. People with diabetes should eat less of this food and it is recommended to eat it between meals.

Braised Pork Ribs with Watermelon Rind

Main ingredients: 150g watermelon rind, 200g pork ribs

Ingredients: 20g cooking wine, 15g soy sauce, appropriate amount of white sugar, 2g pepper powder, 15g ginger slices, 15g scallion segments, 10g garlic slices, 2g salt, 2g chicken essence, 70g peanut oil

practice

1. Remove the red flesh and green skin from the watermelon rind, and cut it into cubes.

2. Chop the ribs into small pieces and marinate them for 30 minutes with cooking wine, soy sauce, pepper, and ginger slices (10g).

3. Heat peanut oil in a wok, sauté ginger slices (5g), garlic slices, and scallion segments until fragrant. Add the ribs and stir-fry until they change color. Add cooking wine (10g), soy sauce (5g), and sugar, and stir-fry a few more times. Once colored, add watermelon rind, pour in enough water to cover the dish, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour (stirring the ribs 3 times during this time). Finally, add salt and chicken bouillon to taste.

Watermelon rind is rich in vitamins and minerals, and its light flavor can reduce the greasiness of pork ribs, making it both nutritious and delicious.

It is recommended to eat a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, and this can be consumed regularly.

Watermelon drink for lowering blood pressure

Main ingredients: 50g watermelon, 1 banana

Ingredients: 20g corn silk, 800ml water

practice

1. Wash the corn silk.

2. Peel the bananas and cut them into chunks.

3. Remove the flesh and seeds from the watermelon and cut it into chunks.

4. Put the corn silk, watermelon chunks, and banana chunks into the casserole dish.

5. Add water and simmer for 20 minutes, then drink the soup.

It is said to have laxative and diuretic effects.

It is recommended for people with high blood pressure and constipation.

Mung beans contain more vitamins and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron than polished rice, giving them excellent nutritional and medicinal value. Mung beans have heat-clearing, detoxifying, and diuretic effects, helping to lower blood pressure and alleviate symptoms, making them a good dietary therapy for hypertension patients. Mung beans contain a globulin and polysaccharide that can regulate cholesterol and triglycerides in the body; regular consumption can prevent elevated blood lipids and effectively prevent arteriosclerosis. The protein and phospholipids in mung beans have nerve-stimulating and appetite-enhancing functions. Mung beans are rich in trypsin inhibitors, which can reduce protein breakdown and protect the liver and kidneys. Mung beans can clear heat and detoxify, and have inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus and certain viruses.

It is suitable for most people, and especially for people with high blood pressure.

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Mung beans are cold in nature, so people with yang deficiency, spleen and stomach deficiency, or diarrhea should eat them with caution.

Goji Berry and Mung Bean Rice

Main ingredients: 100g japonica rice, 50g mung beans

Ingredients: 20g goji berries

practice

1. Rinse the mung beans thoroughly and soak them in warm water for 4 hours; rinse the rice thoroughly.

2. Put the rice, mung beans, goji berries and appropriate amount of water into the rice cooker and cook the rice as usual until it is cooked.

It is said to have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, lowering blood pressure, and anti-aging.

It is recommended for people with high blood pressure.

lotus seeds

Other names: Lotus seed, lotus rice, lotus root, lotus pod, water hat

Lotus seeds contain the non-crystalline alkaloid N-9, which has a blood pressure-lowering effect; the alkaloids in the lotus seed heart have a significant cardiotonic effect; and lotus seed heart alkaloid has a strong anti-calcification and anti-arrhythmic effect, suitable for improving hypertension, palpitations, and insomnia. The oxo-cortexin alkaloid contained in lotus seeds has an inhibitory effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The raffinose contained in lotus seeds has nourishing and restorative effects, and can stop seminal emission, making it a nourishing food suitable for all ages. It is suitable for those who are chronically ill, postpartum, or elderly and weak.

1. Suitable for consumption by most people.

2. Suitable for those with weak constitution, palpitations, insomnia, and nocturnal emission; suitable for those with spleen deficiency and chronic diarrhea; suitable for cancer patients and those undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy; suitable for women with excessive vaginal discharge due to spleen and kidney deficiency.

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Lily bulbs and mung beans.

Those who usually have dry and difficult bowel movements or abdominal distension should avoid eating it.

Stir-fried beef with lotus seeds and lily bulbs

Main ingredients: 100g beef, 80g fresh lily bulbs, 30g lotus seeds

Ingredients: 20g peanut oil, 6g salt, 10g cornstarch, 3g minced ginger, 3g sliced ​​garlic, 2g chicken bouillon powder, 5g sesame oil

practice

1. Soak the lotus seeds until soft, then boil them in water for 20 minutes and remove them.

2. Slice the beef and marinate it with salt and cornstarch (5g) for a while.

3. Heat peanut oil in a wok until it reaches 70-80% of its maximum temperature. Add minced ginger and sliced ​​garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then add beef slices and stir-fry. Next, add lily bulbs and lotus seeds and continue to stir-fry. Thicken with cornstarch (5g), add salt (3g) and chicken bouillon to taste, and finally drizzle with sesame oil.

It is said to nourish and moisten the lungs, calm the mind and soothe the nerves, and improve intelligence and strengthen essence.

It is recommended for improving symptoms such as yin deficiency and internal heat, nocturnal emission, palpitations, spermatorrhea, and insomnia.