Raspberry (Pao'er Ci): Benefits and Effects, Difference from Raspberries (Fupenzi), and How to Eat Them

Raspberry, also known as Shanpaozi, Niu Nai Pao, Pao'er Ci, Ci Hulu, Mantou Bo, Gaojiao Bo. It has supportive effects of astringing essence, benefiting the kidneys, supporting yang, improving eyesight, sobering up and quenching thirst, and resolving phlegm and detoxifying. So what are the benefits of raspberry? What is the difference between raspberry and Fupenzi? And how should raspberry be eaten?

1. Benefits and effects of raspberry

1. Body shaping

Raspberry ketone extracted from raspberry can effectively burn fat, and its effect is 3 times that of capsaicin. Consuming an appropriate amount of fresh raspberries or corresponding fruit products daily has a good effect on controlling body weight and maintaining body shape.

2. Warming the kidneys and supporting yang

The fruit and leaves of palm-leaf raspberry contain 17 kinds of amino acids, including 7 essential amino acids for the human body, polysaccharides, flavonoids, and other compounds. Eating it has the effect of warming the kidneys and supporting yang.

3. Beauty and skin care

The flavonoids contained in raspberry, in addition to having antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, blood pressure-lowering, and anti-allergic effects, are also remarkable in skin care and beauty. These substances can improve skin blood circulation, enhance the elasticity of skin capillaries, and promote skin cell regeneration, thereby exerting a beauty and skin care function.

4. Cancer prevention and treatment

Raspberry contains a component that is very beneficial to health——anthocyanin, which has the function of scavenging free radicals and preventing the occurrence of cancer. Therefore, raspberry is of great significance for cancer prevention and treatment.

2. The difference between raspberry and Fupenzi

When it comes to raspberry, many people still do not know that it can also be called Fupenzi. In fact, the two are the same fruit. When the fruit is not yet ripe, it is processed into medicinal material, and then it is called Fupenzi. The fruit that people eat in daily life is called raspberry. To put it plainly, the biggest difference between Fupenzi and raspberry is that the former is an unripe fruit. The latter is a ripe fruit.

The main use of Fupenzi is as medicine, and it has a very good conditioning effect on organs such as the liver and kidneys. It can support yang, improve eyesight, and secure essence, effectively treating symptoms such as spermatorrhea and premature graying of beard and hair. It has been extensively recorded in many Chinese herbal medicine books.

Raspberry is a common fruit, sweet and sour and delicious, reddish-brown in color, and somewhat like a small strawberry in shape. It can be processed into various beverages, canned goods, fruit wine, and many other foods.

3. How should raspberry be eaten?

Raspberry banana juice

Ingredients: 125 grams of raspberries, half a banana, 100 milliliters of milk.

Method:

1. Wash the raspberries and drain them;

2. Mix all the ingredients and pour them into a juicer to extract the juice;

3. After adding the milk, continue blending for 1 minute;

4. The flavor is even better when drunk after chilling.

Brewing fruit wine

Materials: raspberries:white granulated sugar = 5:1

Method:

1. After cleaning the raspberries, remove them and drain off the water;

2. For the wine-brewing container, a glass bottle is best, as it is convenient to see the fermentation state inside the bottle. After washing the glass bottle, boil it in boiling water for 10 minutes, then take it out and let it dry. Boiling in boiling water is mainly for disinfection;

3. Put the raspberries into the container, mash them with chopsticks or a spoon, and note that it can only be filled to 70 percent full;

4. Cover with the bottle cap, and note that it must not be screwed too tightly; leave a little gap to facilitate the release of carbon dioxide after the reaction inside the bottle;

5. Stir 2 times a day. After two days, add all the white granulated sugar, stir evenly, and continue fermenting;

6. After 10 days of fermentation, it can be observed that no bubbles are emerging in the bottle, and the fruit floating on the upper layer also gradually sinks. Filter with clean gauze to obtain the filtrate;

7. Place the relatively cloudy filtrate sealed in a cool place for 15 days. If the wine liquid separates into layers, the clear liquid can be poured into another container. If there is still sediment, the above operation can be carried out multiple times.

8. As needed, an appropriate amount of baijiu can also be added to the raspberry wine to increase the alcohol content and flavor of the raspberry wine.

Raspberry jam

Ingredients: raspberries:white granulated sugar = 5:1 (the amount of sugar added can also be adjusted according to personal preference)

Method:

1. After washing the raspberries, dry them, mix the raspberries and white granulated sugar evenly, and candy them for 1 hour;

2. Crush the raspberries as much as possible;

3. Cook the raspberry puree on an induction cooker. After it boils, turn to low heat and simmer slowly, stirring while cooking to prevent burning. It is ready when the fruit puree becomes viscous;

4. After cooling, it can be put into jars, sealed, and placed in the refrigerator.