Hickory Nut Prices Per Jin in 2018, Plus Shelling Tips and Benefits
Hickory nut, also known as small walnut, mountain crab (Zhejiang), walnut, wild lacquer tree (Anhui). China is one of its places of origin, and it grows well in sparse forests at the foot of mountains or in valleys rich in humus.So how much is hickory nut per jin in 2018? How do you shell it? What are the tips? What are the benefits and effects? According to the Changsha Gaoqiao wholesale market, prices for hickory nuts vary slightly by region: the wholesale price at the place of origin is 20-30 yuan per jin (500g); the price of the new thin-shell walnut variety is rising steadily, with a wholesale price at the place of origin of 30-40 yuan per jin (500g). As for retail prices, top-quality thin-shell walnut dried fruit should be 40-50 yuan per jin, and supermarket prices are somewhat higher.
How do you shell hickory nuts? What are the tips?
1. If you are fairly strong, you can use two fingers, pinching the hickory nut between your index finger and thumb, and press hard at the crack.
2. If you are a bit weaker or the crack in the nut is small, try holding two nuts together (with the cracks of the two nuts facing each other) and then squeezing hard. This way you will find that the cracked opening of the shell is bigger than before; then peel it open with the fingers of both hands, and you will see the two halves of the nut.
3. Next, use the index fingers of both hands as pivots and the thumbs of both hands as levers to pry it open with force, and then you can slowly savor the delicious hickory nut.
What are the benefits and effects of hickory nuts?
1. Breaks blood and removes stasis. Used for conditions such as amenorrhea due to blood stagnation, abdominal pain from blood stasis, mania from accumulated blood, and traumatic bruises.
2. Moistens dryness and lubricates the intestines. Used for difficult bowel movements due to dry intestines and constipation. This product, bitter and dispersing, removes stasis, enters the blood portion of the liver meridian, and has a relatively strong effect of invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, removing stasis and generating new tissue, making it suitable for those with severe blood stasis. In addition, it also has the effects of moistening the intestines and relieving cough.
3. Eating walnuts to nourish the brain: you can pound walnut kernels with rock sugar into “walnut paste”, store it sealed in a porcelain jar, take two spoonfuls each time, and mix with boiling water; when mixed, a layer of white liquid floats up in the cup, and this is “walnut milk”, rich and delicious.
4. Helps beautify the face: if you eat “walnut porridge” made by grinding walnut kernels into powder and boiling it over a long period, it can nourish the skin and make people fair and tender, and it is especially suitable for older people to eat often as their skin ages.
5. Walnuts can also resist aging: the vitamin E contained in walnut kernels can protect cells from oxidative damage by free radicals, and it is a substance recognized by the medical field as anti-aging, so walnuts are known as “ten-thousand-year seeds” and “longevity fruit”.