What are the benefits of regularly eating wampee? There is truth to "eat lychee when hungry, eat wampee when full"

Summer has no shortage of seasonal fruits. We just finished enjoying the bumper lychee harvest, and now fresh wampee is starting to hit the market. Wampee is both sour and sweet, much loved by many people. There is also a folk proverb: "Eat lychee when hungry, eat wampee when full." This also indirectly proves that wampee helps with digestion. In fact, wampee has many other edible benefits. Today, let's take a look.

What nutritional value does wampee have?

Wampee tastes sour with a hint of sweet, and sourness and sweetness are precisely the unique flavors of wampee. In traditional Chinese medicine, sour and sweet are two of the five flavors. Wampee is sweet and sour, fresh and juicy, and highly nutritious. Its leaves, root bark, and seeds can all be used medicinally, making it fully comparable to lychee.

Wampee is sweet and sour and warm in nature. It is rich in vitamin C, organic acids, and pectin. Its peel and leaves contain aromatic volatile oils with a pleasant fragrance. Regularly eating wampee helps promote digestion, resolve phlegm, regulate qi, and relieve heat. Its seeds also have remarkable effects in treating hernia, centipede bites, and infantile head sores.

Summer weather is hot, and this is a suitable time to eat wampee. When eating wampee, it is suggested to wash the fruit clean and chew the peel, flesh, and seed together in the mouth, or swallow the juice and pulp together. Some people say eating it this way may be rather bitter, but it can help clear heat, reduce internal heat, and treat indigestion. Of course, if you do not like eating the peel, eating just the flesh directly has the same effects.

Eating wampee has these benefits

1. Helps digestion

Wampee can help with digestion and absorption, promoting digestion and strengthening the stomach. Especially when you have bloating or have eaten too much, eating some wampee can provide relief and help ease bloating and indigestion. At the same time, when there is phlegm in the throat, eating wampee can also help promote qi flow and resolve phlegm.

2. Prevents and treats influenza

Wampee leaves have the effect of preventing and treating influenza, and can also treat malaria. The method of use is to boil wampee leaves in water and drink the liquid.

3. Regulates qi and relieves pain

Wampee has the effect of resolving phlegm and regulating qi, and provides some supportive treatment for pain caused by liver and stomach discomfort and disordered qi flow. The method is simple: directly boil dried raw wampee fruit in water and drink it.

4. Helps wound recovery

Stew wampee leaves in yellow rice wine, then apply the medicinal residue to wounds bitten by venomous snakes or rabid dogs to help the wounds heal.

The correct ways to prepare wampee fruit:

Wampee fruit is crystal-clear, fresh, sweet, and juicy. Many people eat it directly. But besides eating it directly, wampee fruit actually has many special ways to be enjoyed.

1. Make jam. After removing the seeds from wampee, blend the peel and flesh together, add rock sugar, and cook into jam. It can promote salivation and stop coughing.

2. Wampee soaked in honey. After removing the seeds, break the wampee into small pieces and put them into a clean container. Add honey and it can be stored for a period of time. When you want some, take a little out and steep it in water to drink.

3. Salt-preserved wampee. Preserve fresh wampee flesh with salt for later use. When you want some, take it out and steep it in water, add an appropriate amount of white sugar, or eat it as a snack.