Toon is a tall tree that is native to China. People have been consuming toon for a long time, and it was spread all over the north and south of China during the Han Dynasty. In ancient times, the agricultural market referred to toon as tsubaki and the stinky toon as simarouba. April is also a good time to eat toon, when it is just coming on the market and is at its most tender. Toon has a very strong fragrance, but just like durian, people who like it never tire of it, and those who don’t love it avoid it. Toon is very nutritious, it contains vitamin E and sex hormone substance, which has anti-aging and yang nourishing effect. To be delicious, while it lasts! Take a pinch of the freshest toon in March and April and be the first to taste it. I. Effects and functions According to Chinese medicine, toon sprouts are cool in nature, bitter and flat in taste; enter the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians. It clears heat and detoxifies, strengthens the stomach and regulates qi, moistens the skin and brightens the eyes, and kills insects. Mainly used to treat sores, hair loss, red eyes, lung-heat cough and other diseases. 1, appetite and spleen: toon is a seasonal product, containing volatile aromatic organic substances such as toonin, which can strengthen the spleen and appetite and increase appetite. 2, anti-aging, beauty: contains vitamin E and sex hormone substances, has anti-aging and Yang nourishing effect, so it has the name of “pregnancy helper”, and has a good role in lubricating the skin, is a good food for health and beauty. 3, clearing heat and dampness: toon has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, diuretic and detoxification, is an auxiliary treatment of enteritis, dysentery, urinary tract infections. Therefore, there is a folk saying that “eat toon sprouts often without getting sick”. 4, dispel worms and ringworm: toon has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and can be used to treat ascariasis, sores and scabies. 5, astringent blood to stop dysentery, stop the collapse: toon can dry dampness and clear heat, astringent solid astringent, can be used for prolonged diarrhea and dysentery, intestinal hemorrhoids and blood in the stool, collapse of the belt and other diseases. Second, the consumption of contraindications Toon cooking fragrant and fresh, crisp and juicy. It is rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium, and the content of B vitamins is also among the highest in vegetables, making it a natural green health food with medical and food sources. However, the nitrates and nitrites contained in parsnips are higher than the general vegetables, so there are instructions on how to eat them. 1. Blanching: Whether it is cold, stir-fried, pickled or fried toon fish, it should be blanched before cooking. Blanching for about 1 minute can remove more than 2/3 of nitrite and nitrate. And the aroma of toon is mainly from the essential oil, which is a water-insoluble component, so blanching will not affect the flavor of the dish. 2, fresh: the more tender the toon the lower the nitrate content, so pay attention to select the texture of fresh, to buy and eat, or blanching after freezing or pickling. 3, Yin deficiency patients are not suitable to eat: Chinese medicine believes that the toon mostly go to the liver meridian, can help Yang, so generally Yang deficiency people eat toon is beneficial. If you do not understand, please search the public number pulse answer doctor online consultation, but relatively, if too harsh treatment of someone eating toon is easy to aggravate the liver fire, especially like diabetic patients who belong to the Yin deficiency, dry heat patients, eat the recovery of the disease is not beneficial. 4, physical deficiency, people with tumor survival, relapsed patients should eat less or forbidden: according to “Food Therapy Herbal” contains “Tsubaki buds eat more wind, smoked twelve meridians, five organs and six bowels, people faint blood micro. It is best not to eat it if you have “chronic illness” (suffering from chronic illness), weak people, and people who are recovering from illness. 3, food compatibility 1, toon + cauliflower: because toon is rich in calcium, and the chemical composition contained in cauliflower will affect the digestion and absorption of calcium. Therefore, toon is not suitable to be eaten with cauliflower. 2, toon + cucumber: cucumber contains vitamin C decomposition enzyme, will destroy the vitamin C in the toon, affecting the body’s absorption of vitamin C, so that nutrition is greatly reduced, so toon and cucumber should not be eaten together. 3, toon + milk: abdominal distension. Four, therapeutic recipes Since it is said that toon sprouts are a cuisine that grows on trees, and it is also said how to remove nitrates, how should toon sprouts be eaten? 1, scrambled eggs with toon sprouts Ingredients: toon sprouts, eggs, scallions, ginger, ① blanch the toon sprouts in boiling water, take out and immerse in cold water; ② take an appropriate amount to fish out and chop (not too chopped); ③ put into the egg mixture, add a small amount of salt chicken essence, scallions and mix well; ④ frying pan with scallions and ginger; ⑤ pour the egg mixture and minced toon into the hot pan of hot oil, wait for it to solidify and then stir-fry until cooked. 2.Tofu with toon ingredients: toon sprouts, tofu; Method: ① boil half a pot of water, put a little salt after the water boils, put in the toon blanching for a while; ② cool the hot toon with water, cut into toon minced; ③ toon in a bowl, add sesame oil and salt, a little soy sauce and vinegar (if you do not like these two things can be left out) and stir well; ④ a box of tofu, remove from the box and put on a plate; ⑤ sprinkle with seasoned toon minced ⑤ Sprinkle the seasoned minced tofu on top. 3.Chilled toon ingredients: toon, spring onion; Method: ① Wash toon and spring onion; ② Scald toon with hot water and cut into pieces; ③ Break spring onion into small pieces by hand and mix with toon; ④ Season with salt. 4: Toon and peanut rice Ingredients: toon sprouts, peanut rice, ground red pepper; Method: ① select the tender tip of the toon head and wash it; ② peanut rice is fried and sprinkled with some salt to cool; ③ blanch the toon head in boiling water and fish it out, sprinkle some salt to dry the water; ④ finely chopped on top of the fried peanut rice; ⑤ a few drops of soy sauce, spicy oil, sprinkle with ground green and red pepper and mix well.