Lemon is a common fruit in people's lives, and people can often see people drinking lemon tea. So what are the benefits of lemons?
1. Promote body fluid, relieve summer heat
Lemon peel is rich in aromatic volatile components, which can promote body fluid and relieve summer heat, and refresh the spleen.
The summer heat and humidity are severe, and many people are tired. After working or studying for a long time, they often have a poor appetite. Drinking a glass of lemon soaked in water, the fresh and sour taste refreshes the spirit.
2. Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Lemon is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which can enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessels and can prevent and treat symptoms of high blood pressure and myocardial infarction.
In recent years, foreign studies have also found that green lemons contain a composition similar to insulin, which can reduce abnormal blood sugar levels.
3. Clear heat and resolve phlegm
Lemon also clears phlegm. Lemon peel is more effective than citrus in eliminating phlegm. The weather in summer is hot and humid.
If you don’t pay attention to your diet, the internal dampness of the human body and the external dampness of the natural climate will interact with each other, and phlegm will be produced if the dampness and turbidity accumulate for a long time.
4. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Lemons are rich in vitamin C, which acts like a natural antibiotic in the human body. It has various functions such as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory and enhances human immunity. You can drink more hot lemon water to maintain your body.
5. Beauty
Lemon contains vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and other nutrients. It is also rich in organic acids and citric acid. Lemon is a highly alkaline food and has a strong antioxidant effect.
It is very effective in promoting skin metabolism, delaying aging, and inhibiting pigmentation.
6. Antiemetic
Pregnant women can put some lemons next to their beds and sniff them in the morning, which can eliminate morning sickness.
In addition, lemon pie is also very popular with everyone. The next step is to introduce how to make a lemon pie.
Ingredients:
90g low-gluten flour
60g butter
30g powdered sugar
150 ml light cream
2 eggs
280g powdered sugar
40 ml fresh lemon juice
Accessories:
18 grams of almond powder
1 egg yolk
a little lemon zest
Steps:
1. After the butter softens at room temperature, add powdered sugar and beat it with an egg beater.
2. Pour in half of the egg yolk and continue to beat until the egg yolk and butter are completely mixed.
3. After sifting the low-gluten flour, pour it into the butter together with the almond flour.
4. Knead well to form a smooth dough. Refrigerate the dough for half an hour.
5. Take out the dough and use a rolling pin to roll out a rectangular dough piece.
6. Spread the pie crust on the pie plate, and use a fork to poke some holes in the bottom of the pie crust.
7. Put the pie plate into the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
8. Pour the whipped cream, egg yolk, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest into a large bowl and mix well.
9. Pour the pie filling into the pie shell and put it in the oven at 160 degrees for 25 minutes.
