Nutritional value of Elaeagnus angustifolia seeds

Elaeagnus angustifolia, alias: Qilixiang, Xiangliu, Ciliu, Cinnamomum cassia, Liu Yin, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Yageda, Red Bean, Gedaoge, Latin name: Elaeagnus angustifolia. Elaeagnus is a deciduous tree or small tree of Elaeagnus, which is 5- 10 m high, spineless or spiny, 30-40 mm long, brownish red and shiny; Young branches are densely covered with silvery white scales, while old branches fall off, reddish brown and bright. Leaves are thin papery, oblong-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, apex obtuse or obtuse, base cuneate, entire. When young, there are silvery white round scales on the upper part, which partially fall off when mature, and the lower part is grayish white, densely covered with white scales, and the lateral veins are not obvious. Petiole slender, silvery white, oval fruit, pink, densely covered with silvery white scales; The pulp is milky white and silty; Pedicels are short and stout, with flowering from May to June and fruiting in September.

Many female friends like to eat all kinds of fruits to supplement vitamins. In fact, Elaeagnus angustifolia is very rich in vitamins. Elaeagnus angustifolia is called a treasure house of vitamins, so its vitamin content is very high!

Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit is rich in nutrition. According to the determination, it contains various vitamins, fatty acids, trace elements, oily substances, Elaeagnus angustifolia flavonoids, superoxide and other active substances and various amino acids needed by the human body. Among them, the content of vitamin C is extremely high, and the content of vitamin C in every 100 g fruit juice can reach 825- 1 100 mg, which is 2-3 times that of kiwifruit. It is known as the king of vitamin C, with sugar content of 7.5%- 10% and acid content of 3%-5%.

Elaeagnus angustifolia is a precious economic forest tree species with the most kinds of natural vitamins in the world, and its vitamin C content is much higher than that of fresh dates and kiwifruit, so it is known as a treasure house of natural vitamins. It is reported that every 100g of Elaeagnus angustifolia juice contains 500 mg-400 mg of vitamin C, 250 mg-400 mg of vitamin E, 10.05 mg-0.3 mg of vitamin B, 20.03 g-0.15 g,120.

Edible

Elaeagnus angustifolia as feed has a long history in northwest China. Its leaves and fruits are good feed for sheep.

Sheep like to eat all year round. After eating Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit, sheep not only gain weight and strength, but also improve estrus of ewes and mating rate of rams, which is beneficial to reproduction. In winter snowstorm weather in northwest China, Elaeagnus angustifolia forest is a place for sheep to avoid disasters and protect their livestock. It can also be fed to domestic animals such as pigs, which can promote fattening and lactation of pigs. Judging from the nutritional components of Elaeagnus angustifolia, its leaves and fruits all contain the nutritional components needed by domestic animals.

The pulp contains sugar, starch, protein, fat and vitamins, and can be eaten raw or cooked. In Xinjiang, fruit is ground and mixed with flour instead of staple food, and can also be used as food such as wine, vinegar sauce and cakes. Fruit and leaves can be used as livestock feed.

Nutritional components: the edible part of Elaeagnus angustifolia contains water 12g, protein 4.5g, fat 4.2g, carbohydrate 74.8g, calcium 46mg, phosphorus 67mg, iron 3.3mg, vitamin B 20.07mg, nicotinic acid 1.7mg and vitamin C 7mg, in which the pulp contains 43-59% sugar.

use value

Aromatic oil can be extracted from flowers, which can be used as seasoning materials for cosmetics and soap essence; It is also a dense source plant.

Wood is tough and fine, and can be used as furniture, farm tools and fuel. It is one of the main sources of rural fuel in desert areas.

Elaeagnus angustifolia is a good tree species for afforestation, greening, firewood, windbreak and sand fixation besides feeding. Elaeagnus angustifolia powder can also be used for brewing wine, vinegar, soy sauce and jam, and the residue can also be used for feeding. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a good honey source plant, which contains aromatic oil and can extract flavors and spices. Elaeagnus angustifolia gum can be extracted from tree sap and is a substitute for Arabic gum. Flowers, fruits, branches and leaves can also be used as medicine to treat burns, bronchitis, indigestion and neurasthenia. Elaeagnus angustifolia has been widely valued for its various economic uses and has become one of the main afforestation trees in northwest China. From the feeding point of view, Elaeagnus angustifolia is of great significance to the establishment of artificial feed forest.

Medicinal value

Secondly, fruits, leaves and roots can be used as medicine, fruit juice can be used as a laxative, and fruits and plantain can be mashed to treat hemorrhoids.

Root soup can clean scabies and horse scabies, dry leaves, grind them into powder and take them with water, which is effective in treating pneumonia and shortness of breath.

Functional indication

Bark: clearing heat and cooling blood, astringing and relieving pain. Used for chronic tracheitis, stomachache, enteritis and leucorrhea; Topical treatment of burns, scalds and hemostasis.

Fruit: strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. Used for dyspepsia.

Pharmacological research

Concentrate of gum and tannin made from fruit has anti-inflammatory effect; For animals that cause diarrhea artificially, it can inhibit the motor function of small intestine, so it can be used for enteritis.

dosage

Bark: 1 ~ 3 money; Fruit 0.5 ~1; Apply appropriate amount of bark decoction to the affected area; Oral administration: decoction, 0.5 ~ 1 two.

prescription

Miao medicine fruit, bark, gum and flowers treat stomachache, diarrhea, weakness and cough caused by lung heat.

Uygur medicine Jigadan: fruit is used for spleen and stomach weakness, dyspepsia, diarrhea and dysentery; Flowers are used for chest tightness, shortness of breath, stomachache, cough and loss of appetite. Jigedai (fruit), Ubayila (fruit) and Jigedai Guli (flower): Fruits are mainly used to treat headaches, stomach diseases, fever, cough and diarrhea, and can solidify sperm; Flowers are mainly used to treat various brain diseases, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, asthma, qi stagnation, lung abscess, malaria, spleen injury, clearing away liver-heat, invigorating spleen, expelling wind, invigorating stomach and strengthening yang, and can be used for arthritis and myasthenia.

Baoda, a Tibetan medicine, is a Tibetan medicine for treating cough due to wind-cold, leukorrhagia due to cold and dampness, dysentery and diarrhea, menorrhagia and nocturnal emission.

Mongolian medicine fruit is used for weakness, restlessness, indigestion and diarrhea; Bark is used for treating stomachache, diarrhea and leucorrhea, and externally used for treating scald, fire injury and traumatic bleeding. Leaves treat dysentery, diarrhea and enteritis; Spend time on cough and asthma to promote Mongolian medical records. Then give it to Dejimus: the fruit is used for spleen-stomach disharmony, diarrhea, weakness and fracture; Bark is used to treat chronic bronchitis, stomachache, enteritis and leukorrhagia, and externally to treat burns and scalds and stop bleeding.

chemical composition

Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit contains oil, in which fatty acids are palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, and unsaponifiable parts are carotene and tocopherol. It also contains flavonoids: isorhamnetin, isorhamnetin -3-O-β-D- galactopyranoside and caffeic acid. Fruit juice contains potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, zinc and manganese. The pericarp contains palmitic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid and β -sitosterol. The content of nonacosane in seeds and peels is above 55%, and the content of oleic acid in seed oil is above 59.65438 0%.