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Luding Walnut
Basic Introduction to Luding WalnutsWalnut — the Luding walnut, has a long history. They are produced in high mountains, semi-high mountains, and low mountains, with almost every household in the countryside having walnut trees. The Luding walnuts from low mountains are considered superior for their high oil content and large kernels. Walnuts have the effect of darkening hair and enhancing beauty; long-term consumption can help improve intelligence. Nutritional ValueThe walnut is rich in vitamins B and E, which can prevent cellular aging, nourish the brain, enhance memory, and delay senility. It contains unique vitamin components that do not increase cholesterol levels but can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines, making it suitable for patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease. Walnut kernels contain abundant vitamin E and linoleic acid, ideal skin beautifiers. Regular consumption can moisturize the skin and darken hair. When feeling fatigued, chewing some walnut kernels can help alleviate fatigue and stress. Walnuts can also tonify the kidneys, solidify essence, moisten the intestines, relieve constipation, and strengthen the body. History and FolkloreHollowed-out walnut carving is a type of openwork carving where folk artists ingeniously utilize the texture on plant nutshells to carve vivid and interesting… -
Pecans: A Treasure Trove of Health Benefits
Talking about pecans, one is bound to think of their brain-like shape and their ability to nourish the brain and enhance intelligence. One can also see many elderly people fondling pecans in their hands to exercise or maintain good health. Pecans are one of the four famous dried fruits and are recorded in numerous dietary and medical texts, also known as Hu Tao (Persian walnut), Qiang Tao, and Wan Sui Zi. Pecans have a slightly sweet, fragrant, and crispy taste, are rich in nutrients, and have high health and medicinal value. Other parts such as the pecan shell and the partition between the kernels can also be used as medicine with wide-ranging applications. Pecan Kernels Nut-based foods are considered an important part of a healthy diet, and pecan kernels are widely recognized as longevity-enhancing delicacies. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this ingredient targets the kidneys, lungs, and large intestine meridians, possessing properties that solidify the kidneys, reduce essence leakage, warm the lungs, moisten the intestines, replenish vital energy, and benefit the triple energizer. The "Sui Xi Ju Yin Shi Pu" records about pecan kernels: "Sweet and warming, they moisten the lungs, benefit the kidneys, the large intestine, transform phlegm,… -
Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China
Chinese inventions are great achievements for socio-economic development and scientific and technological progress, both in China and worldwide. But China also contributed other creations, not so outstanding, but no less ingenious, which have not lost their sense of usefulness with the passage of time. Today, let's witness the wisdom and intelligence of the Chinese. The Abacus The abacus evolved from the token calculus in Cheng Dawei, Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China. About 2,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors mastered simple calculation with counters. In the Spring and Autumn period, mathematical calculations were made using tokens of various colors and values. However, with the socio-economic progress of mankind, this type of calculator no longer met the growing demand. Thus the abacus was born. The principles for the use of this device are similar to the calculation with counters, but are more advanced, faster and easier than the former. The term for the use of the abacus is called in Chinese "Zhu Suan" (Bead Calculation). Its earliest historical record is in the book "Shushu Jiyi" (Documents on Mathematics), created by Xu Yue (?-220), a mathematician of the Eastern Han dynasty in the EL century. In the drawing "Qingming Shanghe Tu" (Scenes by…
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