What can the elderly eat to prolong their lives?

　　Pollen is the male organ of a flower, in layman’s terms it is the plant’s sperm , is the essence of plant life. The famous "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" in ancient my country and the Materia Medica of the past dynasties have made many records on the medicinal and edible effects of pollen.

　　Generally speaking, pollen is mainly believed to have the effects of prolonging life, improving beauty and improving sexual function. Among them, Puhuang (pollen from cattails) and Songhuang (pollen from pine) are listed as top-grade, saying that long-term consumption can strengthen the body, replenish qi, and prolong life. In his masterpiece "Compendium of Materia Medica", Li Shizhen, a great medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, said that Puhuang has the effects of nourishing the heart and lungs, replenishing qi, dispelling wind and stopping bleeding.

　　There are also many records of the utilization of pollen abroad. The Western Talmudic Code, the Bible, and the Quran all have records praising the efficacy of pollen, believing that pollen has the effect of health care and strengthening the body.

　　In 1860, the great Swedish botanist Linnaeus named pollen using the Latin word Pollen, which means powerful and energetic, to reflect the pharmacological essence of pollen. In recent years, the United States, Japan, France and other countries have formed an upsurge in pollen research, fully affirming the medical and health care effects of pollen. At the same time, pollen medicines and foods have also come out one after another, and a specialized discipline of pollen has been established academically to explore from the cellular, molecular, genetic and other aspects of biology.

　　According to scientists' determination, pollen contains 22 kinds of amino acids. The total sugar content is 25% to 40%, and there are complete types of sugars, including monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Among them, the most promising pollen polysaccharide has strong immunity and obvious anti-cancer effect. Pollen contains more than 100 enzymes and coenzymes. Enzymes are important substances that affect cell metabolism and play a catalytic role in the decomposition, synthesis, digestion and absorption of nutrients.

　　Pollen also contains 14 kinds of vitamins such as vitamins A, B, C, and E, and more than 30 kinds of inorganic ions and trace elements that play an important role in the human body, including potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, iodine, copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt, nickel, tantalum, and barium, as well as carotene and carotene that have anti-cancer effects.

　　There are also a variety of trace elements whose functions are not yet fully understood. Trace elements must be ingested from food. Lack or insufficiency of trace elements in the human body can cause illness or accelerate aging, directly causing harm to life.

　　Pollen has magical effects on the human body, which are related to the bioactive substances contained in pollen. For example, flavonoids have anti-arteriosclerosis, lowering cholesterol, antispasmodic, anti-radiation, anti-tumor and other effects. Pollen also contains hormones, nucleic acids, organic acids and some unknown subtle substances, all of which promote human health. healthy , an indispensable and important material component that enhances the body's resistance.