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acid needed for human health and can be acquired via regular dietary intake of
foods that contain ALA or dietary supplementation of foods high in ALA. ALA
has been reported to have cardiovascular-protective, anti-cancer, neuro-protective,
anti-osteoporotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative effects and is safe for use as
a food ingredient, based on the limited data currently available.
According to Kuang Tingyun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
fatty acids in peony seed oil have small molecules and are easy to absorb, and
the content of unsaturated fatty acids makes up over 90% of the total, which is
significantly higher than that in olive oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, and peanut oil. In
particular, peony seed oil contains much higher ALA content than other commonly
used vegetable oils, and the ratio of linoleic acid to ALA is below 0.6, making it
a healthy edible oil with great potential. Researchers at the School of Pharmacy of
Yantai University find in their experiments that moderate intake of peony seed oil can
protect liver cells from chemical damage while inducing Phase II enzyme activity
and reducing free radicals. In addition, researchers at Anhui University of Chinese
Medicine find that peony seed oil can ameliorate hyperlipidemia and hyperglycaemia
and to some extent improve glucose tolerance.
5. Oil-yielding peony has high ornamental value and can help meet people’s
ever-growing spiritual and cultural needs
In his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping vowed
to build China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful by the middle of the century.
Peonies look both magnificent and graceful. They are known as the “king of flowers” for its “national beauty and heavenly fragrance” and a top hopeful of China’s
national flower. In a sense, peonies are an indispensable element in the building of
a beautiful China. When peonies are in full bloom every year, hundreds of thousands of people swarm to Dianjiang of Chongqing, Tongling of Anhui, Wanhua Hill
in Yan’an of Shaanxi, or other places known for peonies. What’s more, peonies
have become a calling card of tourism for Heze and Luoyang. The 36th China
(Luoyang) Peony Culture Festival, which kicked off on April 5, 2018, attracted a
total of 26.4731 million Chinese and foreign visitors, bringing in revenue of RMB
24.196 billion. The 27th Heze International Peony Festival, which opened on April
12, 2018, received a total of 9.6363 million visitors from home and abroad, bringing
in revenue of RMB 6.385 billion.
The report to the 19th CPC National Congress makes it clear that the principal
contradiction facing Chinese society in the new era is that between unbalanced and
inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life. In
addition to bringing economic benefits, oil-yielding peony can please both the eye
and the mind and therefore increase people’s sense of happiness.
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acid needed for human health and can be acquired via regular dietary intake of
foods that contain ALA or dietary supplementation of foods high in ALA. ALA
has been reported to have cardiovascular-protective, anti-cancer, neuro-protective,
anti-osteoporotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative effects and is safe for use as
a food ingredient, based on the limited data currently available.
According to Kuang Tingyun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
fatty acids in peony seed oil have small molecules and are easy to absorb, and
the content of unsaturated fatty acids makes up over 90% of the total, which is
significantly higher than that in olive oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, and peanut oil. In
particular, peony seed oil contains much higher ALA content than other commonly
used vegetable oils, and the ratio of linoleic acid to ALA is below 0.6, making it
a healthy edible oil with great potential. Researchers at the School of Pharmacy of
Yantai University find in their experiments that moderate intake of peony seed oil can
protect liver cells from chemical damage while inducing Phase II enzyme activity
and reducing free radicals. In addition, researchers at Anhui University of Chinese
Medicine find that peony seed oil can ameliorate hyperlipidemia and hyperglycaemia
and to some extent improve glucose tolerance.
5. Oil-yielding peony has high ornamental value and can help meet people’s
ever-growing spiritual and cultural needs
In his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping vowed
to build China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful by the middle of the century.
Peonies look both magnificent and graceful. They are known as the “king of flowers” for its “national beauty and heavenly fragrance” and a top hopeful of China’s
national flower. In a sense, peonies are an indispensable element in the building of
a beautiful China. When peonies are in full bloom every year, hundreds of thousands of people swarm to Dianjiang of Chongqing, Tongling of Anhui, Wanhua Hill
in Yan’an of Shaanxi, or other places known for peonies. What’s more, peonies
have become a calling card of tourism for Heze and Luoyang. The 36th China
(Luoyang) Peony Culture Festival, which kicked off on April 5, 2018, attracted a
total of 26.4731 million Chinese and foreign visitors, bringing in revenue of RMB
24.196 billion. The 27th Heze International Peony Festival, which opened on April
12, 2018, received a total of 9.6363 million visitors from home and abroad, bringing
in revenue of RMB 6.385 billion.
The report to the 19th CPC National Congress makes it clear that the principal
contradiction facing Chinese society in the new era is that between unbalanced and
inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life. In
addition to bringing economic benefits, oil-yielding peony can please both the eye
and the mind and therefore increase people’s sense of happiness.