Help digestion: after food enters the mouth, it first mixes with saliva to form chyme. Amylase in saliva decomposes starch in food into maltose and then into glucose, so that food can be preliminarily digested.

Protect digestive tract: saliva cleans mouth, protects teeth, neutralizes gastric acid and repairs gastric mucosa.

Detoxification: saliva mixed with food can make the toxicity of carcinogens ineffective through chemical changes in the mouth. Is this the so-called? Natural anticancer agent? , so there is? Chew slowly and live longer? In other words, three meals a day is an important part of health care.

Anti-aging effect: swallowing body fluid and saliva can really make people healthy and live longer. "nourishing and prolonging life" points out: people who eat Yuquan can prolong life and cure all diseases? . "Life Extension Book" also said: The body fluid and gold paste in the mouth of the lid is like jade, which can be swallowed all day long without spitting, making people stay energetic and radiant. . These effects have been confirmed by the long-term practice of health preserving and qigong practitioners in past dynasties. In addition, saliva can prevent and treat diseases and promote wound healing.

Experts say that saliva can stop bleeding, because saliva can promote blood coagulation, and saliva can help stop bleeding when there is bleeding after oral trauma or tooth extraction. So if your mouth bleeds, please don't vomit. You should stop the bleeding with saliva.

Also, saliva has the function of lubrication, and saliva contains mucin, which can make the mouth smooth and soft. The lubrication of the mouth is very helpful for us to eat.

There is also a washing function. Saliva can wash away food residues and keep the mouth clean and hygienic. So don't spit everywhere.

First of all, drink plenty of water, and you can soak some pieces of traditional Chinese medicine, such as hawthorn, Schisandra chinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus and so on. So-called? Looking at plums to quench your thirst? You mean the most productive effect in food? May? Yes Plums are flat and sour, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. However, from the perspective of TCM syndrome differentiation, some situations need attention, such as hyperacidity, phlegm-heat cough, chest tightness and cough, etc., and it is not advisable to eat too acidic food.