"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer", when it comes to health, I believe many people follow this sentence left by their ancestors.

In this season, radish has become a popular healthy food on the table. At the same time, people who are taking Chinese medicine are very upset, because many people say that radish antidote is similar to Chinese medicine, so they all stay away from it.

So eat radish antidote?

White radish can be eaten raw or cooked, and it tastes slightly spicy. It has the functions of promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, accelerating gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and is called "the most beneficial vegetable" in Compendium of Materia Medica. Mustard oil in radish can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite and help digestion.

Radish has the effects of eliminating stagnation, resolving phlegm and clearing heat, reducing qi and relieving exterior syndrome, and detoxifying. Modern research has also found that various trace elements contained in radish can enhance human immunity. Experts pointed out that eating white radish in winter is good for health, but people with spleen deficiency eat less radish, and people with weak spleen and stomach may eat radish more "virtual".

Eat radish antidote? Many people think that radish has the function of antidote, so don't eat radish when taking Chinese medicine. Actually, this is a misunderstanding. Is radish the antidote? According to the theory of Chinese medicine, radish is not afraid of other Chinese medicines, so it has no influence on other Chinese medicines. However, because radish has the function of "lowering qi" and "relieving depression", Chinese medicine believes that excessive circulation of qi is easy to break qi. Therefore, eating radish will hinder the nourishing effect of qi-invigorating drugs (such as ginseng and astragalus). In addition, Cantonese people often use codonopsis pilosula, Lycium barbarum, Astragalus membranaceus and other herbs to make soup, so don't eat radish at this time unless you don't need the nourishing effect of those herbs.

Some experts say that people who take Chinese medicine can't eat raw radish. When taking traditional Chinese medicine, it is not advisable to eat raw radish (except drugs for regulating qi and resolving phlegm), because radish has the effect of promoting digestion and breaking qi, especially when taking nourishing traditional Chinese medicines such as ginseng and astragalus, eating radish will make ginseng lose its nourishing effect, reduce its efficacy and fail to achieve its therapeutic purpose. But cooked radish is beneficial and harmless. But cooked radish can replenish qi, and the effect is no less than ginseng.

Eat raw radish to quench thirst, regulate qi and temper, and clear away heat and toxic materials. Vitamins in white radish are afraid of heat. If the vitamin C in white radish is not destroyed, it is best to eat white radish raw. White radish contains interferon inducer with strong activity. Only eating raw can stimulate the digestive tract to produce interferon and reduce the chance of digestive tract canceration.

Cooked radish can reduce qi, eliminate phlegm and promote digestion, and tonify spleen and promote digestion. Carrots contain carotene, which is insoluble in water and soluble in fat. By adding oil and cooking, the absorption and utilization rate is greatly improved.

Taboos for eating radish

Hu Bai carrots should not be eaten together: carrots and white radishes should not be mixed. The content of vitamin C in white radish is extremely high, which is very beneficial to human health. If mixed with carrots, vitamin C will be lost. The reason is that carrots contain an enzyme called ascorbic acid, which will destroy vitamin C in white radish.

Radish and orange should not be eaten together: radish and orange are listed almost at the same time, so it is easy to eat together. After radish is ingested into human body, it can quickly produce a substance called thiocyanate. Flavonoids in oranges are transformed into hydroxybenzoic acid and ferulic acid in the intestine, and the interaction with thiocyanate is strengthened to thiocyanate, which inhibits thyroid gland and thus induces or leads to goiter.

Don't eat persimmon after eating radish: If you eat a lot of fruits containing plant pigments, it will decompose an acidic substance in the intestine. If you eat radish, the human body will produce thiocyanic acid to inhibit the thyroid gland and induce or lead to goiter. Persimmons, pears, apples, grapes and other fruits all contain a lot of plant pigments. Don't eat these fruits for a short time after eating radishes.

In addition, don't eat radish with fungus, which is easy to get dermatitis.