Apricots, hearts, green watermelons ... Walking on the streets of cities, these fruits always arouse people's appetite. Eating more fresh fruits really helps people to supplement water, sugar and vitamins. But there are also folk proverbs such as "peaches are full, apricots hurt people, and people are buried under plum trees". So, can you eat more fruits and eat as much as you want? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, how to eat fruits and what fruits to eat?

Chinese medicine says: Different fruits are suitable for different people.

Fruit does contain a lot of vitamins, water and minerals, and moderate consumption can supplement these substances needed by the human body. However, Chinese medicine believes that fruits can be divided into cold, hot and warm, so they should be chosen correctly according to their own physique to avoid improper or excessive consumption and adverse effects on the body.

First, strawberries

Properties and efficacy: cool, rich in vitamins and sugar. After eating, it can play the role of clearing heat, cooling blood, caring skin and moistening skin.

Caution: Excessive consumption can lead to diarrhea and nosebleeds. Therefore, we should pay attention to eating in moderation according to personal physique, and it is advisable to eat no more than half a catty at a time. Patients with cold constitution should not eat more.

Second, peaches

Properties and Efficacy: Sweet and warm, rich in protein, sugar and crude fiber, it has the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening intestines, promoting blood circulation and resolving food stagnation. After proper consumption, it can replenish heart qi, nourish liver qi, promote blood circulation, relieve polydipsia and benefit the large intestine.

Note: people with poor appetite can eat peaches to adjust their appetite, but patients with many diseases and weak gastrointestinal function should not eat them because it will increase the burden on the stomach.

Third, apricot

Sweet and sour in nature, hot in nature. Has the effects of moistening lung, relieving asthma, promoting salivation, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach and warming stomach.

Note: There is a folk saying that apricots hurt people. The Book of Food also said, "It tastes sour and spicy" and "Don't eat too much, it will lead to carbuncle and bone injury". Refers to the heat of apricots. Eating too much is easy to have troubles, stomach acid, nosebleeds and diarrhea. In addition, apricots are sour, and if you eat too much, you will "lose your teeth." Therefore, patients with hyperacidity and damp heat should not eat apricots, and patients with stomach cold can warm their stomachs.

Fourth, plums

Properties and efficacy: sweet and sour, hot in nature. Has the effects of clearing away liver heat, promoting fluid production, promoting diuresis, and invigorating stomach.

Precautions: There is a saying in "Fun Life Diet Spectrum" that "eating more produces phlegm, helps dampness and causes malaria, especially those with spleen deficiency", so patients with spleen deficiency, poor stomach and weak constitution should not eat more. However, patients with cough who suffer from a cold for a long time can eat it in moderation to achieve the purpose of relieving cough.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) watermelon

Properties and efficacy: rich in water, sweet in taste and cool in nature. Also known as natural white tiger soup, it is a good product for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

Note: people with cold watermelon and poor gastrointestinal function, such as weak stomach and poor appetite, should not eat watermelon, so as not to damage stomach qi and affect appetite. When eating, you should eat in moderation. If you eat too much continuously, the accumulated heat will not spread, resulting in a virtual fire, which will lead to the symptoms of rotten mouth. The sugar in watermelon is not glucose, but mainly fructose, which has the function of regulating blood sugar, so diabetics can also eat it in moderation, no more than two tablets at a time.

Health reminder, fruits should not be eaten after being chilled.

It is best to soak the fruit in water for 3~5 minutes before eating, and then rinse it with clear water to effectively remove bacteria and pesticide residues. Eat fruit in moderation to avoid the symptoms of increasing gastrointestinal burden and diarrhea and abdominal pain.

When eating fruit, it is best to distinguish between the nature of the fruit and its own physique, and choose the right fruit according to the physique. People with hot constitution can eat more cold fruits appropriately. People with qi deficiency and spleen deficiency should be especially cautious when choosing cool fruits, and it is best not to eat them. For people with deficiency and cold constitution, eating more warm fruits is good for health, while people with hot constitution should try to avoid eating warm fruits.

Whenever the weather is hot in summer, many people often put the fruit in the refrigerator and ice it before eating. Dacheng Guo Xue Huangdi Neijing reminds that if the fruit is cool, it will stimulate the stomach and cause stomach pain, diarrhea and other discomfort.