Tremella fungus can be eaten, and it is also a low-purine food. Uric acid is a metabolite of purine in the human body. Excessive uric acid can cause gout and other diseases.

People who should not eat Tremella

1. Bleeding patients are not suitable to eat Tremella. The adenine contained in Tremella has the effect of anti-platelet aggregation, so patients with various bleeding diseases are not suitable to eat Tremella. It is not suitable for consumption during the recovery period. Patients such as hemoptysis, vomiting and blood in the stool should not eat Tremella fuciformis, otherwise it may cause the recurrence of old diseases or aggravate bleeding.

2. Tremella is moist and greasy in nature. People with cough due to wind-cold and excessive dampness and phlegm should eat it with caution. It is also not suitable for those who have diarrhea after eating. Rock sugar white fungus contains high sugar content and should not be eaten before going to bed to avoid increasing blood viscosity.

3. The elderly should eat Tremella in an appropriate amount. Tremella also has a certain nourishing effect on the elderly who are frail and frail, but the elderly must pay attention to the amount of Tremella they eat.

Because the digestive function of the elderly is poor, and Tremella fuciformis is a food that is not easy to digest, eating Tremella fungus for several days in a row or eating too much at one time can easily cause intestinal obstruction in the elderly. Clinically, it is not uncommon for elderly people to suffer from intestinal obstruction due to eating Tremella fungus.

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Eating benefits of Tremella fungus

Tremella fuciformis contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, polysaccharides, crude fiber, 17 kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body and Calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur and other trace elements.

The content of calcium and iron is very high. Every 100 grams of Tremella fuciformis contains 643 mg of calcium and 30.4 mg of iron. In addition, Tremella fuciformis also contains glycogens such as trehalose, pentosan, and mannitol, as well as nutrients such as vitamin B and vitamin D.

1. Skin care

Can enhance the skin’s ability to resist damage. Contains a large amount of carotene, which helps maintain the normal function of skin cells and tissues, stimulates skin metabolism, and keeps the skin moist and tender. Enhance skin tension and eliminate wrinkles.

Tremella fuciformis also contains a substance similar to gum arabic, which has good nourishing effects on the stratum corneum of the skin and delays aging. Long-term consumption can make the subcutaneous tissue plump and the skin delicate, moist and elastic. It is a good product for beauty and skin care in winter and spring.

2. Nourish yin and replenish deficiency

Replenish deficiency and damage, replenish essence and qi, moisten the lungs and nourish the kidneys. It is used for lung and kidney yin deficiency. Suitable for people with long-term illness, physical weakness or fatigue.

3. Moisten the lungs and protect the liver

Tremella has the moistness of Ophiopogon japonicus without the coldness, and the sweetness of Polygonatum odorifera without the greasiness. It is an important product for moistening the lungs and nourishing yin. It has been found in clinical practice that Tremella fungus has a significant effect on chronic bronchitis and pulmonary heart disease in the elderly. At the same time, it can improve the detoxification function of the liver and protect the liver. It can also improve the body's protection against radiation and its inhibitory effect on cancer cells.

4. Supplement energy

Contains carbohydrates and sugars, which can quickly provide energy to the body.

5. Brain Strengthening

Tremella fuciformis contains phosphorus, which is an important component in the synthesis of lecithin and cephalin. It can enhance memory, delay brain function decline, inhibit platelet aggregation, and prevent cerebral thrombosis. form. Contains calcium, which is an important substance indispensable for brain metabolism.

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