1, feverish hands and feet, night sweats, etc. People with yin deficiency and excessive fire should not eat leeks.

2, people who don't like to eat spicy food and easily cause allergies should not eat it.

3, leeks have a certain exciting effect on the uterus, so pregnant women should not eat leeks.

4, "Compendium of Materia Medica" once recorded: "Eating more leeks will make you dizzy, especially after drinking." According to modern medicine, people with hyperactivity of yang and febrile diseases should not eat it.

5. People with tonsillitis, nasal empyema and otitis media can't eat leeks.

6, people with indigestion or weak gastrointestinal function are prone to heartburn when eating leeks, and should not eat more.

7. Patients with heat diseases such as bad breath, sore mouth and tongue, and sore throat due to smoke should not eat leeks.

8. People with calcium deficiency, iron deficiency and zinc deficiency should eat leeks as little as possible. Leek contains oxalic acid, which easily reacts with some minerals and trace elements, affecting their absorption.

9. People who have recovered from a serious illness are advised not to eat leeks because of their weak system and poor digestive ability. It is best to eat more digestible foods such as rice porridge.

10, special people eat less leeks.

Food that is not suitable for eating with leeks.

honey

Because leek is pungent and hot, it contains allicin and sulfide, which is contrary to the medicinal properties of honey, so they can't be eaten together.

In addition, leek contains more dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and have a purgative effect. Honey can moisten the intestines, which can easily lead to diarrhea. Neither leek nor leek should be eaten with honey.

beef

Beef has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and blood, strengthening bones and muscles, resolving phlegm and calming wind. But many people eat some ginger, leeks and so on when eating beef. In fact, this way of eating is very unscientific. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Beef is mixed with pork and millet rice wine, and white worms are born; Eating leeks together makes people feel feverish, and eating ginger hurts their teeth. " Amaranth should not be eaten with beef. Amaranth is pungent and warm, which has the effect of warming the middle warmer and helping yang, while beef is warm and has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening yang. If they are eaten together, if you add oil to the fire, it will make people feel weak fire and cause gum swelling and pain. Beef and leek can be poisoned when eaten together. In folk methods, human milk and drum juice can be used to detoxify.

Bitter gourd, aloe

Leek should not be eaten with cold and cool foods such as bitter gourd and aloe, because it will weaken the role of leek.

Chinese hard liquor

In ancient times, there was a saying that "drinking white wine and eating raw leeks made people get sick", and there was also a record in "Drinking and Eating" that "leeks should not be eaten with wine", which was related to the medicinal properties of food.

It is because white wine is pungent and hot, which can promote blood circulation, dilate blood vessels, and chives are pungent and warm, warming and strengthening yang. They should be eaten together. For people who are recovering from a serious illness, it is said to add fuel to the fire, so they cannot be eaten together.

Matters needing attention in eating leeks

Leek has the function of warming yang and penetrating orifices, which can dispel cold, warm yang, enhance physical strength and promote blood circulation, but you should also pay attention to some matters when eating leek.

1, fire with yin deficiency should not eat leek, which is pungent and warm to help yang. It can dry up the fire and exhaust the true yin. Animal experiments show that it can cause mania, spasm and even death in the animals being tested, so "Seeking Truth from Materia Medica" says: "Fire with yin deficiency is the most taboo."

2, summer should not eat more summer leeks, more aging, more fiber and rough, not easy to be absorbed, gastrointestinal function is reduced in summer, eating more will cause bloating discomfort or diarrhea.