1, the benefits of eating strawberries
(1) Tonifying blood and benefiting qi
Strawberry is sweet, sour and non-toxic. It enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians, and has many functions, such as moistening the lung, promoting fluid production, strengthening the spleen to relieve summer heat, clearing away heat and quenching thirst, relieving alcoholism and diuresis, etc. Especially, it has high iron content and good blood-enriching and hematopoietic functions.
(2) Anti-cancer
Strawberry contains a lot of tannic acid and anthocyanin. Tannic acid can absorb carcinogenic components in food in gastrointestinal tract, and urge them to be excreted. Anthocyanin is known as the seventh largest nutrient, which has strong antioxidant activity, can help remove free radicals in the body, inhibit the emergence and proliferation of cancer cells, and has a good anti-cancer effect.
(3) delaying aging
Strawberry contains anthocyanins, vitamin C, vitamin A and other antioxidant components, which can help the body to remove free radicals and alleviate the aging of organs and skin.
(4) improving eyesight and protecting liver
The content of vitamin A in strawberry is very high, and it also contains anthocyanins and vitamin C, which are much more oxidative than vitamin A, which can ensure that vitamin A is fully utilized by the liver and eyes, enhance the functions of the liver and eyes, and protect the liver and improve eyesight.
(5) Eliminating bad breath
Strawberry contains a large amount of plant acids, which has a certain bactericidal effect, and strawberry also has a strong fragrance, which remains fragrant after eating and has the effect of clearing bad breath.
2. The disadvantages of eating strawberries
(1) Oral ulcer
Strawberry is cool, so it won't get angry when eaten normally. However, strawberry is a fruit with high content of sugar and plant acid, and these two components have certain stimulating and damaging effects on oral mucosa. When eaten too much, it can cause oral mucosal damage and oral ulcer.
(2) cause allergies
Some people are allergic to red strawberries. The higher the plant protein content in strawberries, the more serious the allergies. People with allergic constitutions should not eat strawberries.
(3) Calcium deficiency
Strawberry tastes sweet and sour, and contains a lot of plant acids, especially tannic acid and oxalic acid. Excessive consumption or long-term consumption can cause calcium deficiency in the body, mainly because ingredients such as oxalic acid tannic acid will react with calcium in food, causing calcium precipitation, leading to calcium deficiency.
(4) Causing diarrhea
Strawberry belongs to the fruit which is very easy to rot, and once it begins to rot, the flora in it is almost all over the whole fruit. Sometimes it is difficult to find because of the small deterioration point, and strawberry has a high tolerance to pesticides. Good quality strawberries need to be sprayed with pesticides regularly to prevent pests. Strawberries that have not been fully washed can also cause diarrhea after eating.
(5) aggravating cold constitution
Strawberry is cold, and people who eat too much or have a cold constitution will aggravate the coldness in the body after eating it, causing discomfort such as spleen and stomach deficiency and palace cold, especially for menstrual women, and dysmenorrhea will be aggravated.
3. Precautions for eating strawberries
1. Strawberries are cool fruits. Therefore, women with cold constitution and menstrual period should fast strawberries to avoid the aggravation of cold and cause dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.
2. Strawberries are perishable. Before eating, be sure to make sure that strawberries are not spoiled and soak them for a while.
3. When eating strawberries, it is necessary to find out the reasons for stomach pain and stomachache, and it is not known to prevent physical problems.