The nitrate in pickled winter melon will be converted into nitrite, which can oxidize low-iron hemoglobin, the oxygen transporter in the blood, into methemoglobin, causing it to lose its oxygen-carrying capacity and cause deficiency. Oxygen, so poisoning is often manifested as blue and purple skin. It was precisely because the girl drank this "winter melon water" that she suffered from nitrite poisoning!

Drinking half a bowl of "winter melon water" into the ICU

Drinking "winter melon water" to cool down in the summer is more common in Lingnan area. How could a child be admitted to the hospital after drinking it? - the story behind it The reason is "nitrite" poisoning.

Many parents are concerned about how to give their children food therapy to avoid the heat in summer. Now it seems that if the wrong method is used, cold and cold will damage the spleen, and in severe cases, even emergencies may occur!

Winter melon water is considered to be miraculous in treating febrile diseases, heat stroke, and fever. It may be a "treasure" in the eyes of some elderly people in Dongguan for relieving heat and cooling. But in fact, the nitrate in pickled winter melon will be reduced to nitrite. Nitrite can oxidize low-iron hemoglobin, the oxygen transporter in the blood, into methemoglobin, causing it to lose its oxygen-carrying capacity and cause deficiency. Oxygen, so poisoning is often manifested as blue and purple skin.

? The nitrate in the pickled winter melon will be converted into a large amount of nitrite

The so-called "winter melon water" is not the water boiled with winter melon, but the water produced in Guangdong and Guangxi areas. A well-known "relief from summer heat" method: wash the fresh winter melon, cut it into small pieces, put it in a clay pot or a tile, seal it tightly, add red mud to seal the gaps, and let it sit in a cool place for a few years. After a long period of fermentation, precipitation and decomposition, winter melon becomes "winter melon water". It is said that this aged "winter melon water" has miraculous effects on treating febrile diseases, heatstroke and fever.

However, nitrite will oxidize low-iron hemoglobin in the blood into methemoglobin, causing it to lose its oxygen-carrying capacity and cause hypoxia. It can range from dizziness and headache to serious cases that can lead to death.

You almost died after drinking the winter melon water that you have treasured for 4 years?

So, it is very fortunate that the 4-year-old girl was rescued in time and no more serious situation happened, because Ya Nitrate poisoning will cause a series of adverse reactions, and the reactions in children are more serious than those in adults.

There are many ways to cool down, and we don’t need to let our children use this kind of folk remedy. It is actually a very good choice to just buy winter melon to boil water. You can add some minced meat and shredded carrots. Look like this It tastes beautiful and tastes a little sweet.

Conclusion

I personally recommend not giving winter melon water to children like the one mentioned above. Even if the amount is small, the power of nitrite is no joke. , if it leads to the death of a child, it will make parents regret it even more.