Grapefruit not only has high nutritional value, but also has the effects of invigorating stomach, moistening lung, enriching blood, clearing intestine and facilitating defecation, which can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary effect on septicemia. In addition, grapefruit contains glucocorticoids, a physiologically active substance, so it can reduce the blood viscosity and reduce the formation of thrombosis, so it also has a good preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Fresh pomelo meat is an ideal food for diabetic patients because it contains insulin-like ingredients. Motherland medicine also believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour, cold in nature, and has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening lung and clearing intestine, enriching blood and strengthening spleen, and can cure anorexia, weak mouth and indigestion, help digestion, eliminate phlegm and quench thirst, and regulate qi and dissipate stagnation.
Eat one large petal a day (about 50g).
Grapefruit that is too bitter is not suitable for eating.
Grapefruit is cold, and people with deficiency and cold should not eat more.
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If you eat too much grapefruit at one time, it will not only affect the detoxification of the liver, but also cause other adverse reactions, even poisoning, including dizziness, nausea, palpitation, tachycardia, fatigue, blood pressure reduction and other symptoms. It is particularly dangerous to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice during taking the antiallergic drug Terfenadine, which can cause arrhythmia, and even sudden death in severe cases. There are many drugs that can interact with grapefruit, such as calcium antagonists such as nifedipine, verapamil and diltiazem, antipsychotics such as clozapine, gastrointestinal drugs such as cisapride, immunosuppressants such as cyclosporine A, and central stimulants such as caffeine. Experts pointed out that when taking these drugs, just drinking a glass of grapefruit juice may cause the above effects. Therefore, medical experts warn patients not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice when taking medicine, especially the elderly patients, to prevent accidents.