"Let me recommend something to you. I am eating it myself and it works very well!" the little sister said to Caijuan.

After 54-year-old Caijuan (pseudonym) entered menopause two years ago, she has been suffering from insomnia and dreaminess, and her hair is getting more and more gray. After hearing about it, her little sister recommended her a health care product that she sold on WeChat Moments. Product - Jiuzhengjiu Tanning Sesame Pills, said to be a Chinese patent medicine with no side effects, especially suitable for menopausal women.

Caijuan heard that it was very reliable, so she bought it and took it for a while. Her sleep was indeed much better, so she started taking it for a long time, and she has been taking it for more than a year.

But recently, Caijuan found that her hair had become more gray, so she quickly consulted her sister.

"At your age, you should take the high-end version, the effect will be better!" So Caijuan bought the more expensive high-end version of sesame pills. Unexpectedly, after taking it for a month, she began to feel weak all over. , the whites of the eyes and skin turned yellow, and the color of the urine deepened. The liver function was checked at a hospital near home. The alanine aminotransferase was 1185U/L (normal value 40), and the bilirubin was 477umol/L (normal value 20). The doctor recommended that he be sent to a tertiary hospital.

After a series of examinations, Caijuan was diagnosed with liver failure. The enhanced CT results showed that she had cirrhosis and a small amount of ascites. The doctor also issued a critical illness notice. If the condition worsened, liver transplantation would be the only option.

During the communication with the patient's family, the doctor found out the cause of Caijuan's illness - the black sesame pills she consumed contained Polygonum multiflorum. Doctors said that Polygonum multiflorum has a certain degree of hepatotoxicity and can easily induce drug-induced liver disease. If it is a black sesame pill health product made by a small workshop, herbal medicines may not be added in compliance with regulations, and pollutants, adulterants, etc. during the production process may cause Induces liver damage.

Black sesame pills are quite popular as a health product. One reason is the price. Compared with other health products, black sesame pills can be said to be "low-priced" and many people can afford it. The second is that it is easy to eat. Black sesame balls are in the shape of pills, which is very convenient to eat every time and easy to carry.

In addition, black sesame seeds have always had health benefits in many people's minds, but many people think it is troublesome to eat black sesame seeds, or they think black sesame pills are more effective. These factors make black sesame pills very popular among people who take health supplements.

In the publicity of many businesses, black sesame balls have become a holy product for health care, especially the black sesame balls that are steamed and sun-dried for nine times, and businesses have given them various effects.

In the promotions of many merchants, it is written that the nine-steamed and nine-dried black sesame balls come from "Baopuzi" written by Ge Hongchuan, a Taoist priest of the Jin Dynasty. It is also said that there is a record in it that says to take it three times a day. If you take it for a hundred days, chronic diseases can be cured. The skin will be shiny in one year, white hair will turn black in two years, teeth will fall out in three years, water and fire will not harm you in four years, you will be able to walk like a galloping horse in five years, and you will live forever if you take it for a long time.

In fact, there is no record of black sesame pills in "Baopuzi" at all, and there is only one sentence about black sesame, "The great victory is flax. If you take it as bait, you will not grow old. It is resistant to rheumatism and nourishes you." Aging also." Flax refers to black sesame seeds and white sesame seeds.

Black sesame seeds contain vitamin A, calcium, iron, sesamin and other nutrients. Eating black sesame seeds in moderation has the effects of strengthening the stomach, protecting the liver, beautifying and lowering blood pressure. The oil contained in it also has the functions of moisturizing the intestines. Effects such as stool.

There are also claims that black sesame seeds have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant and other effects. In fact, black sesame seeds have no obvious effects, because people do not eat much black sesame seeds every day, and they cannot live up to the claims. So many effects. Moreover, eating too much black sesame seeds is not good for the body. Black sesame seeds contain a large amount of protein, fiber and oil. Appropriate entry of these things into the human body is beneficial to defecation, but too much exceeds the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and can cause indigestion.

Black sesame balls are generally made from honey, that is, mixed with honey. Black sesame itself has a high oil content, up to 45%, and is often used as an oil crop. Black sesame pills are often high in sugar and oil. Too much oil and sugar is obviously bad for the body. For example, although black sesame has a certain effect on hair growth, too much oil will clog pores and cause hair loss. , and the direct impact of high sugar and high oil on people is weight gain.

There are very few black sesame balls sold on the market that actually use nine steaming and nine drying methods. Many of them are made by mechanically grinding black sesame seeds into powder and then roasting them at high temperature, which is simple and efficient.

Some also add various ingredients, perhaps adding flour to save costs, and some add velvet antler, ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum and other ingredients.

Are these ingredients really good for the body? The answer is no.

Blindly supplementing without prescribing the right medicine may cause problems, just like the polygonum multiflorum added to the black sesame pills in the first example. Polygonum multiflorum itself is hepatotoxic, and the preparation process of Polygonum multiflorum used in traditional Chinese medicine is complicated. The Polygonum multiflorum in the black sesame pills produced by small workshops may not have been strictly processed, resulting in too much toxic residue, and long-term consumption will naturally cause problems for the body.

Don’t think that black sesame seeds will be better after nine steaming and nine drying times. Take the antioxidant component black sesamin in black sesame seeds. Studies have shown that the content of sesamin in black sesame seeds will increase with steaming. As the number of preparations increases, the antioxidant activity decreases accordingly.

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If you really want to eat black sesame for health, you can fry or steam it yourself and then grind it into powder. No need There is a superstitious belief in health care products. Health care products may not necessarily provide health care.

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