Plums are neither hot nor cold. Plums are flat. Plum tastes sour, sweet and flat, and enters the liver and stomach meridians. That is to say, as far as food properties are concerned, plums are flat, and eating them will neither cause excessive internal heat nor increase the coldness of the body, so it is suitable for any crowd.
Plums are alkaline fruits. Although plums taste very sour, especially when they are not fully ripe, they are indeed alkaline fruits. From a chemical point of view, plums contain a lot of plant acids and are chemically acidic when eaten. However, from a nutritional point of view, plums are alkaline fruits because of their high mineral content.
How to distinguish the attributes of fruits
(1), preserved fruit
Cold fruit has the function of clearing away heat and reducing fire, which can reduce the energy metabolism rate of human body and reduce calories. Representative cold fruits are oranges, oranges, cantaloupes, watermelons, pears, bananas, kiwis, coconuts, mangoes, persimmons and lilies. Suitable for people with febrile constitution and symptoms. People with deficiency-cold constitution should use this kind of fruit with caution.
(2) warm fruit.
Warm fruit has the effects of expelling cold, tonifying deficiency and dispelling cold syndrome, and can improve the energy metabolism rate and increase the heat of human body. The representative warm fruits are jujube, chestnut, peach, apricot, longan, litchi, cherry, pomegranate, durian and so on. Suitable for people with cold constitution and cold symptoms, and people with hot constitution should eat this kind of fruit in moderation.
(3) fruit with flat sex.
Parallel fruit has the effects of appetizing, invigorating spleen and tonifying deficiency. These fruits are easy to digest, and people who are strong and healthy should eat them for a long time. The representative fruits of sex are grape, papaya, olive, lotus seed, orange, lemon, passion fruit, guava, plum, Sydney, bayberry, loquat, sugarcane, hawthorn, pineapple and apple. Suitable for people of any physique.