Peach nurtures people, apricot hurts people, and the dead are buried under plum trees. When I think of this jingle, every time I pass by the tempting fruit paving, I can't help but recall the lingering knot in my memory since I was a child: Why do apricots hurt people and bury people under plum trees? The reporter asked Zhang Hude, a professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, to prove that peaches, apricots and plums are both seasonal fresh fruits in summer and traditional Chinese medicines with the same origin of medicine and food.
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It is said that "peach nourishes people" and it is called "longevity peach" because the benefits of peach are well known: peach has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, moistening the intestines and relaxing bowels, and is especially suitable for people with symptoms such as deficiency of both qi and blood, sallow complexion, shortness of breath, constipation, amenorrhea, congestion and swelling.
Why do you say "apricot hurts"? "The Book of Eating" says: "The taste is sour, and it is hot", "Don't eat too much, it will cause carbuncle and injury to bones and muscles". "Japanese Herbal Medicine" says: "Hot, toxic". "Materia Medica Yanyi" said: "Children are especially inedible, and eating too much can cause sores and carbuncle and upper diaphragmatic fever". Practice in life has proved that the sour taste of apricot makes people's teeth fall, which is not good for teeth. Strong sour taste has a destructive effect on calcium and may affect children's bone development. Eating too many apricots at a time can also cause pathogenic fire to go up, causing nosebleeds, eye diseases, bad mouth and tongue, and may also cause sores, boils and diarrhea. It's true that apricots hurt people, so don't eat more. But just as nurturing peaches are harmful to people, hurting apricots is not bad for people, so I won't talk about it here.
It is also true that plums do harm to the human body. Sun Simiao said, "Don't eat too much, it is virtual". Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan contains: "Do not eat too much, which will damage the spleen and stomach". "Living with Interest" also has the words "eat more to produce phlegm, help damp malaria, especially those with spleen deficiency". Life has proved that eating more plums can make people feel uncomfortable such as deficiency heat and brain swelling. Plums that are bitter and astringent and do not sink into the water are poisonous and can't be eaten. Plums eat more phlegm, damage teeth, and patients with weak constitution should eat less.
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Looking at folk proverbs, the advantages and disadvantages of peach, apricot and plum are relative. As far as the benefits of these fruits are compared with each other, what the folk proverb says is right. As far as each of them is concerned, we should see that they have their own advantages and disadvantages. After all, fruit is an auxiliary product in life, so we should eat it according to its advantages and in moderation.
How to avoid the above-mentioned bad symptoms? Lu Guangshen, a researcher at China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, pointed out to reporters that "plums are poisonous if they don't sink in water". If they are astringent and bitter, they should not be eaten. For apricots that are seriously injured by overeating, 3 ~ 5 apricots per meal are considered appropriate. At the same time, because "almonds are cooled by fire", that is, after frying in fire or decocting in water, toxic substances can be removed and it is suitable for eating. For friends who love apricots, it is the best policy to eat more processed preserved apricots and dried apricots besides keeping a good mouth.