kumquat, also known as kumquat, is a special fruit produced in southern Guangxi. It is small in size, golden yellow in appearance, sweet and sour in taste, with little silk in the pulp and a faint fragrance. Kumquat not only tastes attractive, but also has excellent health care effect, but it has some taboos when eating. Let's take a look at the efficacy and taboo of kumquat.

efficacy and function of kumquat

1. moistening lung and relieving cough

kumquat is mild in nature and can nourish yin and moisten lung, while the phenols and vitamin c it contains can eliminate sterilization and clean up viruses in the body. It has good preventive and therapeutic effects on human lung dry cough and cough and asthma caused by tracheitis and pneumonia.

2. Beauty and skin care

Kumquat contains kumquat glycoside and vitamin C, which can prevent pigmentation, improve skin luster and elasticity, slow down aging and avoid skin relaxation and wrinkle.

3. Protect cardiovascular system

Kumquat is rich in vitamin P, vitamin C and kumquat glycoside, which can strengthen the elasticity of human cardiovascular system, reduce the content of cholesterol in blood, help maintain vascular patency and prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, Kumquat can protect cardiovascular system to a certain extent.

4. appetizing and digestion

kumquat is rich in fruit acid and citric acid, which can promote gastric acid secretion and improve gastrointestinal digestion. when people have poor appetite and indigestion, eating more kumquat can quickly alleviate the symptoms.

5. Improving eyesight

Kumquat is rich in vitamin C, which has anti-aging effect on eyes; At the same time, kumquat is rich in vitamin A, which is a component of rhodopsin that feels weak light in visual cells and can maintain normal visual function. Therefore, eating kumquat regularly has a good effect on improving eyesight.

6. Detoxification and detoxification to remove bad breath

Kumquat can also detoxify and detoxify. At ordinary times, it is most suitable for people to eat after drinking, which can accelerate the decomposition and metabolism of alcohol, and can quickly alleviate the adverse symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and headache after drinking. In addition, kumquat can also eliminate bacteria in the mouth and refresh the breath. It can remove bad breath and refresh the breath, and also reduce the occurrence of oral inflammation and ulcers.

contraindications of kumquat

1. Do not drink milk within one hour after eating kumquat, otherwise the protein in milk will react with the fruit acid in kumquat, producing indigestible substances, which will cause people to have various adverse symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. In addition, kumquat should not be eaten with sugar, otherwise it will produce phlegm, which will increase the incidence of diseases such as bronchitis and cough.

2. kumquat should not be eaten more. Eating too much kumquat will lead to excessive intake of vitamin C, which will lead to excessive oxalic acid metabolism in the body, which will easily lead to stones, which will do some harm to the mouth and teeth.

3. In the process of eating kumquat, be careful not to eat it on an empty stomach, because there are many organic acids in kumquat, which will easily irritate the gastric mucosa and cause stomach discomfort.