Why do the elderly say that peaches nourish people and apricot injuries?
It seems that people of the older generation will memorize such a jingle: "Peach nourishes people, apricots hurt people, and people are buried under plum trees". Thinking of this jingle, it is only because it is the summer when a large number of fruits are listed, and every time you pass by these tempting fruit stalls, you can't help but evoke the knot that has not been done since childhood in the memory of reporters: Why would "apricots hurt people, people are buried under plum trees"?
Peach, apricot and plum are not only seasonal fruits in summer, but also traditional Chinese medicine with the same origin as medicine and food.
It is said that "peach nourishes people" and calls it "longevity peach" because the benefits of peach are well known: peach has the functions of nourishing the middle and nourishing qi, nourishing yin and generating fluid, moisturizing the intestines and laxative, especially suitable for people with symptoms such as qi and blood loss, yellow face and thin muscles, palpitations and shortness of breath, constipation, amenorrhea, congestion, swelling and pain.
Contrary to "peach nourishes people", saying "apricots hurt people, and people are buried under plum trees" points to the point of view that "eating apricots and plums is harmful". From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine health, apricots and plums should not be eaten too much. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that apricots taste sour, have hot sex, and are slightly poisonous. Overeating can hurt muscles and bones, hook up old diseases, and even lose eyebrows and hair, affect eyesight, and cause sores and boils if they give birth, pregnant women and children overeat. At the same time, due to the strong acidity of fresh apricots, overeating is not only easy to surge the acid in the stomach and cause stomach diseases, but also easy to corrode teeth and induce dental caries. Not only does eating apricot meat hurt people, but friends who love eating fresh almonds should also be vigilant: because fresh almonds are bitter and sweet, and bitter almonds contain a toxic substance "hydrocyanic acid", excessive consumption of raw food will be poisoned, or even die. At present, after consulting many experts, although no conclusive theory of "plums cause death" has been found, Professor Zhang pointed out that due to the warm nature of plums, overeating can cause brain swelling and virtual fever, such as upset fever, hot flashes and sweating. In particular, plums must remember not to be eaten with bird meat and honey. Otherwise, it can harm people's internal organs, and in severe cases, it can also cause death. It can be seen that the folk's statement is not unreasonable.
How to avoid the occurrence of the above adverse symptoms? Experts point out that "plums are poisonous if they are not submerged in water." If you accidentally buy astringent and bitter plums that are not yet ripe, you should not eat them. For apricots that are more harmful to people after eating, it is considered appropriate to eat 3 to 5 apricots per meal. At the same time, because "almonds are cold on fire", that is, after frying or frying in water, toxic substances can be removed before eating. For friends who love to eat apricots, in addition to keeping their gluttonous mouths in check, it is the best policy to eat more processed dried apricots, dried apricots, etc. Recommended reading:Will eating too many plums kill you?
