After applying Sanfu paste, there are certain dietary restrictions that many people are not aware of. So here, we will analyze in detail what you should not eat after applying Sanfu paste.
Avoid eating spicy and dry foods after applying Sanfu paste
During the hot summer weather, it is easy to damage the body's yin fluid. Spicy and dry foods can lead to internal heat accumulation and depletion of vital fluids. Therefore, after applying Sanfu paste, it is advisable to avoid consuming foods such as cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, fennel, caraway, dog meat, mutton, fresh longan, and lychee.
Avoid eating large amounts of cold foods after applying Sanfu paste
After applying Sanfu paste, it is not advisable to consume large amounts of cold foods. Doing so can weaken the body's yang energy and weaken the spleen and stomach, or even damage the overall yang energy. This can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, and in severe cases, lead to long-term deficiency of yang energy.
Avoid eating fatty and greasy foods after applying Sanfu paste
Avoid eating fatty and greasy foods after applying Sanfu paste because the summer season is prone to the accumulation of dampness. These damp and pathogenic factors are easily invigorated by consuming foods with high heat and high sugar content. This can lead to the invasion and accumulation of internal and external heat in the body.
Avoid eating "foods that induce pathogenic factors" after applying Sanfu paste
After applying Sanfu paste, avoid consuming foods that induce pathogenic factors, such as chicken, duck, roasted goose, beef, shrimp, crab, seafood, peanuts, leeks, and taro. These foods have certain irritant properties and can trigger certain diseases or worsen the symptoms of existing diseases.
The main categories of "foods that induce pathogenic factors" are as follows:
1. Foods that induce heat: such as garlic, ginger, Sichuan pepper, black pepper, mutton, and dog meat.
2. Foods that induce wind: such as shrimp, crab, goose, eggs, and chun ya.
3. Foods that induce damp-heat: such as malt sugar, glutinous rice, and pork.
4. Foods that induce cold stagnation: such as watermelon, pear, persimmon, and various raw and cold foods.
5. Foods that induce blood stagnation: such as sea pepper and black pepper.
6. Foods that induce qi stagnation: such as mutton, lotus seeds, and Euryale ferox.
7. Folk-based conclusions on "foods that induce pathogenic factors": such as konjac, taro, pickled vegetables, cilantro, and leeks.
Avoid eating certain fruits after applying Sanfu paste
Avoid eating cooling fruits
After applying Sanfu paste, avoid eating cooling fruits such as tomatoes (slightly cooling), watermelon, bananas, kiwi, melon, pomelo, oranges, persimmons, coconut water, mulberries, etc.
Avoid eating heating fruits
After applying Sanfu paste, avoid eating certain heating fruits such as peaches, apricots, ginkgo nuts, peanuts, mangoes, bayberries, cherries, lychees, and melons. These fruits are considered heating and should not be consumed within 2 hours of applying the paste.
Why should you avoid these fruits?
The principle of Sanfu paste is to remove cold pathogenic factors from the body through application, thereby invigorating yang energy and promoting blood circulation. Therefore, it is best to avoid consuming overly cooling or heating fruits within two hours of applying the paste.
