Friends who love eating peaches, do you know what nutritional benefits and dietary taboos peaches have besides their sweet taste? Let's take a look together.
The Nutritional Value and Dietary Taboos of Peaches
What are the nutritional values of peaches?
1. Peaches have the function of replenishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and generating fluids. They can be used for people who are weak in qi and blood, have a pale complexion, thin muscles, palpitations, and shortness of breath after a serious illness.
2. Peaches have a high iron content, making them an ideal supplementary food for people with iron deficiency anemia.
3. Peaches are high in potassium and low in sodium, making them suitable for people with edema.
4. Peach kernels have the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, moisturizing the intestines, and relieving constipation. They can be used as an adjuvant treatment for amenorrhea, bruises, and injuries.
5. Peach kernel extract has an anticoagulant effect, can suppress the cough center to relieve cough, and can also lower blood pressure. It can be used as an adjuvant treatment for patients with hypertension.
6. Peach flowers have the effects of reducing swelling and diuresis. They can be used to treat edema, ascites, constipation, difficult urination, and swollen feet.
Although peaches are nutritious, they should not be consumed in large quantities, especially when experiencing excessive internal heat.
What are the dietary taboos of eating peaches?
1. Even ripe peaches should not be eaten in excessive amounts, as they can cause excessive internal heat.
2. People who have excessive internal heat and are prone to sores and boils should not eat too many peaches.
3. It is best not to feed peaches to infants and young children because peaches contain a large amount of macromolecules. Infants and young children have poor digestive capacity and may easily have allergic reactions.
4. People with weak constitution and weak gastrointestinal function should not eat peaches, as they can increase the burden on the stomach and intestines.
5. People who are allergic to peaches should avoid eating them.
6. Unripe peaches should not be eaten, as they can cause bloating or the formation of boils and abscesses.
7. Rotten peaches should not be consumed.
8. Peaches should not be eaten together with soft-shelled turtles.
9. Diabetic patients and those with high blood sugar should consume peaches in moderation.
