Autumn harvest, yellow citrus green orange deep tomatoes, trees without wind and branches. In particular, persimmons are fruits that people prefer to eat, sweet and delicious, rich in nutrients, persimmons have a high nutritional value, and the vitamins and sugars contained are very high, especially vitamin C is 1-2 times higher than that of general fruits. In addition, persimmons are not only rich in nutrients, but also have high medicinal value. Persimmon can clear heat and detoxify, moisturize the lungs and dissolve phlegm, quench thirst, and have a good effect on the treatment of hypertension, hemorrhoid bleeding, and constipation. In addition, persimmon and persimmon leaves are very valuable medicinal herbs.
Edible efficacy of persimmons
1. Moisturize the lungs and dissolve phlegm, and stop the bleeding
The Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Persimmon is the fruit of the blood fraction of the spleen and lungs." Its taste is sweet and flat, astringent and can be harvested, so it has the functions of strengthening the spleen, astringent intestines, curing coughs, and stopping bleeding. "The weather in autumn will be relatively dry, many people will cough, sore throat, and persimmons contain rutin and flavonoids, choline, carotene, salicylic acid can play a role in clearing heat and moisturizing the lungs, quenching thirst, strengthening the spleen and stomach." In addition, fresh persimmons have a cooling hemostatic effect; Persimmon has a retrograde effect; Persimmon cake and stomach hemostasis effect.
2. Help maintain intestinal health
Persimmons also contain pectin, a dietary fiber that is soluble in water. It can react with water in the body, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, have a good laxative, relieve constipation, and help remove garbage from the body.
3. Helps protect vision
Persimmons are rich in fatty acids, flavonoids, carotene, vitamins and amino acids, which are helpful for protecting vision.
4. Liquor
Persimmons are rich in vitamins and sugars that can promote the oxidation of ethanol in the blood, which can help the body excrete alcohol and reduce the damage of alcohol to the body.
Although persimmons are good, they are contraindicated in consumption
1. It should not be eaten on an empty stomach
Because persimmons contain tannic acid. Also known as tannins, it is the source of the astringency of persimmons. If you eat a large number of persimmons, under the action of stomach acid, tannic acid will stick together with protein and dietary fiber in food, precipitate in the stomach, may form a hard "stomach persimmon stone", acute stomach pain, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Therefore, for people with bad stomach and excessive secretion of stomach acid, it is recommended not to eat persimmons on an empty stomach.
2. Avoid eating crab at the same time
It is rumored that the "phase" of the two will cause diarrhea and even poisoning, although this claim is not scientifically proven, but it is not empty. Because the two are cold and cold, persimmons are rich in tannic acid, crabs are easy to sensitize the two when they meet together, and the probability of diarrhea after eating will indeed be greater.
3. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are forbidden to eat
Persimmons are cold, and those who have spleen deficiency and diarrhea, loose stools, frailty and diseases, postpartum and external wind chills, avoid eating fresh persimmons. People with spleen and stomach deficiency can eat persimmon cakes appropriately.
4. Diabetics should not eat it
The sugar content of persimmons is relatively high, and most of them are monosaccharides and disaccharides, such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, etc., which can easily cause blood sugar to rise. Therefore, it is not recommended for diabetics to eat persimmons.
How to eat persimmons healthily?
1. Try to go to regular supermarkets and markets to buy. The persimmons sold in these places are usually deastringent and have a very low tannic acid content, so you can eat them with confidence.
2. Do not eat persimmons of unknown origin. For example, roadside vendors or so-called "home-grown" persimmons, including wild persimmons in the mountains, etc., because these persimmons may be varieties with more tannic acid content and have not been deastringentized.
3. Try to eat ripe persimmons. Unripe persimmons have a high tannic acid content, astringent taste, and are not delicious, so try not to eat them.
4. People with excessive gastric acid secretion, as well as patients with insufficient gastric motility and gastric ulcers, try to eat less persimmons, especially persimmons that are too astringent and immature.
5. If you feel stomach discomfort for a long time after eating persimmons and other foods, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid aggravation of the disease.
6. If the persimmons are delicious, they should also be appropriate. It is recommended not to exceed 1-2 medium persimmons per day.