What are the taboos and benefits of Gorgon fruit?

Gorgon fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine and can be eaten as food. It has many benefits. However, many people are not familiar with Gorgon fruit, so everyone needs to understand its effects and benefits. At the same time, they must also be aware of the contraindications of using Gorgon fruit. Any medicine or food has two sides. If the way of consumption is not analyzed, it will affect the health of the body. So what are the contraindications and benefits of Gorgon fruit? Patients should be clear about the relevant knowledge of Gorgon fruit and read the following article in detail.

The main nutrients of water chestnut include starch, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, nicotinic acid, ascorbic acid, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gorgon fruit can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence, replenish the spleen and stop diarrhea. It is a nourishing and strengthening food, which is somewhat similar to lotus seeds, but the astringent and sedative effect of Gorgon fruit is stronger than lotus seeds. It is suitable for chronic diarrhea and frequent urination, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, excessive leucorrhea in women, and pain in the waist and knees. People call it a delicacy that “can keep babies young and the elderly long-lived”, and it is especially the first choice for tonic in summer and autumn.

Gorgon fruit can be used raw and fried. Raw Gorgon fruit is mainly used to nourish the kidney and astringe semen, while fried Gorgon fruit is mainly used to strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Stir-fried Gorgon fruit is generally available in pharmacies. However, it is not convenient to make at home because wheat bran needs to be added and the heat must be controlled during frying. In addition, some people also fry the water chestnuts until they are charred, mainly for nourishing the spleen and stopping diarrhea.

Interpretation of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gorgon fruit is sweet, astringent and flat in nature, and enters the spleen and kidney meridians. Its main function is to tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, consolidate the kidneys and astringe the semen. Because it tastes sweet, it can nourish the spleen; because it tastes astringent, it can strengthen the kidneys. In ancient medical books, Gorgon fruit is known as a delicacy of grain and vegetable that is "tonic but not harsh" and "prevents dryness but is not greasy". Gorgon fruit has a mild nature, neither warm nor dry, and can be eaten in all seasons.

The nutrients in Gorgon fruit are easily absorbed by the human body, especially in the hot summer when the spleen and stomach functions decline, and their functions are still poor in autumn. Giving this product in time can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also replenish nutrients. If you have poor digestion, or sweat a lot and are prone to diarrhea in hot weather, often cooking porridge with Gorgon fruit, or boiling it with brown sugar water, will have a very good effect. If you stew water chestnuts with lean meat, it will be very beneficial for relieving weak symptoms such as neuralgia, headaches, joint pains, back pains, and leg pains.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "Gorgon fruit can cure spermatorrhea and leucorrhea." If you use 60 grams of water chestnut and 15 grams of northern water chestnut, cook them together and eat them, it can nourish the kidney and treat spermatorrhea, leucorrhea and polyuria. Eating water chestnuts regularly can also cure frequent urination in the elderly. After taking Gorgon fruit to adjust the spleen and stomach, people will be able to adapt to eating more supplements or difficult-to-digest tonics without any harm to the body. In addition, it has excellent medicinal properties of being restrained and strengthening the spleen. When nourishing your body in the autumn, a bowl of fragrant and sweet water chestnut porridge is perfect. However, when eating starch, it is best to simmer it over low heat and chew it slowly. Don't eat too much at one time, 50 grams is appropriate.

Although Gorgon fruit is rich in nutrients, it is not suitable for all people. Gorgon fruit is astringent in nature and has a strong astringent effect, which can make defecation more difficult for patients with constipation, cause dripping urination for patients with red urine, and cause poor discharge of lochia in postpartum women. Therefore, it is not suitable for patients with constipation, red urine and postpartum women to eat it. In addition, although water chestnuts are nutritious, they are not suitable for infants and young children to eat, as they may cause precocious puberty in children. When eating water chestnuts, you should pay attention to eating them in the correct way. When eating water chestnuts, they should be stewed over low heat until they are well cooked, and then chewed slowly so that they can nourish the body.

We must master the taboos of Gorgon fruit, and we also need to be clear about the benefits of Gorgon fruit. We must avoid bad factors when eating it so that we can eat it correctly. However, patients should note that water chestnuts have an astringent taste and should be added in small amounts to food, otherwise it will affect the taste and flavor of the food itself. Of course, the harm and irritation of water chestnuts themselves are not great, and there are fewer side effects after consumption. It is recommended to ask the doctor's instructions before use and consume it according to the doctor's orders.