Learn a food every day | Lemon
🍋Lemon, a woody plant of the genus Citrus in the Rutaceae family, has few or almost no thorns on its branches, and its young leaves and flower buds are dark purple-red; its leaves are ovate or oval; its petals are light purple-red on the outside and white on the inside; its fruits are oval or oval, with thick peels and lemon yellow; its flowering period is from April to May; its fruiting period is from September to November.
🍋Lemon has the functions of promoting body fluid, quenching thirst, and removing heat. Modern medicine believes that lemon can prevent cardiovascular disease; in addition, lemon also has a strong antioxidant effect, which is very effective in delaying aging and inhibiting pigmentation, and has therapeutic effects on bronchitis, rhinitis, urinary tract infections, etc. The citric acid in lemon is an important raw material for making lemon balm, moisturizer and shampoo; citric acid can also be made into lemon soda.
✅Nutritional value of lemon
1️⃣Promote digestion
Lemon is rich in organic acids, which can increase the sensitivity of taste buds and promote the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices. Therefore, for people with loss of appetite, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloating, if you eat lemons appropriately, it can increase appetite and promote digestion by supplementing organic acids.
2️⃣ Producing body fluids and quenching thirst
For thirst, dry mouth, and throat discomfort caused by reduced body fluids in the mouth, if you eat lemons appropriately, you can produce body fluids in the mouth, thereby relieving the symptoms of thirst, dry mouth, and throat discomfort, and have the effect of producing body fluids and quenching thirst
3️⃣ Supplementing vitamin C
Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C can promote the absorption of iron. Therefore, for people with iron deficiency anemia, eating lemons appropriately can supplement vitamin C and promote the absorption of iron. It also has a positive effect in preventing and correcting iron deficiency anemia
4️⃣ Whitening and tender skin
Vitamin C in lemons can hinder the synthesis of melanocytes and eliminate skin pigmentation. Drinking lemon water regularly can make the skin whiter and smoother
✅How to eat lemons
🌟Lemon passion fruit tea
🌟Lemon chicken feet
🌟Lemon Lemon Cookies
❌Contraindications for eating lemons
🚫Forbidden for allergic people
People who are allergic to lemons should avoid eating them because they may cause allergic reactions, such as skin itching, rash, laryngeal edema, and difficulty breathing, etc.
🚫Not suitable for eating on an empty stomach
Gastric acid secretion is excessive when fasting, and eating lemons may stimulate gastric acid secretion and cause stomach discomfort
🚫Not suitable for large quantities of consumption
Lemons are highly acidic, and large quantities of consumption may stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea and other discomfort symptoms
🚫Patients with gastrointestinal diseases
For patients with gastric ulcers, gastritis, etc., eating lemons may aggravate symptoms due to excessive gastric acid secretion
🚫When drinking too much
The combined effect of alcohol and lemons may cause excessive gastric acid secretion, increasing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract
🚫When taking hormone drugs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
These drugs and lemons taken at the same time may cause excessive gastric acid, thereby aggravating the symptoms of stomach diseases
🚫Dental health
The acid in lemons may damage teeth, so brush your teeth and rinse your mouth in time after eating lemons to protect oral health
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