Is yangmei (Chinese bayberry) a hot-natured or cooling-natured food? The latest explanation is here

Yangmei is also known as sheng sheng mei, bai di mei, shu mei, etc. It is rich in nutrients and has high medicinal and edible value. It is distributed in East China as well as Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places in China. Its fruit has a moderate sweet-and-sour taste and can be eaten directly or processed into dried yangmei, jam, preserves, etc. Now let us take a look together at whether yangmei is hot-natured or cooling-natured!

Is yangmei hot-natured or cooling-natured?

Yangmei is neither hot-natured nor cooling-natured, but a warm-natured fruit. Yangmei is warm in nature and sweet-and-sour in taste. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to warm-natured fruits and has effects such as promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and dispelling summer heat. It is worth noting that eating too much yangmei can cause internal heat, with symptoms such as blisters on the tip of the tongue and sores, so people with excessive phlegm and internal heat, or those with strong heat, should not eat yangmei or should eat only a little.

Is yangmei acidic or alkaline?

Yangmei is an alkaline fruit. Although yangmei is a fruit with a sour taste, because yangmei contains a large amount of mineral elements, after eating it is digested and metabolized by the gastrointestinal tract, and its final metabolic products produce a large amount of salts, so it is alkaline. In fact, the acidity or alkalinity of food is not judged by taste, but divided according to the final metabolic products of the food in the human body. If the metabolic products contain positive ions such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, it is an alkaline food; conversely, if they contain more sulfur and phosphorus, it is an acidic food.

Who should not eat yangmei?

1. People with excess internal fire: Yangmei is warm and hot in nature and relatively likely to cause internal heat. Eating too much can easily cause sores and boost hot qi. People with internal fire and excessive phlegm or strong heat are not suitable to eat yangmei.

2. People with diabetes: Yangmei is rich in glucose and fructose. If people with diabetes eat too much, it can easily cause blood sugar to rise and worsen the condition, so people with diabetes should not eat yangmei.

3. People with constipation: The acidic substances in yangmei, together with gastric acid, stimulate the gastric mucosa, induce gastric ulcers, and further disrupt normal bowel movement, worsening constipation.

4. People with stomach disease: People with stomach diseases such as chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers should eat as little yangmei as possible, and especially should not eat yangmei on an empty stomach, as it can cause excessive gastric acid secretion and worsen the condition.