Peach gum has been selling quite well online in recent years, and I believe many women are familiar with it. Especially those who are into health preservation will definitely know peach gum, along with the snow swallow and Chinese honeylocust seed sold alongside it. In short, sellers call them all excellent nourishing and beauty products.

What is peach gum?

What is peach gum? Actually, peach gum is just a sticky substance secreted by the peach tree, especially a protective fluid secreted when the peach tree is damaged by external forces such as knife wounds, insect pests or diseases. After exposure to sunlight, the gummy substance of the peach tree hardens and forms an amber-like shape. Especially in the rainy seasons of spring and summer, the gum flow of peach trees becomes even more severe.

Why peach gum became popular

Due to online hype in recent years and people's growing pursuit of health preservation, many merchants have seized on this psychology to package peach gum, claiming that it is rich in collagen and that women who eat it can not only improve their beauty but also nourish their bodies. It is said to be very good for women's health. Peach gum is crystal clear and highly attractive in appearance, so naturally many beauty-loving, health-conscious women flock to it.

Does peach gum really have these effects?

I think by now you must also wonder whether peach gum, praised so highly by sellers, really has such great benefits. The main components of peach gum are oligofructose, galactose, rhamnose and so on, and it does not contain the so-called collagen. In fact, many students of science should know that it is simply impossible for peach gum to contain collagen. Collagen exists only in the fur and bones of animals, and plants do not contain collagen.

Then perhaps you may ask, why are women so fixated on collagen? Many women even buy collagen capsules specifically to take. What exactly is collagen? Collagen has the effect of making the skin delicate, smooth and full of elasticity. It can be said that collagen is a sign of a woman's youth. But collagen is not very easily absorbed by the body. Moreover, many collagen products made by small manufacturers have quality problems. So it still needs to be chosen sensibly.

What effects does peach gum have?

Although peach gum does not contain collagen, does that mean it is completely useless? It cannot be entirely denied either. In traditional Chinese medicine, peach gum is believed to have a certain hemostatic and health-promoting effect. However, this is still far from the effects so heavily advertised by sellers.

In fact, this phenomenon does not exist only in the sale of peach gum. The wildly popular Dendrobium officinale, cordyceps and donkey-hide gelatin of previous years also more or less involved this kind of excessive advertising hype, which added fuel to the fire.

Another thing to remind everyone of is that during the growth of peach gum there may be problems such as excessive pesticide residues and insufficient cleanliness, so careful selection is needed when purchasing. In addition, gum flow in peach trees is also a common disease of peach trees, called "peach tree gummosis".

When peach tree gummosis is severe, it can cause reduced yield and lower peach quality, and in serious cases can even lead to the death of the peach tree. Therefore, peach growers should pay attention to better management and not cause the death of peach trees just for the selling point of peach gum, as the loss would outweigh the gain.

It is understandable that women all have a love of beauty. However, the beauty effects of peach gum are indeed not as exaggerated as sellers claim, so women who want to supplement collagen by eating peach gum still need to be cautious.

The above comes from Science Xingnong.