Peaches nourish people, apricots harm people, plums carry people to the grave - does this old rural saying make sense?
Peaches have long been praised as the "peach of longevity" and the "peach of the immortals," and because of their delicious flesh they are also called "the finest fruit under heaven." Right now is the season when peaches ripen and are harvested in large quantities. Walking into a village peach orchard, the first thing that comes to mind is the Peach Garden Oath of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and with it comes wave after wave of peach fragrance, refreshing the heart and making the mouth water. In rural areas, peaches are a highly regarded fruit, so older people often say, "Peaches nourish people, apricots harm people, plums bury people in the ground." This saying fully proves the nutritional value of peaches, so what exactly are the nutritional value and benefits of peaches that make us farmers and ordinary folk think so highly of this fruit?
Do not underestimate this fruit. It can not only nourish the blood and boost qi, but also improve the body's immunity, and it contains a large amount of iron, so it has the function of relieving anemia. This is one aspect in which apricots cannot compare with it. But eating too many will also cause internal heat.
In rural areas, planting apricot trees has brought considerable benefits to country people, and apricots also account for a large proportion of trading in rural markets. But although apricots are tasty, you must not eat too many, because the metabolic products of amygdalin in them can cause tissue cells to suffocate, and in severe cases can inhibit the central nervous system, leading to respiratory paralysis and even death.
In recent years, plum cultivation in rural areas has gradually increased. Plums are plump and round, exquisite and translucent, beautiful in shape and sweet in taste. They are one of the traditional fruits people love to eat and one of the main fruits of summer. Plums contain a high amount of fruit acid, and eating too many can easily cause stomach pain, so in rural areas there is the saying, "Peaches nourish people, apricots harm people, plum trees carry people to the grave." Eating too many plums will cause phlegm and increase dampness, so those with weak spleen and stomach should eat few.