Effects and side effects of monk fruit

Monk fruit is the fruit of the Cucurbitaceae plant Monk fruit. It is also called false bitter melon or sweet osmanthus. This fruit can be used as medicine and has excellent medicinal effects. However, Monk fruit also has certain side effects when eaten. You must know about it before eating it. In order to increase your understanding of Monk fruit, today I will tell you in detail what are the effects and side effects of Monk fruit.

Effects and side effects of monk fruit

1. The role of monk fruit

Monk fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine with excellent efficacy. It can clear away heat and detoxify, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, cool blood and soothe bones, clear lungs and moisten intestines. It has obvious therapeutic effects on many common diseases that are common in winter, such as caffeitis, tracheitis, whooping cough, gastritis, constipation, etc. In addition, Monk fruit can be brewed into tea, which can lower blood sugar and prevent the occurrence of complications of diabetes.

2. Do not take too much monk fruit

Although monk fruit has many benefits for the human body, it cannot be consumed in excess, because monk fruit is warm in nature, and excessive consumption can cause a variety of internal heat symptoms, which is not good for human health. In addition, everyone should also pay attention to one point, that is, although monk fruit can relieve cough, it is not suitable for patients with wind-heat cough, otherwise it will make the cough symptoms more and more severe.

3. Do not eat monk fruit if you have frequent urination at night

Monk fruit has no side effects for most people, but men with nocturnal emissions and people with frequent nocturnal urination should not eat monk fruit, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of nocturnal emissions and frequent nocturnal urination, which is not good for your health. Monk fruit will also increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, causing abdominal discomfort or bloating.