Eating persimmons after meals can relieve cough

In autumn and winter, ripe persimmons are not only bright in color, but also sweet and delicious, so persimmons are deeply loved by the people.

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Persimmons are rich in nutrients, containing a variety of sugars, vitamins and trace elements. Persimmons also have the effects of clearing away heat and moistening dryness, resolving phlegm and relieving coughs, and are one of the most suitable health fruits for patients with chronic bronchitis. The weather has suddenly cooled down recently, and there are more and more patients with colds and coughs. If you can eat a persimmon after a meal, it will have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on coughs.

Why do we have to eat it after meals?

This is because when the human body is hungry, the stomach acid increases and the concentration is high. Modern research has found that persimmons contain a large amount of tannins, gelatin and soluble astringents. If they meet with high concentration of stomach acid, they may form stones. Eating persimmons at this time is easy to cause gastric persimmon stone disease. In addition, persimmons should not be eaten too much, and should not be eaten with high-protein crabs, fish, shrimps, sweet potatoes, etc.

Here are 3 recommended dietary methods for relieving cough with persimmons:

1. Steamed persimmon with rock sugar: Take 1 persimmon and add appropriate amount of rock sugar. Steam until the persimmon is soft and then eat.

2. Cook persimmons and rice together into porridge, add appropriate amount of sugar and eat.

3. Put the mung bean paste into the processed dried persimmons, steam them together for 5 minutes, and eat one before going to bed every day.