What are the benefits of eating tomatoes?

Tomatoes have many benefits, so we usually try to eat more tomatoes. Here are some benefits of tomatoes:

★Prescription for cooling blood and stopping bleeding:

It is used for abdominal distension, hiccups, anorexia, bad breath and thirst caused by stomach heat or excessive eating of meat and heavy food, as well as excessive drinking. Foreign studies have also found that tomato extract can reduce the specific antigen PSA in patients with prostate cancer.

Note: Unripe green tomatoes contain solanine, which can cause poisoning if eaten too much, so they should not be eaten. It is best to eat raw tomatoes after meals to avoid irritating the gastrointestinal tract on an empty stomach and to avoid combining with stomach acid to form indigestible substances that cause stomach discomfort.

★Prescription for nourishing yin and promoting body fluid production:

The book "Luchuan Materia Medica" records that tomatoes have the effects of strengthening the stomach and digestion, and treating loss of appetite. It is good for people to eat tomatoes after meals. Tomatoes also contain tomatine, which has been shown in animal experiments to significantly reduce the increase in capillary permeability caused by histamine and has an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, tomatoes are rich in riboflavin, ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin K, etc., which are good for preventing and treating gum bleeding and oral ulcers.

Note: Tomatoes are cool in nature and are not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

★ Clear away heat and reduce fire

Blanch the bitter melon in boiling water and then slice it. Boil a little vegetable oil and stir-fry the bitter melon. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into crescent-shaped slices and stir-fry together. Add salt, seasonings and a little MSG and dissolve them. Add them together with the minced garlic, stir-fry and remove from the pan. It can treat oral ulcers, swollen and painful gums, and mucosal bleeding caused by blood heat, toxic fire or radiotherapy of the head and neck.

Wash the tomatoes, peel them with boiling water, mash them and add appropriate amount of rock sugar. Put them in the refrigerator to cool and set aside. You can eat them frequently at any time after meals. It can treat dry mouth and throat, loss of appetite, irritability and thirst, and red tongue with little coating caused by insufficient stomach yin or radiotherapy of the head and neck.