Effects and contraindications of dried lychee

Dried lychees are made from fresh lychees that are dried in the sun. We know that lychees are a kind of fruit that is warm in nature and sweet in taste. They have good effects of benefiting the liver and spleen, promoting fluid production and relieving coughs. They have some oxygen, analgesic and warming effects. They are also good in nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, nourishing the brain and strengthening the body. Eating some properly can enhance the body's immunity, replenish qi and blood, and have the effect of replenishing energy.

Benefits of Lychee

1. Enhance immunity

Lychees are rich in vitamin C and protein, which are beneficial for enhancing immunity and improving the body's disease resistance.

2. Blood supplement

Litchi is a blood tonic food. "Yuzhuo Yaojie" says: "Litchi is sweet, warm and moisturizing, and is most beneficial to the spleen, liver, essence and blood. This flavor is most suitable for treating yang deficiency, blood coldness and so on."

3. Replenish energy

Lychee fruit is rich in glucose, fructose and sucrose, and its sugar content ranks first among many fruits. Eating lychees can replenish physical energy, increase nutrition and improve physical fatigue.

4. Improve intelligence and nourish the brain

Studies have found that litchi has a nourishing effect on brain tissue, helps improve insomnia, forgetfulness, fatigue and other symptoms, and has the effect of replenishing qi and calming the mind.

5. Beauty freckle removal

Lychee pulp is rich in vitamin C, B vitamins, carotene, folic acid, which can improve blood circulation, effectively slow down the formation of melanin in the skin, prevent the formation of freckles, and make the skin smoother.

6. Nourishes the spleen and stomach

The flesh of litchi is sweet and juicy. It has the effects of nourishing the spleen, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, warming the middle and relieving pain. Eating it can improve loss of appetite.

Taboos on eating litchi

1. Do not eat on an empty stomach

Lychees are high in sugar. Eating them on an empty stomach can irritate the gastric mucosa and cause stomach pain and bloating.

2. Don’t eat too much at one time

Eating a large amount of lychees can cause hypoglycemia. This is because most of the sugar they contain is fructose. After being absorbed by the body, fructose must undergo a series of enzyme catalysis before it can be converted into glucose and used by the body. Eating too many lychees in a short period of time will cause a large amount of fructose to accumulate in the blood vessels, resulting in a "supply shortage" of the converting enzyme and the inability to convert fructose into glucose in time. In addition, fructose will stimulate the body to secrete insulin, which will lead to insufficient glucose in the blood and cause symptoms of hypoglycemia.

3. People with diabetes should be careful when eating

Lychees are high in sugar and are not suitable for people with diabetes.

Patients with pharyngitis or tonsillitis, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, hemorrhoids, constipation, blood heat, etc. should not eat it to avoid aggravating the condition.