Is cherry hot and humid?

Damp-heat is a term used in traditional Chinese medicine, which means that the human body is affected by external factors, and there is too much moisture and fire in the body, which affects the normal functions of the internal organs. Dampness and heat are related to dietary preferences. Many fruits and vegetables in life will aggravate the symptoms of dampness and heat, such as mango, persimmon, watermelon, etc. Cherries are a fruit that people love to eat. So, can cherries cause dampness and heat?

Cherries can aggravate the symptoms of dampness and heat in the human body, so people with dampness and heat in their bodies should eat less.

Who can't eat more cherries?

1. People with internal heat should eat with caution: Cherries are warm in nature. If normal people eat too much at one time, it may cause symptoms of internal heat. People who have internal heat in their bodies should not eat cherries, so as not to aggravate the symptoms of internal heat.

2. People with damp-heat constitution should be careful when eating cherries: cherries are sweet and warm in nature, which can cause dampness and heat in the human body after eating. People with damp-heat constitution should not eat cherries normally, so as not to worsen the damp-heat constitution and endanger their health.

3. People with yin deficiency and excessive heat should eat cherries with caution: Cherries are sweet and warm in nature. People with yin deficiency and excessive heat such as bronchitis, bronchiectasis or tuberculosis should not eat cherries to avoid worsening symptoms such as dry cough with little sputum or excessive and thick sputum, which is not conducive to the treatment and recovery of the disease.

4. Diabetic patients should eat less: Cherries are sweet and rich in sugar, which can cause blood sugar to rise rapidly after eating. Diabetic patients should avoid eating too many cherries at one time to avoid a sudden rise in blood sugar, which is not conducive to the stabilization and treatment of the disease.

5. Patients with kidney disease should eat less: Every 100 grams of cherries contains up to 258 mg of potassium. Patients with kidney disease have abnormal water and electrolyte metabolism, which makes them prone to oliguria and reduced excretion of potassium in the body. If they eat too many cherries, the potassium content in the blood will inevitably increase and cause symptoms of hyperkalemia.

6. Children should eat less: Children grow vigorously and develop rapidly, and are considered to have a pure yang constitution in traditional Chinese medicine. Children with a pure Yang constitution must eat less cherries in order to avoid damaging their pure Yang constitution and inhibiting their own growth and development.