Can bayberry seeds be eaten?

Bayberry is sweet and sour and refreshing, and contains rich vitamins and sugars. It is a fruit that is deeply loved by people. However, its core is very hard. Many people accidentally swallow the core when eating bayberry, which is not good for health because its core is not conducive to digestion. It is okay for adults, but for children, they need to be extra careful not to swallow the bayberry core.

1. Will eating too much bayberry cause internal heat?

Bayberry is rich in vitamin C, glucose, fructose, citric acid, etc., and has a sweet and sour taste. In addition, bayberry is rich in potassium, which can replenish potassium for people who sweat a lot in summer. In terms of food properties and flavor, bayberry is warm in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, harmonizing the stomach and digesting food, and stopping vomiting and diarrhea.

But no matter how good something is, you can't eat it in excess. Eating too much bayberry will indeed cause you to get a sore throat. Because the acidic substances contained in bayberry are not easily oxidized and decomposed, once these acidic substances enter the body, they will stimulate the gastric mucosa together with stomach acid, induce gastric ulcers, and thus cause inflammation. Therefore, when eating bayberry, you should try to eat less, or eat it in several times. If you eat it in portions, the chance of getting a sore throat will be greatly reduced. People with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and excessive gastric acid secretion should not eat it on an empty stomach, so as to avoid excessive gastric acid secretion and the onset of illness. Diabetic patients with poor basal blood sugar control should also avoid eating bayberry.

The main symptoms of getting a sore throat from eating bayberry include softening gums, blisters on the tip of the tongue, etc. Children, who are especially greedy, should be given full attention. When they eat bayberry, they will not stop eating bayberry even if their teeth have begun to soften. Therefore, when children eat bayberry, adults should supervise them to prevent them from eating too much, causing sore throat, or even damaging the development of teeth.

2. Can bayberry seeds be eaten?

The doctor said, "Bayberry pits are very hard and not easy to digest. Swallowing them is not good for the body. Bayberry pits can damage the gastric mucosa and cause gastric bleeding." After entering the stomach, bayberry pits may stay in the stomach for a long time, damaging the delicate gastric mucosa and causing symptoms such as gastric bleeding.

"It is said that swallowing bayberry pits can reduce internal heat and cleanse the intestines, but it is just a folk remedy and has no scientific basis. It is not a big deal for adults to swallow a few pits occasionally, but children and the elderly should never swallow them. The correct way to eat bayberry is to soak it in salt water for a while before eating. As for whether to wash the bayberry before eating, there are different opinions among the people.

Some citizens believe that there are many small white worms in bayberry fruits and they should be washed before eating. Fruit farmers who grow bayberries said that they never wash the bayberries before eating them. They just pick them from the trees and put them directly into their mouths. "Yangmei is resistant to insects, and farmers don't pest-eat when growing it. After washing, the flesh will become soft and the taste will be bad."

In fact, the bayberry growing on the tree can indeed secrete an insect-repellent smell, so it does not need to be washed. However, the bayberries currently sold on the market will inevitably breed insects during transportation, so it is better to wash them before eating. Do not use tap water to wash bayberry, as this will damage the flesh structure. The correct way is to soak the bayberry in salt water for 5-10 minutes. This can not only disinfect it, but also drive out the small insects hidden in the flesh.