Can a one-year-old baby eat plums?

Plums are a very common fruit in our daily life, and they taste sweet and sour, especially in summer, eating plums is very appetizing. Everyone knows that it is best not to eat too many plums in normal times, as they are not easy to digest. Although plums have many benefits, one-year-old babies have relatively weak gastrointestinal function, so parents should feed their children less plums. One-year-old babies must have a balanced diet.

Benefits of eating plums for babies

1. Promote digestion: Plums can promote the secretion of gastric acid and gastric digestive enzymes, and increase gastrointestinal motility. Therefore, eating plums can promote digestion and increase appetite. It is a good food therapy for those who lack gastric acid, feel full after eating, and have constipation.

2. Clear the liver and promote diuresis: Fresh plum meat contains a variety of amino acids, such as glutamine, serine, glycine, proline, etc. Eating it raw is very beneficial for the treatment of ascites caused by liver cirrhosis.

3. Blood pressure reduction, catharsis, and cough relief: Plum kernels contain amygdalin and a large amount of fatty oil. Pharmacological evidence shows that it has a significant diuretic and blood pressure reduction effect, can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, promote the discharge of dry stool, and also has the effect of relieving cough and expectoration.

4. For convulsions caused by high fever or malaria in children, washing the body with the decoction is very effective. It can also treat eye opacities, relieve pain and reduce swelling.

5. It can treat high fever in children and relieve erysipelas. Boil the water and gargle to treat toothache. It is also suitable for treating thirst caused by diabetes and diabetes insipidus, and for stopping dizziness caused by upward rushing abdominal gas.

Precautions for eating plums

Some people say that eating too many plums can cause harm to the body. This statement does make sense, and it is true that plums can harm the human body. Sun Simiao said: Don't eat too much, it will make you weak. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" states: Do not eat too much, as it will damage the spleen and stomach. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" also states that eating too much will produce phlegm, increase dampness and cause malaria, and people with spleen deficiency should especially avoid eating it.

In real life, it is confirmed that eating too many plums can make people feel uncomfortable, such as fever and brain swelling. Plums that taste bitter and do not sink in water are poisonous and should not be eaten. Eating too many plums will cause phlegm and damage teeth. Patients with weak constitutions should eat less plums.

As the saying goes, "Peach nourishes people, apricot harms people, and people are carried away under the plum tree." Be sure to eat plums in moderation. Eating too many plums can make people feel uncomfortable, such as false heat and brain swelling.

Unripe plums should never be eaten. Plums that taste bitter and do not sink in water are poisonous and cannot be eaten. In addition, as to how to correctly choose good plums, the principles are as follows: red-fleshed plums have large berries, purple-black skin, and white powder on the surface; yellow-fleshed plums have bright yellow skin and soft and elastic flesh. If the fruit feels hard when you squeeze it with your hand, and tastes astringent, it is too raw. If it feels slightly springy and tastes moderately crisp and sweet, it is moderately mature. If it feels soft and tastes sweet, it is too ripe and is not suitable for storage.

In terms of dietary taboos, plums should not be eaten with honey, duck eggs, or chicken, as they will damage the five internal organs. Be sure to wash them before eating, because plums are prone to insects when growing, so they are often sprayed with pesticides. They must be washed thoroughly before eating.