What are the benefits of eating wax apples?

Wax apple is also called water pomegranate. Many people don’t have a deep understanding of wax apple, so they don’t know what effects and functions it has. Wax apple has certain medicinal value and can treat many diseases. It is a good fruit that can also be eaten by diabetics. Wax apple can also help digestion.

1. Wax apple is a good fruit that can cure many diseases. It is sweet and flat in nature, and has the functions of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, removing phlegm, cooling blood and astringing. It is mainly used to treat dry cough, hiccups, hemorrhoidal bleeding, stomach and abdominal bloating, enteritis, dysentery, diabetes and other symptoms. The powder of fruit core charcoal can also be used to treat traumatic bleeding and lower limb ulcers. In addition, there is a saying among the Taiwanese people that "eating wax apples can clear the lungs of heat." People regard it as a good fruit for cooling off and quenching thirst, and are accustomed to boiling it with rock sugar to treat dry cough without phlegm or phlegm that is difficult to cough up.

2. Dirt is more likely to hide at the bottom of the lotus fruit, so rinse it with water and soak it in salt water before eating. You can cut off the navel at the bottom of the fruit when eating. It is best to eat wax apples as a whole, starting from the tip, so that they will become sweeter as you eat more. If the wax apple is cut in half or sliced, its wonderful flavor will be lost. It can be eaten by the general population and is one of the preferred foods for diabetics. However, people who have the habit of frequent urination should not eat too much because it has a diuretic effect.

3. Wax apple helps digestion. It contains a lot of water, so it can quench thirst and has the effect of promoting salivation and quenching thirst. Summer is the best season to eat wax apples. Rich in carbohydrates, which are important substances that make up the body. They can store and provide heat energy, maintain the energy necessary for brain function, regulate fat metabolism, provide dietary fiber, and save protein.