Can I eat leeks if I have skin diseases?

Leek is a very common food. It can strengthen the stomach and kidneys. It is a good choice to make dumpling filling or scrambled eggs. Many people like to eat it, but some people are not suitable for eating leeks, especially children. We often hear that leeks are an allergenic food and should not be eaten if you have certain diseases. So, can people with skin diseases eat eggs? Will there be any adverse reactions? The editor will give you a detailed introduction now.

People with skin diseases cannot eat leeks. The taste of leek itself is irritating, which can easily induce and aggravate skin diseases. At the same time, leeks are upward in nature and are often defined as an irritant in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, for a stubborn disease like skin disease which has strict dietary taboos, leeks should not be eaten. Leek is also known as the yang-raising grass, longevity leek, hand-ben, grass stalactite, aphrodisiac grass, and flat vegetable. It mainly contains carotene, crude fiber, ascorbic acid and other ingredients. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, thiamine and so on. Chives are not considered to be allergenic, but they are irritating. This is also what patients with skin diseases need to avoid in their diet. Leek root is spicy and warm in nature; it enters the liver, stomach, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of warming the middle and appetizing, promoting qi and blood circulation, nourishing the kidney and assisting yang, and dispersing blood stasis. Leek leaves are sweet, spicy, and salty in taste, warm in nature, and enter the liver, stomach, and kidney meridians. Warming the middle, promoting the flow of qi, dispersing blood stasis and detoxifying. Leek seeds are spicy, salty, warm in nature, and enter the liver and kidney meridians. Nourishes the liver and kidneys, warms the waist and knees, strengthens yang and consolidates essence. The whole leek can nourish the kidney and stomach, replenish lung qi, disperse blood stasis and relieve stagnation, calm the five internal organs, promote qi and blood circulation, stop sweating and dry hiccups. It is mainly used to treat impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, polyuria, cold pain in the abdomen, deficiency heat in the stomach, diarrhea, leucorrhea, amenorrhea, leucorrhea, pain in the waist and knees, and postpartum hemorrhage.

Patients with skin diseases can usually eat some vegetables that are good for the body but will not aggravate their condition: cabbage, carrots, white radish, eggplant, taro, water spinach, potatoes, rapeseed, bitter gourd, cucumber, loofah, etc. These contain protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin C and other ingredients and can be eaten frequently. Because the ointment does not undergo gastrointestinal destruction, it acts directly on the skin and is absorbed through the skin into the blood. Therefore, it has the advantages of faster efficacy, greater comfort, and no toxic side effects compared to oral medications. It also does not increase the burden on the liver, and is therefore hailed by the medical community as a "green therapy."

Patients can eat more foods that can improve their condition, such as cabbage, carrots, etc. Skin disease is a disease that causes physical and mental damage to patients, so everyone must pay attention to it and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Don’t delay the disease. Early treatment can lead to early recovery. The editor here wishes you all a speedy recovery.