The old man said, "Bury the dead under the plum tree." How do you understand? Are plums poisonous? Here comes the answer!

#Summer life check-in season#Entering summer, various fruits begin to enter the market, which is also a time for us people to feast their mouths. But many people do not know that we also have a particular emphasis on eating fruits in our daily lives

#Summer life check-in season#

Entering summer, various fruits begin to enter the market, which is also a time for us people to feast their mouths. But many people do not know that we also have a particular emphasis on eating fruits in our daily lives. We should not eat indiscriminately or excessively. Our ancestors have left behind a lot of experience for this, such as "peaches nourish people, apricots hurt people", which means that peaches have a nourishing and beneficial effect, so eating peaches is for nourishing people. The reason why apricots hurt people is to warn people to eat less apricots, because too many apricots are easy to catch fire, leading to Aphthous stomatitis. Moreover, apricots contain bitter almond glycosides, which are toxic. When eating apricots, we must remember not to consume them excessively.

Let's get back to the main point, besides peaches and apricots, plums are also a very common fruit. I remember when I was young, I lived at my grandmother's house. At that time, every household would plant fruit trees in front and behind their houses. Do you know how to describe plum trees in folk culture? In rural areas, there are elderly people who often say, "Bury the dead under the plum tree." What exactly does that mean? Is it because a dead person was buried under the plum tree?

Actually, it's not. The reason why people bury dead people under plum trees is just an adjective, describing people not to consume large amounts of plums when eating them. Because plums contain a component called hydrocyanic acid, especially the green and astringent plums, which contain more hydrocyanic acid. After consuming a large amount of unfilled plums, people are prone to poisoning, inhibiting the respiratory and heartbeat centers of the human body, and even experiencing diarrhea. It is also recorded in many ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, Sun Simiao, the medical sage of the Tang Dynasty, once described in his medical books that "plums should not be eaten too much, which makes people feel empty". The medical classic "Diannan Herbs" also records that plums should not be consumed excessively, which can easily damage the spleen and stomach. In addition, there is also a description in the "Shijing" that consuming a large amount of plums can cause carbuncle and boil, and damage muscles and bones.

Therefore, the phrase 'burying dead people under the plum tree' gradually passed down. In fact, like many fruits, plums cannot be eaten without maturity. It is important to wait for plums to ripen before consuming them, otherwise it may increase the burden on the digestive system. In addition, plums have high acidity, and if consumed in large quantities, they can easily cause teeth to become sour and soft, leading to a significant loss of calcium and causing teeth to decay or even fall off. Another thing to note is that children should avoid eating immature plums as it may affect their skeletal development.

However, although plums have many side effects when they are immature, they have extremely high medicinal value. In the folk herbalist "Diannan Materia Medica", it is recorded that "plums are sweet, sour, and cool in nature. Eating them can clear liver heat and promote fluid production. That is to say, if consumed in small amounts, it can broaden our appetite, because plums and bayberries have similar effects and both have the function of promoting fluid production. Modern medical research has also found that plums have very good laxative effects. Because plums contain a lot of trace elements, which can promote the secretion of gastric acid and Digestive enzyme, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and thus achieve the role of defecation.

It is worth mentioning that plums are also a traditional fruit for specific dietary therapies, as recorded in the "Suixi Ju Diet Manual": "Eating more phlegm can help damp and cause malaria, especially for those with spleen deficiency. From this, it can be seen that everything has two sides, as fruits do, so do things.

Alright, that's all for today's article. Do you have any different understandings of the old man's saying, 'Bury the dead under the plum tree'? You can leave a message in the comments section below and participate in the discussion together. Also, do everyone like to eat plums? How do you like the taste of plums?

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