I. Apple
Apples are rich in both water and nutrients, earning them the reputation of a natural beauty fruit. The abundant water and various moisturizing factors in apples help to hydrate the skin. Vitamin C can inhibit the deposition of melanin in the skin, and regular consumption of apples can help lighten facial freckles and chloasma.
In addition, the rich fruit acid components in apples can help clear pores and also have an effect on acne removal.
II. Kiwi
Kiwifruit is rich in Vitamin C and Vitamin E, which can not only whiten the skin but also improve its antioxidant ability. It effectively whitens the skin, eliminates freckles and acne while enhancing the skin's anti-aging ability.
Furthermore, kiwifruit also contains a large amount of soluble fiber and minerals, which are very beneficial for the skin.
III. Persimmon
The fruit has a sweet and astringent taste, and a cold nature. It enters the lung, spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians, and has a good effect of clearing heat, removing dryness, moistening the lungs, and resolving phlegm.
Persimmons contain good dietary fiber and many other nutrients, which can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also promote bowel movements, moisten the intestines, and supplement the nutrients the body needs.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that persimmons also have functions such as quenching thirst, promoting the production of body fluids, strengthening the spleen, treating dysentery, and stopping bleeding. It can alleviate symptoms such as dry stools, hemorrhoid pain or bleeding, dry cough, sore throat, and high blood pressure. Therefore, persimmons are a natural health food for patients with chronic bronchitis, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, and internal and external hemorrhoids.
IV. Citrus
Citrus fruits have many benefits, and their fresh scent can relieve dryness and have a refreshing and invigorating effect.
Oranges are rich in citric acid, vitamins, and essential elements for the human body such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sodium. They have the effect of promoting the production of body fluids and stopping coughs, suitable for symptoms of stomach and intestinal dryness; they also moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm, suitable for coughs caused by lung heat.
V. Sugarcane
The green-skinned sugarcane, which enters the lung and stomach meridians and has a sweet and cool nature, is one of the best fruits for clearing lung heat. Besides its rich sugar and water content, it also contains a large amount of vitamins that are very beneficial for human metabolism.
Ancient Chinese medical scholars also classified sugarcane as a "tonic medicine." In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that sugarcane enters the lung and stomach meridians, and has special effects of clearing heat, promoting the production of body fluids, guiding qi downward, moistening dryness, and nourishing the lungs and stomach. Sugarcane can treat fluid damage and irritability caused by febrile diseases, nausea and vomiting, and coughing and wheezing caused by lung dryness. In addition, sugarcane can also relieve constipation, and drinking its juice can also help alleviate alcohol poisoning.