Introduction: Sugarcane is sweet in nature and cold in nature, belonging to the lung and stomach meridians; it has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids to quench thirst, harmonizing the stomach to stop vomiting, and nourishing yin to moisten dryness. Sugarcane contains a high amount of water, accounting for 84% of its composition. The sugar content in sugarcane is the most abundant, with sucrose, glucose, and fructose reaching a content of 12%.
Benefits of drinking sugarcane juice in spring
Sugarcane also contains various amino acids beneficial to the human body, such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, and alanine, as well as vitamins B1, B2, B6, and C. Among all fruits, sugarcane's iron content reigns supreme. When sugarcane is juiced, the above nutritional components are not destroyed, and the taste is even better, making it a good choice.
Ancient Chinese medical scholars also classified sugarcane as a "tonic medicine." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sugarcane enters the lung and stomach meridians and has special effects such as clearing heat, promoting the production of body fluids, lowering qi, moistening dryness, and nourishing the lungs and stomach. Sugarcane can treat damage to body fluids caused by febrile diseases, vexation, thirst, nausea and vomiting, and coughing and wheezing caused by lung dryness. In addition, sugarcane can also relieve constipation and alcohol poisoning by drinking its juice.
Can pregnant women eat sugarcane?
Pregnant women should not eat sugarcane frequently. Because sugarcane contains a large amount of sugar, the more you eat, the higher your blood sugar will be. Expectant mothers in this special period should of course be vigilant and prevent gestational diabetes. When pregnant women eat sugarcane, if blood sugar exceeds the normal limit, it can promote the growth and reproduction of Staphylococcus aureus on the skin, easily causing small boils or carbuncles. If bacteria invade deep layers of the skin, it may cause bacteremia and threaten the internal environment for fetal survival. Sugarcane is a diuretic, and pregnant women already urinate frequently; eating too much sugarcane will lead to frequent urination.
Excessive intake of sugar can also lead to an overproduction of acidic metabolic products in the body, making the blood acidic, which can easily lead to fetal malformations. Even if the baby is normal after delivery, it may lead to diabetes in adulthood. Therefore, pregnant women should not consume too much sugarcane, which is a high-sugar food.
How to choose?
Selecting quality sugarcane: When identifying sugarcane, you should master the principle of "touch, look, and smell." Touch is to check the firmness of the sugarcane; look is to see if the pith of the sugarcane is fresh (fresh sugarcane is firm, the pith is milky white, and has a fresh fragrance); smell is to check if the sugarcane has any odor. Moldy sugarcane is relatively soft, the pith color is slightly darker and light brown, and it has no smell or a slight wine-like smell.
Do not eat spoiled sugarcane: Do not select sugarcane infected with fungi. Otherwise, it will cause poisoning symptoms such as vomiting, convulsions, and coma after consumption.