Eating a fruit after a meal helps to relieve phlegm and stop coughing.

Introduction: Recently, the weather has turned much colder, and there has been an increase in patients with colds and coughs. Eating a persimmon after a meal can be very helpful as an adjunct treatment for coughs.

In the golden autumn season, ripe persimmons are as red as agate. Not only are their colors vibrant, but they are also sweet and delicious, deeply loved by the people.

Persimmons are nutritious, containing various sugars, vitamins, and trace elements. Tian Zhengjian, director of the Respiratory Medicine Department at Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, explains that persimmons also have the effects of clearing heat, moistening dryness, and resolving phlegm to stop coughs, making them one of the most suitable health fruits for patients with chronic bronchitis. Recently, the weather has turned much colder, and there has been an increase in patients with colds and coughs. Eating a persimmon after a meal can be very helpful as an adjunct treatment for coughs.

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Why must they be eaten after a meal? This is because when the body is hungry and the stomach is empty, stomach acid increases and its concentration is high. Modern research has found that persimmons contain large amounts of tannins, gums, and soluble astringents. If these components meet with highly concentrated stomach acid, they can form stones, and eating persimmons at this time can easily lead to persimmon bezoars. Furthermore, although persimmons are good, one should not eat too many of them, nor should they be eaten together with high-protein foods such as crab, fish, shrimp, or sweet potatoes.