Introduction: After entering summer, many people are prone to swollen and painful gums, a condition closely related to the dry climate and "internal heat" (上火). Therefore, experts recommend that individuals with swollen gums should consume more fruits with "heat-clearing" properties in their daily lives to prevent and alleviate these symptoms.
1. Watermelon
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), watermelon is sweet and cold in nature. Regular consumption can effectively clear heat and relieve summer heat. Additionally, it has effects of purging fire, relieving vexation, stimulating the appetite, and aiding digestion. For men with issues like difficult or yellow urination, eating more watermelon can also have a significant diuretic effect. Due to its excellent cooling and heat-clearing properties, those who frequently experience swollen gums in the autumn and winter can eat it to help prevent and treat the condition.
However, because watermelon is cold and high in water content, patients with heart failure or edema should not eat too much to avoid worsening their condition. Furthermore, healthy individuals should not consume excessive amounts, as it may lead to diarrhea.
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2. Sugarcane
Sugarcane is the most common fruit in autumn and winter. TCM indicates that sugarcane is sweet and cold in nature, and has very effective effects of clearing heat, generating body fluids, promoting the descent of qi, and moistening dryness. Therefore, it is often used folk remedies for people suffering from heat-induced damage to body fluids, vexation and thirst, and nausea and vomiting, with remarkably effective results. Many people experience symptoms like dry cough, constipation, and swollen gums, all of which can be effectively relieved by sugarcane.
However, sugarcane contains a high amount of sugar, so experts remind individuals with high blood sugar and diabetes to consume it in moderation to avoid blood sugar instability and spikes.
3. Water Chestnut
Water chestnut is a subterranean fruit, commonly found in southern China, with its main season being autumn. TCM considers water chestnut to be sweet and cold in nature. Proper consumption can effectively clear heat from the lungs and stomach. Moreover, it has an extremely effective effect of resolving phlegm and eliminating stagnation, so patients with these symptoms should eat more. Modern medical research has found that the nutrients in water chestnuts can also treat anorectal diseases such as hemorrhoids and bloody stools.
It is particularly effective for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as meningitis and hypertension. Additionally, it is also very effective for treating chronic cough and thick phlegm.
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4. Apple
It's safe to say that everyone is familiar with apples. TCM believes apples are sweet and cool in nature, thus having very effective effects of generating fluids, relieving vexation, stimulating the appetite, and harmonizing the spleen. Eating more apples in the summer can also moisten the lungs, gladden the heart, and astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea, so patients with these symptoms should eat more. Furthermore, apples can lower cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis, and regular consumption can also effectively prevent cancer.
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