Is it good for children to eat monk fruit when they have a cough?

Children are a special group. Because their resistance and immunity are relatively poor, they can get sick easily. As parents, we must always observe our children and take timely measures if we find any abnormal conditions. Is it good for children to eat monk fruit when they have a cough? According to the answers given by some experts, children can eat monk fruit. Let us look at the specific reasons.

Momordica grosvenori is native to tropical and subtropical mountainous areas in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi and other provinces in China. It is a vine deciduous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is dioecious and has annual or perennial tuberous rhizomes. It usually germinates in early spring when the temperature stabilizes at 12℃, blooms in indefinite inflorescence after May, and matures generally 65 days after fruiting. The fruit has high nutritional value. The total sugar content of dried fruit is 25.17-38.31%, especially glycosides which are 300 times sweeter than cane sugar. The fresh fruit is also rich in vitamin C, protein and amino acids. The fruit tastes sweet and cool in nature, and has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, promoting salivation and relieving cough. It can treat obesity, diabetes, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute gastritis, asthma, etc. At the same time, it is also a good fruit for beverages and condiments. Its root tubers can also cure boils and sores.

Medicinal value of monk fruit

Luo Han Guo is a precious medicinal material with cool nature and sweet taste, and can clear the lungs and moisten the intestines. It is mainly used to treat whooping cough, cough due to phlegm and fire, constipation due to dry blood, etc. It has a good effect on the treatment of acute tracheitis, acute tonsillitis, throat fire, and acute gastritis. Mash its roots and apply them to the affected area to treat stubborn ringworm, carbuncle, boils, etc.; the fruit hair can be used as a medicine for knife wounds; use a small amount of monk fruit, pour it into boiling water and soak it, it is an excellent refreshing drink, which can not only refresh the mind and promote salivation, but also prevent respiratory tract infections. Taking it all year round can prolong life. Monk fruit juice can also be used in cooking. It is fragrant and delicious. Monk fruit is known as the "magic fruit".

Modern medical research has proved that monk fruit is a fruit that can prevent and treat hypertension, hyperlipidemia and obesity. Monk fruit is rich in glycosides, has the effect of lowering blood sugar, and can assist in the treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that monk fruit is sweet and sour in taste, cool in nature, has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, moistening the lungs, lubricating the intestines and detoxifying, and can maintain youthfulness, making it a fruit for weight loss. Monk fruit tea: 20 grams of monk fruit, soak in boiling water for 15 minutes and drink as tea. This prescription has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. It can protect the throat and can also treat symptoms such as hoarseness, cough, and sore throat caused by wind-heat attacking the lungs. Monk fruit flower tea has the same effect, but it can only be brewed with boiling water at about 80 degrees. Monk fruit and pig lung soup: 1 monk fruit, 250 grams of pig lung. First cut the pig lung into small pieces, squeeze out the foam, add appropriate amount of water and monk fruit to cook the soup, season and serve. This prescription has the effect of nourishing lung yin and clearing the throat and diaphragm.

Is it good for children to eat monk fruit when they have a cough? Of course they can, but you must pay attention to the issue of moderation and don't let them eat too much. Because all medicines are toxic, and eating too much will have many side effects. If you want to enhance children's physique, you must let them learn not to be picky about food, and then do more physical exercise, so that they will not get sick so easily.