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Will eating pomegranates cause irritation?

Asked by:Charlotte

Asked on:Apr 13, 2026 05:37 PM

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  • Lillian Lillian

    Apr 13, 2026

     

      Pomegranate is an exotic berry. It is sweet, sour and warm in nature and taste, and has the functions of killing insects, astringing, astringent intestines and stopping dysentery. Pomegranate fruit is rich in nutrients, and its vitamin C content is one or two times higher than that of apples and pears. Traditional Chinese medicine reminds you that although pomegranates are delicious, eating too much will cause internal heat, so you should pay attention to the taboos when eating them on daily basis.

      Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pomegranate has "four stops", namely quenching thirst, stopping diarrhea, stopping bleeding, and stopping bleeding. Its fruit is sweet and sour. The sweet pomegranate has the effect of promoting body fluids and quenching thirst. It can be used to treat dry mouth, polydipsia, dry throat, aphtha, and moisturizing autumn dryness. Sour pomegranate is rich in alkaloids, tannins, etc., has obvious astringent effect, can astringe the intestines and stop bleeding, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on dysentery, diarrhea, blood in the stool and other diseases. Pomegranate flowers have a good anti-belly effect. However, for acute dysentery and acute gastroenteritis diarrhea , can't eat casually.

      People who cannot eat pomegranates:

      1. Patients with gastritis and those who have just started diarrhea are best not to eat it;

      2. Eating too much pomegranate will cause internal heat and blacken your teeth. You should rinse your mouth in time after eating;

      3. Pomegranate is rich in sugar and has astringent effect. cold and acute inflammation, large constipate Patients with tuberculosis should eat with caution, and patients with diabetes should fast;

      4. It is best for children to eat less pomegranates, otherwise it will easily cause fever and phlegm, and aggravate symptoms such as acute bronchitis, cough, wheezing and phlegm.

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