Can Rags Detoxify Mangoes? Red And Swollen Mouth After Eating Mango, Doctor Explained: The Real Problem Is Here

Have you ever had red, swollen lips after eating mangoes? Are mangoes really toxic? There are also rumors that rags can detoxify mangoes. The doctor said that the mango pulp is not poisonous, but the mango skin is stained with twig juice, which causes skin allergies.

Yang Zining, a physician in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Tainan Municipal Hospital, pointed out that the mango pulp is non-toxic, but the skin of the mango is mainly smeared with twig juice, which causes skin allergies. Many people mistakenly believe that mangoes are poisonous.

Yang Zining said that the outpatient clinic has encountered patients with skin allergies due to mangoes. After the consultation, they found that the patients usually came into contact with the peels stained with tree sap when peeling the mangoes, resulting in pimples, rashes, Small blisters, itching and other symptoms; or when eating soil mango, sucking the juice directly with the mouth, accidentally contaminated with the peel, causing redness and swelling around the lips.

Yang Zining explained that because mango trees belong to the family Anacardiaceae, the mango skin is easily contaminated with the sensitizing ingredient urushiol in the fruit tree sap. People with sensitive skin are prone to contact dermatitis, except for a few physical For special people, the whole body is itchy when eating mangoes, otherwise the mango pulp is not poisonous, and ordinary people can enjoy it with confidence.

In addition, Yang Zining mentioned that "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that mango is sweet and warm in nature, not spicy food, suitable for most people to eat. But there is a sentence in the "Huangdi Neijing" that says: "Sweetness is satisfying." Sweetness means sweetness. Sweet things are sticky and easy to combine with the moisture in the body. In addition to the hot and humid summer, people tend to be greedy for coldness.If you eat too much sweet and greasy fruit, it will lead to the retention of dampness, resulting in a damp and hot constitution, which will cause a series of imbalance problems, such as skin allergies, edema, diabetes, etc. .

In addition, it is rumored that "ragskin" can detoxify mangoes. In this regard, Yang Zining said that the fruits of rags have antitussive and bowel-regulating effects, not a solution to "mango poisoning", and mango pulp is not poisonous, but if Eating too many mangoes may cause gastrointestinal problems such as flatulence and indigestion. The rags may be relieved, but the rags cannot be eaten raw and can only be eaten after processing.

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