Can I eat peach gum during menstruation?

Speaking of peach gum, many people may not know much about it. It is a transparent solid with light yellow color. It is secreted from the bark of the peach tree. It has a good nourishing effect on people. Nowadays, many people take it as a health product for beauty or treatment. So, can women eat peach gum during menstruation? Experts do not recommend it, because peach gum contains a lot of sugar, which is often difficult to metabolize and may even cause blood sugar to rise.

1. Why can’t you eat peach gum during menstruation?

Strictly speaking, peach gum is a mild Chinese medicine, which is something many people don’t know. Just pay attention to the dosage when consuming it. Moreover, peach gum has many good effects on the human body, such as nourishing the body. Of course, in addition to nourishing, peach gum also has many pharmacological effects. Peach gum is a special product of the natural environment. It is a natural substance without any toxicity. As long as it is not consumed in excess, this peach gum will not have any adverse side effects on the human body. In addition, peach gum has excellent health benefits for human intestines and bladder, and is a health-care Chinese medicine suitable for all groups of people. Peach gum is a natural green food. No side effects of peach gum have been found so far. However, peach gum is also a medicine after all. Pregnant women and women during menstruation should not take it.

2. What is peach gum?

Peach gum is a resin secreted from the bark of peach or mountain peach, a plant of the Rosaceae family. It is also known as peach oil, peach fat, peach blossom tears, peach gum, and peach gel. It is a natural secretion of the peach tree, or the wound is caused by external force, and the secretion of peach gum is conducive to the self-healing of the wound. The relatively viscous liquid evaporates under the sun to produce solids.

Dried peach gum is very hard and crystalline stone-like, and looks a bit like amber. Peach gum has sufficient water solubility and appropriate viscosity. It will become soft after being soaked in clean water for more than ten hours. It has the effects of clearing blood, lowering fat, relieving stress and anti-wrinkle and skin rejuvenation. The main components of gum are galactose, rhamnose, α-glucuronic acid, etc. Contains carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

3. Morphological characteristics of peach gum

The light yellow viscous liquid obtained by chemical reaction of peach oil naturally secreted from peach trees is further dried and crushed into solid particles. It is a light yellow transparent solid natural gum. It is harvested in summer and autumn, and its composition is roughly the same as that of gum arabic. Natural peach gum varies in size and some are mixed with impurities. Fake peach gum particles are of equal size, without impurities and without a faint fragrance. Please pay attention to identification.