According to the nutritional science of Chinese medicine, apples have the effects of benefiting the stomach, generating fluids and sobering up the body. It can be used to treat diseases such as fever, thirst, and loose stools (thin, unformed feces). Apples should be eaten raw, used as sauce or made into dried apples, and are generally not used to boil water for consumption.
Apples are also known as Pingbo and Pinguo. It is sweet, sour and cool in nature. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, large intestine meridian. It has the effect of benefiting the stomach, generating fluids, removing vexation and sobering up. Usually, people who are thirsty due to fever and injury to fluids should eat fresh apples directly; 15g of apple powder, 2-3 times a day, on an empty stomach, can be used to treat chronic diarrhea and colitis.
It should be noted that people with insufficient yang energy should eat less or add warmth to the food.
Compared with drugs, food is weak and slow to take effect, and needs to be consumed regularly to be effective. Food is not generally used to treat diseases. If you feel unwell, please follow the doctor’s advice for diagnosis and treatment.