Is the girl fruit cold or hot

Girl’s fruit, also known as jin lantern in Chinese medicine, is a cold food with a sweet, slightly sour taste, and belongs to the lung meridian. But it is also because it has cold properties, so it has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, diuretic and laxative, suitable for patients with symptoms such as sore throat caused by fire, phlegm, heat and irritation, dry mouth and bitterness, yellow urine. Generally, the girl fruit can be consumed in daily life by making water and other methods, which is more effective for patients with pharyngitis and sore throat. It can also be crushed and ground for external use, often as one of the topical herbs to relieve pain, redness and swelling caused by skin eczema, acne and other uncomfortable symptoms. Also, the girl’s fruit itself is cold in nature, and is often used in combination with psyllium, mucuna pruriens, moneywort and other drugs, which are beneficial for relieving symptoms such as small amount of urine, dark yellow urine and long diarrhea. However, it is recommended that when used as medicine, it be used under the guidance of a professional herbalist in order to avoid abuse and adverse consequences. Because of the cold nature of the girl fruit, it is not suitable for people who have a cold constitution, such as long years of abdominal pain, abdominal cold, cold hands and feet, general coldness and other symptoms, but also for women in the menstruation period, pregnancy, lactation and other special periods, the body is weaker to eat a lot, may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, may also induce the uterus cold, leading to menstrual disorders. In addition, it is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea, or excessive phlegm and dampness, which may cause aggravation of symptoms.