The effects of white sugar are to harmonize the middle and ease the urgency (by regulating the spleen and stomach to relieve pain), and to promote the production of fluids and moisten the dryness; the side effects are not clear, and diabetics should be cautious in taking it.
Sugar is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and belongs to the spleen and lung meridians; it has the effect of harmonizing the middle and easing the urgency, generating fluids and moistening dryness, and is often used for dry mouth and throat, dry cough and phlegm, or dry cough without phlegm in the case of burning fluids from lung heat or lung yin insufficiency; it can also be used for weak spleen and stomach and hidden pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; however, its side-effects are still unclear, and diabetic patients should be cautious about taking it.
In addition, white sugar mainly contains sucrose, which can be decomposed into glucose and fructose, etc. Sucrose can provide pure and pleasant sweetness; however, it is forbidden for people who are allergic to white sugar to consume it, and patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, and obesity should limit the use of sugar, and in particular, avoid sugar-containing products, so as not to aggravate the condition.
If you need to take sugar to cure or regulate your body, it is recommended that you take it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid the risk of medication.