Traditional famous food in Song Dynasty

Sugar-coated haws, a traditional snack in China, were originally a good medicine for treating diseases.

Emperor Song Guangzong's name was Zhao Dun, and the year number was "Shao Xi". During the reign of Shao Xi, Huang Guifei, the favorite of Song Guangzong, fell ill. She is sallow and emaciated, and she doesn't think about eating or drinking. The doctor used many expensive drugs, but none of them had any effect. When the emperor saw his beloved princess languishing day by day, he was also sad all day. Finally, in desperation, he posted a list of doctors.

A quack revealed the list and entered the palace. Huang Guifei took her pulse and said, "As long as you use rock sugar and red fruits (that is, hawthorn), you should take five to ten tablets before meals every time, and you will be fine within half a month." At first, everyone was dubious, but fortunately, this way of eating was also to the taste of the imperial concubine. After taking it in this way, the imperial concubine recovered as scheduled. Later, this practice spread to the people, and the people strung it together and sold it, which became a sugar-coated gourd.

Taboos in sugar-coated haws

1. Many people often have no taboos when eating candied haws. They usually eat whenever they want, which is also very wrong. Especially some people who like to eat candied haws before meals should pay special attention. Although sugar-coated haws are sour and sweet, they can stimulate appetite, but they can't stimulate appetite, which will lead to impaired gastrointestinal function. Experts remind that it is best not to eat hawthorn on an empty stomach, so as not to affect the normal digestion and absorption function of the stomach.

2. If there is something wrong with your teeth, you should also pay attention to eating less candied haws in your daily life. Especially for young children, if they eat too many candied haws, it is easy to cause symptoms such as tooth decay and dental caries. Therefore, for children, parents should try to avoid letting their children eat too many hawthorn.

3. Patients with spleen and stomach weakness should also pay attention to eating sugar-coated haws as little as possible in daily life. "Materia Medica" records: "Eating more hawthorn annoys hunger, which is not good for the spleen and stomach." Therefore, people with digestive dysfunction should try to eat less of this kind of food.

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