Is pumpkin cool or hot? What are the taboos of eating pumpkin?

1. Is it cool or hot?

Pumpkin is a warm food. It is neither cooling nor hot, but a neutral food. Pumpkin is warm in nature and sweet in taste. Eating it will warm up the body and has the effect of nourishing the liver and restoring vitality. Pumpkin has high nutritional value and is rich in polysaccharides, carotenoids, pectin, mineral elements, amino acids and other nutrients. It is of great help in improving the body's immunity and disease resistance, and can promote the development of the body's bones and nervous system. In addition, the carotenoids it contains can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which is very beneficial for maintaining normal vision.

2. Taboo

1. The skin turns yellow. Eating too much pumpkin will have a certain impact on skin color. If you eat too much pumpkin, the beta-carotene it contains will be deposited in the stratum corneum of the human skin's epidermis, causing the skin to turn yellow.

2. Cause bloating. Pumpkin is rich in starch, sugar, cellulose and other ingredients, which can easily cause bloating in the body. If you consume too much, it can easily cause bloating or aggravate the bloating.

3. Cause allergies. Pumpkin may become an allergen. After some people who are prone to allergies eat it, they may experience allergic symptoms such as skin redness, diarrhea, and indigestion.

4. Promote dampness and heat. Pumpkin is a warm food. Eating too much will increase the dampness and heat in the body, causing a variety of discomfort symptoms. Especially patients with excessive stomach heat, damp-heat and qi stagnation should eat less.