July 20, 2022
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竹筍屬動風發物，有皮膚問題要避免
用餐時不少人都「聞筍色變」，因為長輩總是說「筍好毒」，為甚麼會有這個說法呢？從中醫角度來看，竹筍性涼，具清熱化痰、利二便功效，身體有偏熱症狀，或者有風熱感冒或肺熱咳嗽，吃竹筍有清熱消痰功效。而且竹筍含豐富纖維，所以亦具通便效果。但要注意竹筍屬於動風發物，容易透發或加重皮膚瘡瘍腫毒症狀，皮膚敏感、濕疹患者或容易出風癩者不宜吃，這可能就是令大家形成「筍好毒」印象的原因，的確會加重皮膚問題。
春筍及冬筍是不同時間成熟收穫的竹筍，屬性和功效均一樣。至於街市常見的露筍和萵筍其實不是筍，蘆筍屬百合科，性涼，有補虛，抗癌及減肥作用；而萵筍與油麥菜長於同一棵植物上，屬於萵苣，性涼，具通乳汁、消水腫功效。
竹筍 — 性涼，具清熱化痰、利二便功效，適合風熱感冒或肺熱咳嗽、痰多色黃者食用，亦適合發熱口渴、小便不利、習慣性便秘者食用。⚠️：痛風患者不宜食用。
蘆筍 — 性涼，具補虛，抗癌及減肥作用，適合體質虛弱、氣血不足、貧血、肥胖、習慣性便秘者食用。惟蘆筍含高嘌呤，痛風患者不宜食用。
萵筍 — 性涼，具通乳汁、消水腫功效，脾胃虛寒者不宜食用。
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Careful with bamboo shoots if you have Sensitive skin
Some people would frown when they come across bamboo shoots during meals because the elders had often warned us about how ‘toxic’ bamboo shoots are. What is the logic? From the perspective of Chinese Medicine, bamboo shoots are cool in nature, and they can clear heat and phlegm and promote urination and excretion. Individuals with heat-related symptoms or those with wind-heat flu and lung-heat cough can consume bamboo shoots to dispel heat and clear phlegm. Besides, bamboo shoots are high in fiber. Hence, it can aid constipation.
Please note that bamboo shoots are a type of wind stimulating food that can aggravate existing skin problems. Individuals with a sensitive skin and edema or those with hives should avoid consuming them. Perhaps, people developed the ‘bamboo shoots are toxic’ impression because the edible shoots could irritate the skin.
There are bamboo shoots harvested in spring and winter. Though they are harvested at different levels of maturity, they share the same nature and properties. On the other hand, asparagus and celtuce, which we often see in the market, are not bamboo shoots. Asparagus belongs to the liliaceae family, and it is cool in nature. It can replenish deficiencies in the body, lower cancer risk, and promote weight loss. Celtuce grows from the same plant as lettuce, and it comes from the genera of Lactuca. It is cool in nature and can promote lactation and relieve edema.
Bamboo shoots – cool in nature, can clear heat and relieve phlegm and is healthy for urine and bowel movement. Suitable for those with wind heat or cough with heat in lungs, yellowish phlegm, as well as those with heat and thirst, difficulty urinating, and chronic constipation. ⚠️It is not suitable for gout patients.
Asparagus – cool in nature, can replenish deficiencies in the body, lower cancer risk, and promote weight loss. Suitable for those in weak, with weak qi and blood, anemia, obsity, or those with chronic constipation. ⚠️However, asparagus is high in purines and should not be eaten by gout patients.
Celtuce – cool in nature, can promote lactation and relieve edema. Not suitable for those with asthenic cold spleen and stomach.
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