Can your skin really get better if you eat peach gum every day?

First we need to understand how peach gum is formed. As we all know, peach gum is a kind of light red or yellow viscous liquid that is secreted from peach trees and is exposed to wind, rain and sun. Red or yellow transparent solid natural gum. In rural areas, peach gum is commonly seen wherever there are peach trees in the mountains and fields. I remember when I was picking peaches when I was a child, I would often pull the peach gum off the branches and play with it. At that time, I didn’t even know that peach gum had beauty benefits. effect.

Peach gum has received widespread attention in recent years, and it is still very popular. It has been hyped as an "Internet celebrity food", known as the "people's bird's nest" and so on. In fact, from a medical point of view, peach gum only has the functions of replenishing water, moisturizing the intestines, and slimming down. It has no special effects or uses. Ladies who love beauty should not regard it as a "panacea", even though peach gum has the ability to clear away heat and relieve internal heat. , laxative effect. However, it is recommended that you do not think that the more you eat, the better, but use it in moderation to avoid affecting your health.

Peach gum is a kind of gum and has no nutrients in itself. In the past, people used peach glue to stick things, such as for framing. Gum is mostly used for sticking things, or as an auxiliary material for some pharmaceuticals. There are many kinds of gums, and peach gum is just one of them. In the past, when people were short of food, they did not eat peach gum and only used it as an adhesive. This shows that peach gum is not suitable for eating. Now that people's lives are better, they eat peach gum instead. Do you think it's strange? Apparently I was deceived.

Some people say that peach gum contains collagen, which is even more outrageous. Collagen is an animal protein that can only be synthesized by animals. Things derived from plants and fungi, no matter how sticky they look, do not contain collagen. Tremella fungus, fungus, snow fungus, all of them do not contain collagen. Moreover, collagen is not a high-quality protein and is not as nutritious as eggs and meat.

The main component of peach gum is polysaccharide, which is not easy to digest and absorb. The advantage of not absorbing it is that you don’t have to worry about gaining weight like eating starch, and it can also promote defecation. But from this perspective, it is enough for you to get dietary fiber by eating whole grains of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Why spend money on peach gum?

What is even more worrying is that peach gum is neither a conventional food nor a medicine, so it is difficult to have reliable indicators, and it is not as safe as ordinary food. If heavy metals or other harmful substances exceed the standard, you will not only spend more money but also suffer consequences, so there is really no need to waste money on this useless thing.