Recently, quite a few members of the public
On peach trees in community green belts, wild parks, etc
Patches of yellowish-brown, crystal-clear objects were found
Transparent or translucent texture
Many netizens have asked:
"Is the gelatinous substance on the peach tree peach gum?
Can you eat it? ”
Expert alert: Feed intake is not recommended
In fact, many netizens have raised questions before
What is "peach gum"?
The gum on the peach tree is actually a pathological phenomenon called "gum disease". Peach gum is a resin naturally secreted by peach trees, also known as peach oil, peach fat, and peach blossom tears.
The formation of peach gum is the wound of the peach tree under the action of external forces, such as the beetle will gnaw on the bark of the tree to cause the wound, or the pruning of the branch leaves a wound, the nutrients in the trunk will exude from the wound when the nutrients are transmitted, and the more viscous liquid is dried by the sun to produce solid peach gum.
The conservation department regularly conducts pest and disease control on peach trees
Peach gum is exposed to the elements
Contaminants are unavoidable
It has not been professionally dried and processed
There will be a lot of bacteria left
Therefore, it is not recommended to consume this peach gum directly
Dong Likun, a senior engineer at the Institute of Plant Protection of Wuhan Academy of Landscape Sciences, also said that this kind of flow glue is not recommended for feeding, first, because it is humid after rain, and there will be many mold infections; Second, the spraying of pesticides in garden maintenance may pollute.
Can peach gum beautify the skin?
Every summer, there are many people who eat peach gum, and many people believe that it has the effect of beauty and beauty. On shopping sites, you can also see online stores selling peach gum. The price of dried peach gum ranges from 20 to 30 yuan per catty to 100 yuan.
Most of the suggested ways to eat it are to cook soup with white fungus or snow lotus, or to cook porridge. Some stores claim that peach gum moisturizes the skin, has a good relieving effect on melasma and sun spots, and is especially suitable for diabetics.
Chen Hongmei, chief Chinese pharmacist of Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that there is no peach gum in the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy of the hospital. "This is also a popular dietary therapy material in recent years," Chen Hongmei said, "peach gum is a kind of gum, its components are mainly galactose, rhamnose, in terms of composition, it has certain benefits for diabetes." ”
Peach bitter cold, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, its gum should also have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, it is said that it has a certain effect on dysentery, and it is also recorded in some ancient books. However, Chen Hongmei emphasized that these functions of peach gum have not been clinically verified, at least not as "legendary" as folklore.
Source: Jiangsu News