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The misconception of strengthening yang should be aware that taking tonic medicine should not be confused
Can Watermelon Strengthen Yang? Expert: Dietary tonic and medicinal tonic should not be confused
According to the latest research results from the United States, citrulline in watermelon can make the body produce a compound that helps relax blood vessels, which is similar to the basic function of male sexual dysfunction treatment drugs. The study also said that eating "three watermelons equals one Viagra.". "In recent years, news about food aphrodisiac has become commonplace. However, the operability of food aphrodisiac is not strong and it is difficult to take effect."
Guo Jun, director of the andrology department of Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, believes that dietary therapy is not equivalent to medication
Guo Jun pointed out that most Chinese people firmly believe that "medicinal supplements are better than dietary supplements" because they believe that food does not have the toxic side effects of synthetic drugs. However, it should be noted that diet and medication cannot be substituted for each other. Drug treatment often requires a certain pathological basis, and the effective concentration should reach a certain amount. Sometimes, drugs with very small doses can produce effects after being absorbed by the human body. The lack of this bias in food requires too much to achieve the same effect.
Eating watermelon is not equivalent to taking Viagra
Take "Eating watermelon is equivalent to taking Viagra," for example. The two are only the same in terms of the nature of the ingredients. If you want to achieve a medication effect, you need to eat a large amount of watermelon. Taking "three watermelons are equal to one Viagra" as an example, even if there is such a large stomach that you can eat so much, watermelons are "raw and cold food". Eating too much can damage the spleen and stomach, leading to poor appetite, indigestion, and decreased gastrointestinal resistance, causing abdominal distension and diarrhea.
Dietary supplements can nourish the body and increase the substances needed for testosterone formation
Some foods that are widely known today have aphrodisiac effects. However effective and feasible they are, there is no large-scale clinical study to confirm them. "Some restaurants love to use various animal whips as gimmicks, but in fact, none of these are of any use. Therefore, I won't say to patients, 'What you eat can enhance your yang, which is not scientific,'" Guo Jun emphasized.
Of course, in daily life, it is still feasible to eat appropriate foods to nourish the body. "Various foods come from different environments, so their trace element content may be biased, which can supplement the human body's needs." Fish, shrimp, shellfish, and seaweed are rich in zinc, which is an important substance for the formation of testosterone and an indispensable element in the secretion of lubricants by female reproductive organs, and should be supplemented more. Eggs contain eight essential amino acids that can strengthen the essence and Qi, improve semen quality, and enhance sperm vitality. However, it should be noted that it is beneficial for sperm, but not necessarily for masculinity.
In short, any aphrodisiac drugs and methods cannot be easily believed. With the development of medical technology, we still need to believe in science. Effective and reasonable treatment under the guidance of professional doctors is the king's way.
(Intern Editor: Xie Yimin)