Elderberry cake is a good health food for those with blood deficiency or deficiency of both blood and Qi, and it can be taken appropriately. However, there are certain注意事项 when eating Ejiao, do you know how much you understand about what you cannot eat with Ejiao cake? Besides being suitable for women, who else is suitable to eat Ejiao?

What should not be taken with Eajiao Cake:

Eajiao Cake, also known as donkey hide glue, contains a variety of elements such as collagen, bone collagen, protein, and calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, etc. The protein hydrolyzed from it can produce a variety of essential amino acids. It is warm in nature and sweet in taste, known as a magic medicine for nourishing blood, invigorating Qi, and nourishing Yin to moisten dryness. It has always been praised as a good health product for women. However, there are also taboos when taking Eajiao, which are as follows:

1. Radish—Eajiao Cake should not be taken with radish, as radish relieves liver Qi, regulates Qi, and promotes digestion, while Eajiao Cake nourishes Qi and blood. The effects of the two will cancel each other out when eaten together. Do not eat radish within 2 hours before or after taking Eajiao Cake.

2. Strong tea—Do not drink strong tea for one hour before or after taking Eajiao Cake, as strong tea may affect the efficacy of Eajiao Cake.

3. Garlic—Eajiao Cake should not be taken with garlic, as eating garlic will affect the efficacy of Eajiao Cake. Garlic is a food that relieves liver Qi, regulates Qi, and promotes digestion, while Eajiao Cake is a medicine that nourishes Qi and blood. The complementary effects of these two will cancel each other out, greatly reducing the efficacy of Eajiao. Therefore, garlic should not be eaten before or after taking Eajiao Cake to prevent reducing the efficacy.

4. Milk—The protein in milk is prone to react with the compounds in Eajiao Cake, reducing the nourishing effect. Therefore, milk should not be taken with Eajiao Cake.

5. Coptis—Eajiao Cake should not be taken with Coptis, as Coptis has the effect of clearing heat. There won’t be any adverse effects when eaten together, but it will lose the efficacy of Eajiao.

Who is suitable for taking Eajiao:

The efficacy of Eajiao is favored by an increasing number of people, and those who like to eat Eajiao are also increasing. However, Eajiao is not suitable for everyone!

People who are suitable for taking Eajiao:

1. Women—invigorating Qi and nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, skin care, and beauty.

2. Men—nourishing the kidneys, relieving fatigue, and improving gout.

3. Pregnant women—blood and Qi supplementation, tranquilizing and nourishing the fetus, avoiding postpartum cold (can be taken 20 days after giving birth), pregnant women are recommended to eat it from 4 to 6 months.

4. Middle-aged and elderly people—improve physical quality, enhance immunity, strengthen tendons and bones.

Groups of people who should not take Eajiao:

1. People with heavy dampness: They may mainly manifest as dry mouth, bitter taste, halitosis, sticky mouth, fatigue, dizziness, or confusion, bloating, and poor bowel movements. The most important sign is thick and greasy tongue coating, which may be white or yellow.

2. People with blood stasis: Their skin color may be dark, with pigmentation, and they are prone to ecchymosis. Their lips may be pale, the tongue may be dark or have spots, the sublingual veins may be purple and enlarged, and the pulse may be涩. Women often have irregular periods, usually delayed, with blood clots, abdominal pain, dark color, and the duration on the body is relatively short.

3. People prone to internal heat, such as those with internal fire, liver fire, lung fire, or kidney Yin deficiency with fire, if they only use Eajiao Cake, they may still experience the condition of ‘weakness not accepting supplementation’, and the fire may become even stronger.