What should I do if my baby eats a longan seed? What should I do if my baby swallows a longan seed?

In fact, a large part of the longan is the longan seed, which is wrapped in a layer of pulp. Some babies accidentally swallow the longan. So, what should I do if my baby eats the longan seed? What should I do if my baby swallows the longan seed?

What should I do if my baby eats longan seeds?

If the child swallows a longan seed by mistake and does not choke, it means that the longan seed did not enter the respiratory tract, but may have entered the gastrointestinal tract, where it will be digested along with the food and finally excreted from the body through the intestines. It is recommended that the child drink more water, eat more foods that help digestion such as bananas, observe the child's condition and excrement, and do not worry too much if there is no abnormality.

Introduction to Longan Nut

Longan seeds, also known as round eyes and longan kernels, are the seeds of the longan plant of the Sapindaceae family. After the fruit matures, peel off the peel and aril, keep the kernel, and use it fresh or dry it for later use. Longan seeds taste slightly bitter, astringent, and flat; they are used internally for stomachache and hernia pain; they are used externally to treat traumatic bleeding, stop bleeding and relieve pain, burns, scalds, and bleeding from knife wounds.

Medicinal value of longan seeds

【Name】Longan kernel

[Source] The seeds of longan, a plant of the Sapindaceae family.

【Nature and flavor】Tastes astringent.

【Entry into Meridians】Liver; spleen; bladder meridians.

【Effects】Stop bleeding, relieve pain, regulate qi, and eliminate dampness.

[Main indications] Treat traumatic bleeding, hernia, scrofula, scabies, and eczema.

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: grind the calcined product into powder and apply or sprinkle dry. For internal use: decoct in water, 1-3 qian; or grind into powder.

【Excerpt】National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Can longan seeds treat myopia?

Add appropriate amount of longan and wolfberry with seeds into water and boil into tea. The longan seeds do not need to be crushed. Drink it after meals for two months. It is mainly used to treat all diseases related to abnormal lens of the eye, including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc.

Longan Nucleus Medical Records

1. "Illustrated Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It can cure goiter."

2. "Introduction to Medicine": "Burning incense to fumigate the nose can cure a runny nose."

3. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "To treat body odor, grind six longan seeds with 27 peppercorns, and apply to the affected area when sweating occurs."

4. "New Materia Medica": "It can treat scrofula, reduce swelling, discharge pus and remove toxins. It can also treat eye phlegm."

5. "Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan": "It can treat hernia, sores and ringworms, and stop bleeding from wounds."