Natural "lung moistening agent"-Lotus mist

Lianwu, commonly known as Yangpu Peach and Tian Tao, is a tropical fruit with unique flavor, sweet taste and tender meat. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, sodium, potassium, zinc and multivitamins. It can be used for adjuvant treatment of lung heat cough, hemorrhoid, hematochezia, hiccup and other diseases.

It is helpful to treat lung heat cough, hemorrhoids, hematochezia, hiccup and other diseases.

Small file alias of fruits and vegetables: apricot

Division: Myrtaceae

Flowering and fruiting period: spring and autumn

Nutrition: Vitamin C, protein, fat, minerals, etc.

Tropism of nature and taste: flat nature, sweet taste and liver meridian.

The health care function of lotus fog is to clear away heat and relieve summer heat: the high water content of lotus fog is beneficial to replenish the water needed by the human body, thus achieving the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

Moistening lung and relieving cough: There is a folk saying in Taiwan Province Province that "eat lotus mist and clear lung fire". People regard it as a good fruit to relieve summer heat and thirst, and they are used to cooking rock sugar to treat dry cough without phlegm or difficulty in expectoration.

How to choose lotus flowers? There are still four sepals left on the navel of the lotus. Usually, the farther away these sepals are, the more mature they are, and the better their taste is. In addition, the fruit of pink lotus fog is big, full and straight, and the fruit color is deep red. At the same time, dark red fruit is the sweetest, followed by dark red.

How to eat the most nutritious fresh fruit lotus seeds can be eaten raw, pickled, sweetened, canned, dehydrated or made into juice. In addition, we can also directly mix lotus seeds with proper amount of soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil, and then sprinkle with chopped green onion to eat. Such a simple side dish has appetizing and digestive effects.

Suitable for people: the general population can eat, especially cough patients.

Not suitable for people: people with frequent micturition symptoms should not eat too much, because lotus mist has diuretic effect.

Suitable match: it is suitable to match lotus mist, chicken, grass shrimp, cucumber and honey.

Not suitable for collocation: general foods can be eaten together, and there are no special taboos.

Suggestions before eating 1. It is easy to hide dirty things at the bottom of the lotus mist, so it is best to rinse it with clear water first, and then soak it in salt water before eating. In addition, you can cut off the navel at the bottom of the fruit when eating.

2. Don't cut the lotus spray in half when eating it. Bite it whole and from the tip, it will get sweeter and sweeter.

People with frequent urination symptoms should not eat more, because lotus mist has diuretic effect.

Don't wash the lotus before storage, wrap it in newspaper, put it in a plastic bag, and then store it in the refrigerator.

Honey mixed with lotus mist

Ingredients: 2 lotus seed soups, and appropriate amount of honey.

Practice: (1) Rinse the lotus mist with clear water, soak it in salt water for a while, then rinse it with clear water, take it out and drain it for later use. (2) Cut the lotus mist into small pieces, put it in a microwave oven, heat it slightly, add a proper amount of honey, and mix well.

Efficacy: clearing lung heat and appetizing.

Sliced chicken with lotus root

Ingredients: 2 lotus plums, 200g chicken legs, salt, starch, oil, shallots, shredded ginger and sliced carrots.

Practice: (1) Wash the lotus mist and cut it into small pieces. (2) Wash and slice the chicken leg meat, add salt to taste, and grab it evenly with starch. (3) Put the pot on fire, pour in proper amount of oil to heat it, add shallots, shredded ginger and carrot slices to stir fry, add lotus spray and chicken slices, add salt to stir fry and thicken.

Efficacy: moistening throat and relieving sore throat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels, and regulating qi.

Small folk prescription for fruits and vegetables 1 Moistening lung and resolving phlegm Take appropriate amount of west Gu Mi, lotus seeds and sugar. First, slowly pour West Gu Mi into boiling water, cook it, and then scoop it up. Then, use a blender to beat the lotus mist into juice, and put it into the prepared sweet soup together with West Gu Mi.

Folk prescription 2 Slimming lotus spray 2 Wash, slice, soak in salt water, slice cucumber and carrot and fry.

Folk prescription 3 appetizing digestion lotus mist 2 wash, cut into small pieces, add appropriate amount of soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil, mix well and sprinkle with chopped green onion.