Efficacy and preparation of loquat, lily and snow fungus soup

Spring is a season with large temperature fluctuations. The weather is hot and cold, which can easily lead to colds, upper respiratory tract infections, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia and other diseases. But can loquat be used as an ingredient to make loquat, lily and snow fungus soup ? Let me introduce it to you.

Loquat

Loquat is known as the "king of fruits". It is a low-energy, high-nutrition fruit that contains 8 kinds of amino acids and a variety of organic acids needed by the human body. Loquat is a good food for moistening the lungs. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Loquat can moisten the five internal organs and nourish the heart and lungs." Eating some loquats when you have a cold and cough in spring can moisten the lungs, relieve cough and reduce phlegm.

The sweet soup made from loquat, snow fungus and lily not only has a rich and smooth taste, but also has significant effects in moistening the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

The therapeutic effects of loquat

1. Moisturize the lungs and relieve cough: Loquat kernels contain amygdalin, which can relieve cough and expectorant, and treat various coughs.

2. Prevent influenza: Loquat fruits and leaves can inhibit influenza viruses and prevent colds in all seasons.

3. Supplement nutrition: Loquat contains a variety of nutrients, which can effectively supplement the body's nutrients, improve the body's disease resistance, and play a role in strengthening the body.

The therapeutic effects of Tremella

1. Tremella can improve the liver's detoxification ability and protect the liver; Tremella has a certain effect on chronic bronchitis and cor pulmonale in the elderly;

2. Tremella is rich in natural plant colloids. With its nourishing effect, long-term use can moisturize the skin and remove facial chloasma and freckles.

3. The effective ingredients in Tremella fuciformis, acidic polysaccharides, can enhance the body's immunity, mobilize lymphocytes, strengthen the phagocytic ability of white blood cells, and stimulate bone marrow hematopoietic function; Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides have anti-tumor effects.

The therapeutic effects of lily

1. Antitussive and expectorant effects: moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing away heat and cooling blood.

2. Sedative effect: clears the mind and soothes the nerves, replenishes the middle and strengthens Qi, treats palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, irritability and restlessness.

3. Nourishing yin and moistening the lungs: It is mainly used to treat lung dryness, lung heat, or lung heat cough, residual heat after fever, irritability and thirst, and cough due to tuberculosis.

Master these five tips to make snow fungus gelatinous in 30 minutes:

When choosing snow fungus, pay attention to its color. Choose those that are slightly yellow and have no peculiar smell. Snow fungus that is too white is smoked with sulfur.

It is easier to cook the snow fungus into a sticky texture if you choose small pieces.

The snow fungus should be soaked 6-8 hours in advance. If time is insufficient, it can be soaked in warm water.

Tear the snow fungus into small pieces as smaller pieces are easier to cook.

Put the snow fungus into clean water and bring to a boil, then simmer for a while, then reduce the heat to low. After repeating the process several times, gelatin will appear within 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

400g loquat, half a head of snow fungus, 50g dried lily bulbs

seasoning:

Rock sugar

practice:

1. Prepare loquat, snow fungus, dried lily and rock sugar.

2. Soak the snow fungus and dried lily 8 hours in advance. Peel the loquat, remove the inner membrane and cut into pieces.

3. Put the soaked snow fungus into the cooking pot and add 1500ml of water.

4. After the snow fungus is boiled, simmer it for a while, then reduce the heat to low, and repeat the process several times. After 30 minutes, when the snow fungus becomes gelatinous, add the rock sugar.

5. Then pour the soaked dried lily into the pot and simmer for 3-5 minutes.

6. Add loquat pieces.

7. Cook until the loquat changes color.