The efficacy and eating methods of monk fruit

The efficacy and eating methods of monk fruit

Don’t be fooled by its humble name, Luo Han Guo has a very powerful effect and can relieve cough.

Effects of monk fruit:

Luo Han Guo tastes sweet and cool in nature, and belongs to the lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is suitable for coughs caused by lung heat or dryness, whooping cough, and thirst caused by summer heat.

Monk Fruit

It has the effect of moistening the intestines and relieving constipation. Monk fruit does have the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, but there is no record in Chinese medicine literature that Monk fruit has the effect of nourishing yin, nor is there any record of avoiding any food. Modern medical research has confirmed that Monk fruit contains a sweetener that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but it does not produce calories, so it is an ideal alternative beverage for people with diabetes, obesity, etc. who are not suitable for eating sugar.

The role of monk fruit:

Monk fruit is a precious medicinal material, cool in nature and sweet in taste, and has the function of clearing the lungs and moistening the intestines. It is mainly used to treat whooping cough, cough caused by phlegm and fire, blood dryness and constipation, etc. It has a good effect on the treatment of acute tracheitis, acute tonsillitis, throat fire, and acute gastritis. Its roots are crushed and applied to the affected area to treat stubborn ringworm, carbuncle, sore, etc. The fruit hair can be used as a knife wound medicine; a small amount of monk fruit, soaked in boiling water, is an excellent refreshing drink, which can not only refresh the mind and produce body fluids, but also prevent respiratory tract infections. Taking it all year round can prolong life. Monk fruit juice can also be used for cooking, it is fragrant and delicious, and monk fruit is praised as the "fairy fruit" by people.

How to eat monk fruit

Monk fruit pig lung soup

(1) Candy drinks

Ingredients: 250 grams of monk fruit and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Preparation method: Crush the monk fruit, add appropriate amount of water and boil for 3 times, each time for half an hour, steam over low heat to remove moisture and make it viscous, let it cool and mix with white sugar, mix well, dry it, crush it and bottle it for later use. Take about 10 grams each time and brew it with boiling water

(2) Monk Fruit Rice Porridge

Ingredients: 250 grams of monk fruit, 50 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amounts of refined salt and MSG.

Preparation method: Crush the monk fruit, add appropriate amount of water and boil for 3 times, filter out the residue with gauze for later use. Wash the polished rice with water, add the monk fruit juice to cook porridge, when the porridge boils, continue to cook on low heat until the rice is soft, add salt and MSG and it is ready to eat.

(3) Weight loss and fitness drinks

Ingredients: 10g monk fruit, honey, 10g hawthorn slices, 250g clean water

Preparation method: 1. Wash and crush the monk fruit, wash the hawthorn, and put them in a pot with the monk fruit. 2. Add clean water to the pot, cook it on fire, remove the residue and pour the juice into a cup. 3. Add an appropriate amount of honey into the cup, stir well, and drink it as a summer beverage.

(4) Luo Han Guo Ba Zhen Soup

Ingredients: appropriate amount of lean meat, half a monk fruit, 15 grams of longan meat, 50 grams of longli leaves, 6 candied dates, 20 grams of American ginseng, 20 grams of almonds, and 15 grams of Northern Adenophora.

Preparation method: Wash the lean meat, put it in, add appropriate amount of various medicines and water, and simmer for 2.5 hours until the soup is thick. You can drink the soup and eat the meat.

(5) Tremella and monk fruit chicken soup

Ingredients: 40 grams of white fungus, 1 chicken, 4 monk fruits, a few southern apricots, 200 grams of carrots, 2 slices of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation method: 1. Wash the white fungus and soak it with clean water; 2. Peel the chicken, remove the internal organs, blanch it and rinse it with clean water; 3. Peel the carrot and cut it into thick pieces; 4. Add appropriate amount of clean water into the pot. After it is boiled, put in the chicken, monk fruit, southern apricot, white fungus, carrot and ginger. After it is boiled, continue to boil on low heat for about 3 hours. Add seasonings and it is ready to drink.

Monk Fruit Herbal Tea

Monk Fruit Herbal Tea

Herbal tea is a kind of beverage made from tea leaves that has the effects of cooling, clearing heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Because tea leaves have this effect, it is called herbal tea. Therefore, herbal tea was originally made from tea leaves. Later, in order to enhance the effect of tea leaves in clearing heat and promoting fluid production, or to add some other effects, some Chinese herbs were added to herbal tea. Therefore, its effect is not limited to clearing heat and promoting fluid production, but also has the effects of removing dampness, eliminating stagnation, and dispersing the exterior. Monk fruit herbal tea is an example.

According to the efficacy of monk fruit herbal tea, the following 6 groups of people have special needs:

1. People who smoke and drink frequently need to cleanse the lungs, protect the liver, nourish the stomach, and cleanse the intestines to clear stool.

2. Actors, teachers, broadcasters, salespersons, etc. who need to protect their vocal organs.

3. Those who work overtime late at night, are prone to getting angry and have reduced detoxification ability.

4. Those who sit in the office for a long time and cannot breathe fresh air outdoors, which affects their lung function.

5. People who engage in outdoor activities and exercise a lot and easily lose water in the body.

6. People who have a headache about buying health gifts during festivals.

Several medicinal formulas of Luo Han Guo

1. Monk fruit tea: Soak 20g of monk fruit in boiling water for 15 minutes and drink it as tea. This recipe has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation. It is especially effective for hoarseness, dry throat and thirst caused by excessive smoking and drinking.

2. Monk fruit and pig lung soup: 1 monk fruit, appropriate amount of pig lung. This recipe has certain effects on nourishing lung yin, treating tracheitis and tuberculosis.

3. Prescription 1 for whooping cough: 1 monk fruit, 15g dried persimmon. Decoction. Prescription 2 for whooping cough: 1 monk fruit, 30g each of houttuynia cordata and scutellaria baicalensis. Decoction.

4. Monk fruit and motherwort soup: 15g of monk fruit and 10g of motherwort, decocted in water. This recipe is used for women's cough and irregular menstruation.

5. Weight loss and fitness soup: 10g monk fruit, 10g hawthorn slices. Wash and crush the monk fruit, and boil it with 250g of clean water in a pot. After cooking, remove the residue and pour the juice into a cup. If you add an appropriate amount of honey, the taste will be better.

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