Effects, functions and methods of eating rock sugar

Rock sugar is a very common ingredient in life. It is a white crystal and is a processed food made from granulated sugar. It tastes sweet and is rich in nutrients. It can nourish the lungs and clear away heat and fire. Rock sugar has many other effects. I will share them with you below, and I will also tell you how to eat it.

Effects and functions of rock sugar

1. Produces body fluids to quench thirst, moistens the lungs and relieves cough

Rock sugar is cold in nature and can nourish yin and moisten dryness. Eating more rock sugar can promote salivation and quench thirst, moisten the lungs and relieve cough. It not only contains a large amount of sugar, but also is rich in vitamin A, which has a good protective effect on the epithelial tissue of the human respiratory tract, can prevent upper respiratory tract infections and reduce the occurrence of adverse symptoms such as sputum and cough.

2. Clear away heat, detoxify and strengthen the body

Rock sugar is cold in nature, it can clear the heart and relieve fire, and it can also clear away heat and relieve restlessness. People usually eat more rock sugar to remove the heat and toxins in the blood. In addition, rock sugar has an excellent detoxification effect. It can clean up the toxins accumulated in the human body and increase the activity of human tissue cells. People usually eat rock sugar not only for detoxification but also for obvious physical strengthening.

How to eat rock sugar

1. Boil water with rock sugar

Boiling water is one of the common ways to consume rock sugar. Usually, it can be boiled with red dates, white fungus, longan and other ingredients to drink, which can replenish qi and blood, beautify the skin, and quickly relieve human fatigue. In addition, you can also add an appropriate amount of rock sugar when cooking porridge, which can not only flavor it, but also improve the nutritional value of the porridge.

2. Steamed duck eggs with rock sugar

Steamed duck eggs with rock sugar is also one of the common ways to eat it. You can take a proper amount of black fungus, a fresh duck egg, and then take out a proper amount of rock sugar. Put them together in a bowl, put them into a pot and steam them. After steaming, take them out and eat them. You can eat them twice a day. It has a good therapeutic effect on human dry throat without phlegm and lung deficiency cough.