Sihaiwang: just picked Sophora many friends will ask, when you go home to eat, do you want to blanch? In general, sophora flower does not need to be blanched. It can be washed and eaten directly without harmful substances. It will not cause discomfort or harm health. Let's take a look at it in detail!
Does Sophora need blanching water
Sophora can not be blanched, no impact on the human body.
Sophora flower is cold and nontoxic. Wash it several times, soak it in salt water for 20 minutes, rinse it and drain it, then it can be eaten directly. The most nutritious and simple way to eat is to mix Sophora with cold sauce. Blanch the Sophora with water, drain the water, add some salt and olive oil and mix well. In addition, stir fried locust flower, locust flower egg soup, locust flower dumpling, locust flower bun and so on also taste good.
The best time to eat Sophora
Sophora usually blooms from April to May every year, and the flowering period is about 10-15 days. Therefore, the best time to eat Sophora is April to May.
It's better to choose those flowers that are in bud, because they are not fully open and tender. Those that smell fragrant and taste crisp and sweet.
Benefits of eating Sophora
cooling blood to stop bleeding
Sophora japonica has cold and bitter nature. It can be divided into large intestine meridian and liver meridian. It can mainly clear away the fire and heat of large intestine. Cuiyu has a good therapeutic effect on hematochezia and hemorrhoids. Sophora with Schizonepeta, Platycladus and other general, can treat hematemesis, bleeding.
2. Clearing liver fire
Sophora flower has a good effect on headache, dizziness, dizziness, red eyes, etc. in clinical, sophora flower has the effect of reducing blood pressure, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes for the patients with high blood pressure.
3. Anti inflammatory effect
In Sophora japonica, rutin, Sophorae diol, glucose, tannin, glucuronic acid and so on, can play an anti-inflammatory role, at the same time, can inhibit the growth of viruses and fungi in the skin.
4. Hypolipidemia
Quercetin in Sophora japonica can reduce cholesterol in liver, aorta and blood, enhance the stability of cholesterol protein complex, and prevent and treat experimental arteriosclerosis.