There are many functions of Siraitia grosvenorii, especially for relieving cough. It has a lot of effects to drink with the water of Siraitia grosvenorii. But can the meat in Siraitia be eaten? Generally, the meat in Siraitia grosvenorii can be eaten. However, it is not recommended to eat it. Most of it is used for drinking water. The pulp of Luohan is rich in nutrients, which is beneficial to some extent. Let's take a look at it in detail!
Can I drink the meat in Siraitia grosvenorii
It can drink and eat with water, but it is not recommended to eat generally. It is mainly for drinking with water.
Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet in meat, cold in nature, and enters lung and large intestine meridians. It contains neoglycoside of Siraitia grosvenorii, siraitin, kaempferol dipyranorhamnoside, mannose, fructose, oleanol and microelements. It has many benefits such as clearing lung, relieving cough, moistening intestine and defecating.
In addition, we usually drink the layer of bagged flesh when we make Luohanguo tea, so that Luohanguo tea will be sweet and delicious. Because a kind of strong sweet substance, cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides, most of which are found in the pulp of Luohanguo. If you eat the fresh pulp of Luohanguo, you will know that the ripe fresh pulp of Luohanguo is very sweet Yes, it's a lot sweeter than that layer of cantaloupe.
Therefore, the meat in Siraitia grosvenorii can be drunk. And drink a lot of benefits.
In which case, the meat in Siraitia grosvenorii can't be drunk. 1. Siraitia grosvenorii without fluff
If there is no fluff in Siraitia grosvenorii, it means that Siraitia grosvenorii has been preserved for a period of time, and the fluff will slowly and automatically fall off in the process of preservation, which may have expired, and the pulp taste of Siraitia grosvenorii will be bitter, so you can't drink it.
2. Siraitia grosvenorii with white and black fruit stalks
The fruit handle is also a standard to identify the quality of Siraitia grosvenorii. If it is found that the fruit handle of Siraitia grosvenorii is slightly white, it means that it is dried from immature fruit; if it is found that the fruit handle is black, it indicates that the fruit has gone bad, moldy and rotten, etc., which are not suitable for drinking in water.
3. The seeds are pink or black Siraitia
Break the Siraitia grosvenorii and its shell is dry. If the seed core inside is powdery or the seed is black, it is the poor quality Siraitia grosvenorii. It tastes bitter and can't be soaked.
4. Luohanguo with bitter taste
When we directly use small pieces of Siraitia grosvenorii flesh to drink, if we find that the taste of Siraitia grosvenorii flesh is bitter, it means that Siraitia grosvenorii has gone bad and cannot be soaked.
5. Luohanguo for a long time
Generally speaking, the storage time of the dried Siraitia grosvenorii is about one year. If the Siraitia grosvenorii has passed the shelf life and has been put for a long time, it is recommended not to drink it again. Not only does it taste bad, but also it may affect your health.
Appendix: method of selecting Siraitia grosvenorii
When purchasing Siraitia grosvenorii, we should pay attention to three points:
At first glance
The quality of Siraitia grosvenorii is yellow and brown on the surface, and the more fluff on the surface, the fresher it is.
Two shake
No noise is preferred.
Three touch
The high-quality Luohanguo is elastic, and it will spring up like a table tennis when thrown gently on the table.
What are the benefits of drinking Siraitia grosvenorii pulp 1. Moistening the lung and relieving cough
Luohan fruit tastes sweet and cool, has the effect of clearing away heat and moistening the lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, can improve the symptoms of cough, yellow phlegm, swelling and pain of throat, and has certain therapeutic effect on acute tracheitis, acute tonsillitis, pertussis, etc.
2. Promoting body fluid to quench thirst
The pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii can clear away the heat of stomach and intestines, promote the growth of body fluid and quench thirst, moisten the intestines, and improve the accumulation of heat in stomach and intestines, dry mouth and tongue, and dry stool. Because it has the effect of clearing away heat, cooling blood and promoting fluid production, it is also a good summer medicine.
3. Hypoglycemia
The pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii is rich in glucosides, which can reduce blood sugar and help to treat diabetes and obesity. It is a kind of food to prevent and treat hypertension, hyperlipidemia and obesity.
4. Beauty and skin care
The pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii is rich in vitamin C, which has the functions of anti-aging, benefiting skin and beauty. It can make skin smooth, tender, elastic and reduce wrinkles.
5. Treat constipation
The pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet and cool, which has a certain effect of smoothing the intestines. It also contains a lot of glycosides, which can moisten the intestines, contain a lot of dietary fiber, increase the sense of fullness, promote the peristalsis of the intestines and so on. After eating, it can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. It has a good therapeutic effect for the constipation of the intestines. It is better to eat it with honey.
6. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory
There are many plant acids in the pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii. In addition to a large amount of vitamin C, it also contains a variety of plant acids, including linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, sunflower acid, lauric acid and so on. It has a strong bactericidal effect. It can be used for the treatment of skin infection, as well as for the killing of oral flora, especially for the direct tea making drink Cariogenic effect is very strong.
7. Anti cancer and anticancer
Firstly, the pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii contains more antioxidants, including vitamin A, vitamin C, SOD, etc. the content of vitamin C is the highest. These antioxidants have a good anti-cancer effect. Secondly, Siraitia grosvenorii contains a large number of glycosides, which are also effective anti-cancer ingredients.
8. Enhance immunity
Modern medicine shows that the water extract from the pulp of Siraitia grosvenorii fruit has a strong effect on increasing the percentage of positive lymphocytes in peripheral blood alpha acetate esterase, which can greatly enhance the humoral immune function of the body and prevent diseases after eating.
How to drink the meat in Siraitia grosvenorii 1. Loquat Siraitia porridge
Materials: 50 grams of rice, 60 grams of fresh loquat leaves (25 grams per thousand products), 1 Luohanguo.
Method: first prepare the ingredients, fully soak the rice and then wash it, and fully soak the loquat leaves and clean it. The Siraitia fruit only needs to be crushed. Put the processed loquat leaves and Siraitia fruits into the cloth bag to avoid affecting the taste of the porridge. Put the rice into the pot, fill in the right amount of water, and put the cloth bag into the same boil. When the porridge is cooked and rotten, you can add a proper amount of ice sugar according to your taste.
Efficacy: Nourishing Yin and moistening lung.
2. Double rice Siraitia porridge
Materials: 90g brown rice, 30g glutinous rice, half Siraitia grosvenorii fruit, and proper salt.
Method: wash brown rice, put it into water for 1 soak for 24 hours, and wash glutinous rice. Put the pot on the fire, add some water, then add Siraitia grosvenorii, boil over high heat, add salt, turn to medium heat and cook for 12 minutes. Put in the soaked brown rice and glutinous rice, boil them again, then turn to low heat and cook for 50 minutes until the rice porridge is cooked.
Efficacy: moisten the lung, stop coughing, smooth the intestines, relieve constipation and improve the pharynx.
3. Luohanguo mint tea
Ingredients: 1 / 3 Siraitia grosvenorii, 10g mint and 3G licorice.
Method: first, clean the Siraitia grosvenorii, gently pinch it, and put 1 / 3 of the yellow brown pulp into the teapot. Wash mint and cut into small pieces. Add Siraitia, mint and licorice to the casserole, add water and fry for half an hour, then filter to the dregs, and leave the juice to replace the tea.
Efficacy: it can nourish the heart and clear the lung, reduce fire and clear the heart, cool the blood and relieve the trouble.
4. Luohanguo corn syrup
Ingredients: 40 grams of Siraitia grosvenorii, 30 grams of carrots and 30 grams of corn, and an appropriate amount of horseshoe, sweet almond, bitter almond and sugar.
Methods: wash corn, peel, peel carrot, wash, cut into pieces, peel horseshoe, soak in water. Boil 500ml clear water, add Siraitia grosvenorii, carrot, corn, horseshoe, sweet almond and bitter almond, change the heat to boil for 1 hour, add sugar to boil until the sugar dissolves completely.
Efficacy: appetizer, reduce blood fat, clear away heat, relieve heat, moisten throat and protect skin.
5. Luohanguo + pangdahai
Ingredients: 10 grams of Siraitia grosvenorii, 5 grams of fatty sea, 3 grams of liquorice.
Method: after the Siraitia grosvenorii is chopped, it is washed into boiling water together with pangdahai and liquorice, and soaked for 15 minutes for tea drink of offspring.
Efficacy: it can clear away heat and throat, promote fluid production and quench thirst. It can cure fever, upset thirst, sore throat, hoarseness and dry cough.
Points for attention when drinking Luohanguo pulp
Although Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet, its heat is not high, and it belongs to cool food. Therefore, people with cold constitution and deficiency of spleen and stomach are not suitable to eat Siraitia grosvenorii in large quantity, so as to avoid indigestion.
2. Diabetics can't drink too much
Siraitia grosvenorii can be used as a sweetener to regulate the taste of diabetic patients, but diabetic patients can not eat a large number of Siraitia grosvenorii. Siraitia grosvenorii has the effect of lowering blood sugar, can cause hypoglycemia symptoms in diabetic patients, and is not conducive to the control of blood sugar.
3. Rotten Siraitia can't be drunk
The black and bitter taste of Siraitia grosvenorii is not necessarily bad, but the bad and moldy black and bitter taste of Siraitia grosvenorii must not be eaten, which can cause food poisoning seriously.
4. People with somnolence and nocturia can't drink
It's not good for this kind of people to drink it because it will not only lead to the increase of night urine, but also easily hurt the spleen and stomach, which is not conducive to health.
5. Can't drink more
It's hot and dry after drying. If you take too much, it's easy to catch fire. So some patients with wind heat and cough should eat less, or mix with other cool materials.
6. You can't drink overnight
This notice is not only for Luohan fruit tea, but also for any food we usually eat. Under normal temperature, any food starts to go bad after six hours. Siraitia grosvenorii is no exception, so do not take it overnight, which is very harmful to the body and stomach.