Sugarcane is not only sweet and delicious, but also has excellent nourishing and therapeutic effects, which can not only strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, but also nourish and moisturize dryness, and sugarcane is also known as "spleen fruit".
Sun Simiao's "Preparation for Emergencies" records the efficacy of sugarcane:
Sugarcane, sweet and astringent, lower qi and medium, tonify spleen, benefit the large intestine, quench thirst and annoyance, and detoxify alcohol.
Different sugarcane has different therapeutic effects of roasted sugarcane.
1. Roasted sugar cane.
The glucose and fructose of sugarcane juice are easily absorbed and can be converted directly into energy**.
After the sugarcane juice is boiled over an open flame, it is warm.
It is more suitable for people with poor digestion, weak body, and need to replenish energy quickly.
2. Sugarcane with green and yellow skin.
It has the effect of clearing heat, especially lung heat and gastrointestinal heat, but the spleen and stomach are weak and cold, which is not suitable for consumption.
3. Sugarcane with dark purple and almost black skin.
Mild and nourishing, it can satisfy hunger, relieve cough, strengthen the stomach, and replenish physical strength.
In Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", he also introduced practical use of sugarcane juice for health problems, which shows that the correct consumption of sugarcane is conducive to good health.
Sugar cane is so good, how to choose?
1. Look at the shape: choose medium and uniform thickness. Too coarse is easy to hollow, too fine and the flesh is not so sweet.
Second, look at the epidermis: choose dark color, shiny. The darker the color, the sweeter it is.
3. Look at the number of sections: choose the ones with fewer sections and the higher nutrients.
4. Smell: Spoiled sugarcane has a distiller's lees smell or a sour and musty smell.
Now is the season to eat sugarcane, so experience the benefits of sugarcane!
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