Lemon leaves are leaves of Prunus or Prunus in Rutaceae, which can be collected all year round. Has expectorant, antitussive, qi regulating, and appetizing effects, and can be used for treating cough, asthma, abdominal distension, and diarrhea. The leaves of lime contain flavonoids, coumarins and organic acids. Among flavonoids, there are quercetin and phloretin. Among coumarin, there are umbelliferone, scopoletin and aesculetin. Among the organic acids, there are ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, salicylic acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, erucic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, gentisic acid and o-coumaric acid; It also contains vanillin.

Efficacy and function of lemon leaves

1, can improve people's physique.

Lemon leaf is a complex substance, which not only contains a lot of flavonoids, but also contains many acidic components and coumarin. These substances are beneficial to many organs of human body, can eliminate the damage of virus to internal organs of human body, reduce the occurrence of diseases, and have obvious effects on improving human body constitution. Moreover, the eating method is simple, and lemon leaves can be directly used as tea leaves to soak in water.

2, can dispel wind and relieve cough

Lemon leaf is a mild Chinese herbal medicine, which has many functions, such as resolving phlegm, appetizing, regulating qi and removing dampness.

Can be use for treating common cold and cough. In the course of treatment, lemon leaves can be eaten after being decocted in water, and can also be used in combination with other Chinese herbal medicines. Specific prescriptions can be prescribed by Chinese medicine. In addition, lemon leaves also have the functions of stopping diarrhea and invigorating stomach, and can be used to treat spleen-stomach disharmony and diarrhea. Oral administration is the main way to eat, and the dosage of decoction is not more than five yuan at most. It can be used as tea or seasoning.

Lemon leaves have a faint fragrance and last for a long time, and there are many beneficial ingredients in them, which makes many people like to use it as tea and seasoning when cooking. With the addition of lemon leaves, the dishes made will have a faint lemon aroma, which has the effect of appetizing and stimulating appetite.

Lemon leaf price

Fresh lemon leaves, winter yin gong, the price is 20.00 yuan /500 g.

Thai hot and sour soup seasoning, imported fresh lemon leaves, the price is 30.00 yuan/500 g.

How to use lemon leaves

The method of baking hot and sour meat pie with lemon leaves;

Ingredients: lemon leaves, vegetarian chicken sauce, vegetarian veal steak, millet pepper, lemon, vegetarian fish sauce and Thai white vinegar.

1. Wash the millet pepper, remove the pepper seeds in the middle and chop them.

2. Thaw the vegetarian veal and cut it into small pieces.

3. Take a stainless steel basin, add the thawed vegetarian chicken paste, vegetarian diced veal, millet, mushroom essence, starch and white pepper, and stir. Finally, squeeze half a lemon juice and stir it into a paste for use.

4. Wash the lemon leaves, make the filling in step 3 into a round cake, put it on the lemon leaves, and cover the lemon leaves.

5. Preheat the oven at 180℃ for 5 minutes, put the lemon leaf round cake in step 4, cover it with aluminum foil, and bake for 15 minutes.

6. In the process of baking the lemon leaf round cake, do a good job of dipping the lemon leaf round cake. Ingredients: vegetarian fish sauce, Thai white vinegar, lemon juice, millet, add a little purified water and mix well to make a hot and sour sauce, and pour it into a goblet.

7./kloc-After 0/5 minutes, take out the lemon leaf round cake from the oven.

Lemon leaf pancake with a slice of green lemon and a plate of chutney.