The effects and functions of sugarcane root boiled water: clearing away heat and detoxifying, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, harmonizing the stomach and relieving vomiting, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, etc. It can be consumed by the general population. However, because sugarcane root is cool in nature, it should not be eaten by those with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold stomach and abdominal pain. For some patients with dry cough who have dry mouth, thirst and little phlegm, they can take sugarcane root water to relieve their symptoms. For other coughs caused by wind-heat or wind-cold, the folk remedy of boiling sugarcane root water is not suitable.

Sugar cane is crisp, juicy, sweet and delicious. It is a good fruit that is refreshing, sweet and nourishing. Not only that, sugar cane also has high nutritional value. Modern nutritional research has found that sugarcane is rich in sucrose, glucose and fructose, as well as other substances needed by the human body, such as protein, vitamin C, vitamin B family, organic acids, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, etc. In addition, sugarcane also contains various amino acids such as aspartic acid, alanine, valine, glutamic acid, and serine.

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Sugar cane is a tall solid perennial herb. The rhizome is thick and developed. The stalks are 3-5 meters high. It is widely cultivated in southern tropical areas such as Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. Sugarcane is suitable for planting in places with fertile soil, sufficient sunshine, and large temperature differences between winter and summer. Sugar cane is a temperate and tropical crop that is the raw material for making sucrose and can be used to refine ethanol as an energy alternative.

Modern medical research shows that sugar cane is rich in sugar and water. In addition, it also contains various vitamins, fats, proteins, organic acids, calcium, iron and other substances that are very beneficial to human metabolism. Sugar cane not only adds sweetness to food, but also provides nutrients and calories needed by the human body.

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