The Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines holds that kapok "can clear away heat and promote diuresis, and treat enteritis and bacillary dysentery". Five kinds of scented tea with health care function in daily life are made from kapok, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, plumeria and Sophora japonica respectively. Before introducing kapok soup, let's talk about the picking of kapok. Kapok trees grow tall and have few pests and diseases. Generally, they are not sprayed with pesticides, so they can be picked with confidence. Of course, it's best to pay attention to whether there are any signs around this tree that have been sprinkled with pesticides. Kapok is easily blown off by the wind, and it is best to pick it in the morning. Pick kapok fresh, fresh. Because kapok contains a lot of water, flowers that have fallen for a long time will find their roots rotten and smelly when they are opened. It is best not to use such flowers. After picking kapok home, you can put it on with a needle and thread and dry it in a ventilated place or in the sun. Because fresh kapok has certain toxicity, and there are residues spread by animal pollen and a small amount of animal hormones, it is not recommended to use flowers as soup. The old fire soup that can be cooked with kapok is: kapok stewed yam soup. Ingredients: Coix seed 30g, lentil 30g, Euryale ferox 30g, yam (dry) 30g (fresh yam 250g), and 3 kapok flowers. To make soup, add 250 grams of pig bones; You can also cook porridge. Practice: Wash all the materials and put them into a casserole (if porridge can be put into a rice cooker), and add a proper amount of water. After boiling, cook for another 2 hours. Efficacy: it has the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen. Kapok stewed pork bone soup materials: 200g pork bone (spine, big bone and ribs are all acceptable), 6 kapok flowers, 30g coix seed, 30g lentils (harmless), 8 figs (which can also be replaced by candied dates), 2 pieces of dried tangerine peel (harmless) and a small amount of ginger. Practice: Boil pig bones with enough water, skim off the floating foam, add all the above materials, turn to low heat after boiling, and cook slowly for about 2 hours. Add salt and a little chicken powder. Efficacy: clearing heat and eliminating dampness. Kapok bitter gourd beef soup material: 3 kapok, 1 bitter gourd, 400g beef, a little salt. Practice: Cut bitter gourd into large pieces, wash kapok and slice beef. Pour 8 bowls of clear water into the earthen pot, add bitter gourd and kapok, cover the pot and bring to a boil, and change the pot to low heat 1 hour. Add beef and cook until the meat changes color. Add a little salt to taste and serve. Efficacy: This soup can clear away heat, improve eyesight and detoxify, and can prevent symptoms such as polydipsia, abdominal pain and yellow urine caused by summer heat. However, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not drink it.

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