condiments
300 grams of sugarcane
Water chestnut 10g
6 jujubes (fresh)
Longan (dried) 6
20 rock sugar
condiment
water
Proper amount
Practice of sugarcane horseshoe water
Sugarcane horseshoe water: about 300g of sugarcane, horseshoe 10, 6 red dates, 6 dried longan and 20 crystal sugar. Peel the sugar cane and cut it into small pieces. Peel the horseshoe and wash it for use. Put all the ingredients except rock sugar into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook together for about 30 minutes. Put rock sugar before cooking.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and diminishing inflammation, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
Bamboo and rattan horseshoe water: half a catty of bamboo and rattan and half a catty of horseshoe. If the material is cleaned, the horseshoe can be peeled. If it is not peeled, clean it with a brush. Cut the bamboo pole into small pieces and the horseshoe into small pieces. Add 5 bowls of water to all ingredients, and after the fire boils, turn to low heat 1 hour.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and moistening lung, removing dryness by fire.
Common sense of health
Water chestnut should not be eaten raw, because it grows in the soil, and there may be more bacteria and parasites attached to the epidermis and inside, so it must be washed and cooked before eating.
Common sense of health
Simple sugarcane horseshoe water is a good way to clear away heat and fire.
Horseshoe water, also called water of water chestnut, is a simple soup for clearing away heat and fire, which is made from raw water chestnut. This soup has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, strengthening the spleen and promoting digestion, and is most suitable for friends who get angry, with excellent effect of removing fire. Several common practices of horseshoe water are introduced as follows for your reference.
Iced horseshoe water: 6-7 horseshoes, appropriate amount of water. Soak water chestnut, wash it and peel it. Take a pot, put clear water on the fire, put the peeled horseshoe into the pot, cook it for 10 minutes on medium heat, let it cool and put it in the refrigerator.
Efficacy: clearing heat and purging fire, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion.