Ice powder is a famous summer snack. The main raw material is produced from the ice powder tree, which is scientifically called fake sour pulp, also known as pearl lotus. It has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat, cooling and reducing fire, and is favored by people because of its cold, sweet, tender and refreshing, good quality and low price.

Physalis alkekengi is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which is named Physalis alkekengi. Leaves contain pseudophysinone and Weicha pseudophysinone; The whole grass contains pseudophysostigmine; Roots contain tropine and coumarine. The whole herb has the effects of calming, eliminating phlegm, clearing away heat, detoxicating and relieving cough, and can be used for treating psychosis, rabies, common cold, rheumatalgia and scabies. The seeds are used as medicine, and they are called false Physalis seeds. Oil content is 18.6%, including saturated fatty acid 11.1%, linoleic acid 2.8%, oleic acid 64.4% and unsaponifiable matter (stigmasterol, sitosterol) .83%. It has the effects of clearing away heat, annealing, diuresis, expelling wind and diminishing inflammation, and can be used for treating fever, rheumatoid arthritis, sores, carbuncle, swelling and pain. The flower is used as medicine, and it is called false Physalis. Expelling wind, diminishing inflammation and treating nasosinusitis.

Physalis alkekengi is also the raw material for making ice powder. After soaking the seeds of Physalis alkekengi in water for a long time, filtering the seeds, adding a proper amount of coagulant (such as lime water, etc.), and solidifying for a period of time, bean jelly with crystal clear and cool taste is made, which is a summer health food with anti-inflammatory, diuretic, summer heat relieving and thirst quenching effects.