Cinnamon and longan are actually the same kind of fruit, only the performance state is not the same, longan generally refers to the fresh fruit, cinnamon refers to the longan shelled and de-cored, sun-dried pulp. Many people call longan also called cinnamon of course also right, called cinnamon and longan only to distinguish them.

How to distinguish between cinnamon and longan?

A, Observation method

Gui Yuan is flesh-like, no core and no shell. It is a longan with the nucleus and shell removed and sun-dried.

Longan is hard, i.e. with nucleus as well as shell, longan refers to the fresh fruit.

Secondly, Identifying the Nature of Longan

Longan is cold in nature and is rich in water, vitamins, sugar and protein. Longan is easier to store.

Gui Yuan is warm in nature and contains less water, but is also rich in vitamins, proteins and sugar. Gui Yuan can be used in conjunction with red dates to nourish a woman's body.

Longan Efficacy and Practice

Longan is useful in treating palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness and blood deficiency.

Longan can be directly dried and roasted, Practice:

Choose the best longan with plenty of meat and fresh fruit.

And to go through the soaking water, you can put the selected longan into the bamboo frame, immersed in water for about 10 minutes, wash the dust on it.

Put the soaked longan into the cradle, then add clean fine sand, and then shake rapidly, so that the longan core becomes brown and dry, the purpose of shaking is to facilitate the drying.

Put the longan on the baking stove for baking, to keep turning the baking, at least a day of baking, baking and drying to dissipate heat, heat dissipation is easy to store.

Heat dissipation 2-3 days later, and then baked, baking method is the same as the previous, and then baked 12 hours can be, and then heat dissipation, heat dissipation can be a whole day.

This is used for medicinal purposes, consumption is quite convenient, and easy to store.

Cinnamon effects and practices

Cinnamon is directly the flesh of the longan, so it is quite convenient to use, cinnamon effect is to replenish qi and nourish the blood, tranquilize the spirit, cinnamon is the southern special head of the product, the history of the southern "cinnamon" north "ginseng" said.

Guaiyuan red date soup practice:

Gui Yuan can be used together with red dates, you can also add an appropriate amount of wolfberries and brown sugar, there is a very good nourishing effect. It is especially nourishing for women who are on their monthly cycle.

The cinnamon washed with jujubes and add the right amount of water to cook soup.

When the water boils, it can be used to gently simmer.

Then add berries and brown sugar, open the pot can smell the flavor of jujubes and cinnamon can be.

Suffer the soup and let it cool slightly for 15 minutes to drink.