The difference between oranges steamed with rock sugar and oranges steamed with salt
1. Difference in efficacy
Rock sugar is sweet, mild and non-toxic. It can enter the spleen meridian and lung meridian, and has the effect of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the stomach and moistening the lungs. If steamed with oranges, it will have a better effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm. If it is salty and cold in nature, it can enter the meridians of the stomach, kidneys, small intestine, and large intestine, and has the effects of spitting, clearing fire, cooling blood, and detoxifying. If steamed with oranges, it will have a better effect of reducing phlegm and clearing away heat.
2. Difference in taste
Rock sugar is sweet, steamed oranges are sweet and salt is salty. Steamed oranges are salty, so the taste of oranges steamed with rock sugar and oranges steamed with salt will be very different.