Submarine leaf
This is not a real sea coconut.
But "sugar brown" plant seeds.
But its moisturizing effect
Not worse than a real coconut.
Suitable for sugar friends with yin deficiency and internal heat
Used to make soup.
Zhu Xiaofeng, chief physician of Chinese Medicine Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, said that sea coconut is not born on the bottom of the sea, but the fruit of palm plants growing in the virgin forest of Thailand. Legend has it that when local residents found coconuts on the seashore, they thought that marine benthos's fruits had many similarities, so they were called seashore coconuts.
There is a record about sea coconut in Chinese Materia Medica: "Brown cold can clear away heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, and those with hot cough should eat it." For patients with wind-heat cold or lung-heat cough and yellow phlegm, sea coconut can be used for diet therapy.
However, modern research has found that sea coconut is rich in amino acids, iodine and mineral elements, of which the total amino acid content is 4. 18%, and there are 17 amino acids, including 6 essential amino acids. Therefore, taking sea coconut can enhance human immunity, resist aging and prolong life.
For diabetics, the sugar content of sea coconut is not high, and the effect of nourishing yin is remarkable, which is suitable for sugar friends with yin deficiency and internal heat constitution to take in soup.
Sea coconuts on the market can be roughly divided into two categories, namely fresh and dry. Which kind of sea coconut is more suitable for diabetic soup?
Zhu Xiaofeng believes that from the point of view of dietotherapy, the effect of fresh sea coconut is better than that of dried coconut. This is because dried sea coconut will cause the loss of its effective components. Conditional diabetic patients should give priority to fresh sea coconut.
Ginseng sea coconut soup
Ingredients: 250g of chicken and pig bones, 0g of American ginseng10g, 30g of sea coconut, and proper amount of salt.
Practice: First soak chicken and pig bones in clear water, then soak American ginseng and sea coconut in clear water for 10 minute, and then drain the water. Add water to the pot. After the water boils, add all the ingredients and cook for 10 minute. Then turn to low heat and cook 1 hour. Season with salt before eating.
Comments: American ginseng can replenish qi and nourish yin, clear away heat and promote fluid production, and is often used to relieve deficiency of both qi and yin. Sea coconut is good at nourishing yin and moistening dryness, removing dryness and clearing heat, moistening lung and relieving cough. The combination of the two can nourish yin and promote fluid production, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and improve the common dry mouth symptoms of diabetic patients. For those with cough symptoms, it is recommended to add 10g almond; If the humidity is high, it is recommended to add 15g Hu Aishan and 3g dried tangerine peel.
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