Gastrodia elata is used to cook soup, and most of the nutrients are released into the soup. Gastrodia elata itself will still have certain nutrients. Although the effect of Gastrodia elata may be nothing, it will not hurt to eat it, so Gastrodia elata for cooking soup can also be eaten.
The calorie of Gastrodia elata is 334 kcal per100g, but Gastrodia elata is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, and its dosage is very limited, generally not more than10g, so eating Gastrodia elata will not gain weight in general.
Method for selecte rhizoma Gastrodiae:
1, depends on the place of origin. Gastrodia elata in China, mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Yunnan and Sichuan produce the best quality, such as Gastrodia elata produced in Zhaotong, Yunnan and Yibin, Sichuan, which are mostly good goods.
2, it depends on whether there is a hemp product tomorrow. Gastrodia elata is made of its tubers, which are fat, solid and hollow, with yellow-white surface color, bright, translucent and shiny, firm and brittle, which is the best product, which is called "tomorrow hemp".
3, to be able to grind and drop iodine. Gastrodia elata is an authentic medicinal material, which is mostly excavated before the winter solstice. It tastes sweet and will be slightly sticky if chewed for a long time. There is also a non-subjective method to identify the authenticity of gastrodia elata, that is, grinding it, adding water to make it into10% water immersion, and then adding 2~4 drops of iodine, the genuine product will be purple to burgundy.