Kapok soup has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis and detoxification. It can be used to make soup whether fresh or dried. So what are the ways to make soup with kapok?

Kapok is full of treasures. Dried kapok has medicinal value. It can detoxify, clear away heat, dispel cold and remove dampness. Use dried kapok to cook porridge or soup. It is an old habit of Cantonese people. March and April are the time of spring sleepiness again. Making soup with dried kapok can remove dampness and relieve spring sleepiness. It is very common to make soup with kapok. Here are a few recipes for kapok soup:

1. Kapok tangerine peel porridge

Ingredients: 30 grams of fresh kapok, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 100 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of honey.

Preparation: Wash the kapok and tangerine peel, add water to decoct the juice, remove the residue and set aside; wash the japonica rice, add water and kapok tangerine peel juice to cook the porridge; when the porridge is almost ready, add an appropriate amount of honey and cook briefly Serve.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, cools blood and stops bleeding, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. Kapok has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and stopping bleeding. Tangerine peel and honey can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Japonica rice can strengthen the spleen and stomach. The combination of the three can further increase the functions of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and is especially suitable for the elderly with qi deficiency.

2. Kapok Sanhua Drink

Ingredients: 15 grams of dried kapok petals, 10 grams of honeysuckle, and 10 grams of white chrysanthemum.

Preparation: Wash kapok petals, honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum; add water and boil, it can be used as tea.

Efficacy: clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping dysentery. Kapok, honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum all have heat-clearing effects. Kapok clears heat and cools blood, honeysuckle clears heat and detoxifies, and white chrysanthemum clears liver and improves eyesight. The combination of the three increases the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping dysentery. In summer days, drinking this drink often has the effect of relieving summer heat.

3. Kapok crucian carp soup

Ingredients: One crucian carp (about 250 grams), 30 grams of fresh kapok petals, 50 grams of mushrooms, 30 grams of bamboo shoot tips, green onions and ginger , rice wine, salt, pepper, and appropriate amount of MSG.

Preparation: Remove gills and internal organs from crucian carp, wash and drain; wash kapok petals and control water; slice mushrooms and bamboo shoot tips; when the oil in the pot is hot, add ginger and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant , then put the crucian carp into the pot and fry it thoroughly, add water, add mushrooms, bamboo shoots, kapok cloves, rice wine and pepper, cook until cooked; finally season with MSG and salt and serve on a plate.

Effects: Strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, clear away heat and dampness, cool blood and stop bleeding. Kapok and crucian carp can clear away heat and dampness, and crucian carp can strengthen the spleen and stomach. Adding mushrooms and bamboo shoots makes it more delicious. The polysaccharides in mushrooms also have the effect of increasing the body's immunity and anti-cancer.