The loquat, also known as the golden pill and the reed orange, was originally grown in the southeastern part of China. Loquat tree high leafy, flowering in the first year around November, probably in March of the following year to bear fruit, ripe in May and June, the fruit for the yellow color (artificial cultivation of hybridization, there are white loquat appeared), the skin is very thin but there is a fluffy, pulp inside the nucleus is larger.
Chinese medicine research: "loquat fruit, flowers, leaves can be used in medicine, treatment of human diseases." The fruit tastes sweet, flat, with moistening the lungs, cough expectorant, prevention of influenza, cure vomiting and other effects; loquat leaves, bitter taste, flat, add water and boil to take, with clearing heat and fire, lowering the qi and stomach effect, can treat vomiting, dry mouth, hot cough, foot and other diseases. Loquat flowers, after drying, ground into powder, take with wine, can treat headache, colds, runny nose and other symptoms.
Serving method:
Loquat sugar water, prepare 200g of fresh loquat, appropriate amount of rock sugar and water. Peel the loquat, remove the core, wash the pulp, put it into a clean small pot, add water (require loquat all immersed in water), with a large fire to boil and then change to a small fire, add rock sugar, cook for about 5 minutes, can be served in a bowl.
Loquat moisturizes the lungs, rock sugar reduces fire, loquat rock sugar water is suitable for people with wind-heat cough to eat, you can relieve their condition. Other people eat, can clear heat and reduce fire, prevent colds. But it contains high sugar, diabetic patients pay attention not to drink.
loquat silver ear soup, loquat 50g, silver ear 20g, rock sugar. The first night, the preparation of the dry silver fungus soaked in water, the next day the silver fungus will be taken out, washed and put into the pot. In addition, peel the loquat, remove the core, clean, cut into cubes, add to the pot, add 300ml of water. First, boil it over high heat, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, change to simmer, 15 minutes later, you can eat.
The loquat silver ear soup mainly has the effect of moisturizing and nourishing, expectorant and cough. If the weather is hot, you can put it in the refrigerator and eat it after 3-4 hours to quench your thirst.