Bergamot is a kind of fruit with very special shape. At first glance, it's amazing. Shaped like a bergamot, it symbolizes the blessed hand, hence the name. Its taste is sour, sweet and bitter, crisp and juicy, with high nutritional value and good cough relieving effect. But many friends don't know its efficacy, thinking that bergamot is pure fruit. In fact, it has many functions and practices. Next, I'll tell you how bergamot eats and what it does.

Efficacy and function of bergamot fruit

The bergamot is golden in appearance and tender in meat. Besides fruit, it is also a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. Its dried fruit is fragrant, slightly sweet and bitter, non-toxic, and has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, soothing the liver and regulating the stomach. Mainly used for cough with excessive phlegm, chest tightness, liver and stomach, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Bergamot dew can also cure qi diaphragm, relieve depression, broaden chest and stimulate appetite. Besides medicinal value, the leaves, flowers and fruits of bergamot can also be used as raw materials for high-grade essential oils. It can also be made into candied bergamot and licorice bergamot, and can also be processed into bergamot tea, bergamot dew, bergamot jelly and bergamot wine.

How to eat bergamot?

Few people eat bergamot directly, and it can be used as a side dish, such as fried meat with bergamot and fried shrimp with bergamot. Or stew rock sugar with bergamot fruit and soak bergamot with honey, which are all good ways to resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Let's see how to fry it first.

Fried pork slices with bergamot

Ingredients: bergamot, lean meat, soy sauce, salt and sugar.

way

1. Wash fingered citron and slice pork.

2. Heat the oil in the pot. Stir-fry the pork first, pour some soy sauce and stir-fry for a few minutes.

3. Then pour in bergamot. When the material becomes soft, add salt and sugar to taste.

4. After serving delicately, eat. Isn't it delicious?

Stewed crystal sugar with bergamot

Ingredients: fresh bergamot, crystal sugar and water.

Practice: shred or dice the bergamot fruit, add crystal sugar and water, and put it in a stew pot for 8- 12 hours. The stewed bergamot is crystal clear, and the sugar water is like glue, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, moistening the lungs and beautifying the face. Friends who smoke and often stay up late suggest taking it often.

How to eat: drink with hot water or ice water.

Storage method: it can be sealed in a glass jar and stored in cold storage for half a year.

Honey soaked bergamot

Material: bergamot

Practice: Choose fresh bergamot, cut it into 2-3 mm thick slices, and then fully dry it in the sun. Slice the dried bergamot into appropriate size, put it in a sealed glass bottle, then pour in pure honey and store it at room temperature. After half a year to a year, the bergamot will be crystal clear and taste particularly good.

How to eat: Take out some bergamot and honey and take it with hot water.

Preservation method: it can be sealed for n years at room temperature, and the taste and efficacy will get better and better with the increase of time.

Summary: How to eat bergamot? I believe everyone has a good idea after reading the above article. Some friends will cough unconsciously as soon as they eat something that gets angry, which leads to the inability to have a good rest at night and affects others. At this time, we will try the above method, and maybe it will have a magical effect. Of course, if it is particularly serious, you still need to see a regular doctor to avoid delaying treatment.