Folk remedies from rock sugar

Rock sugar has incredibly surprising health benefits. It can help treat coughs, is good for the heart, lowers blood pressure, and helps treat tuberculosis. You should know how to use it.

According to Oriental medicine, rock sugar is sweet and neutral; enters the spleen and lung meridians. Main functions: replenishes the middle and benefits qi, harmonizes the stomach, moistens the lungs, stops coughs, and eliminates phlegm. Used as a spice, appetizer, and digestive aid.

Rock sugar helps dishes have a more delicious flavor; it makes desserts sweeter and cooler. Some dishes use rock sugar as a spice to create a special flavor.

In folk medicine, rock sugar is often known as a cough remedy. There are several ways to use rock sugar in combination with other foods to treat diseases very effectively.

Stimulates digestion

Peel the squash, wash it, use about 50 grams and a little rock sugar, put it in a pot with 3 cups of water (750 ml) and cook until there is 1 cup left, remove the residue, take the broth, it has the effect of stimulating digestion, helping to eat more deliciously.

Treat coughs caused by the weather

Cook 20 grams of tangerine peel and 100 grams of rock sugar in 1.5 liters of water until the peel is fully cooked. Use both the juice and the pulp to treat dry coughs caused by the weather.

You can take some rock sugar and some fresh ginger (peeled, chopped) in a bowl, steep with boiling water to drink to treat colds and coughs caused by the weather.

Or 10 apples, 5 slices of fresh ginger cooked with a little rock sugar for cases of colds, coughs, and respiratory infections due to the weather.

Nourishing blood and good for the heart

30 gr rock sugar, 50 gr lotus seeds, 10 gr ginseng, 100 gr good quality sticky rice. Preparation: remove the core of the lotus seeds, then put them in a pot with the above ingredients to cook porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add rock sugar and stir well. This dish is very good for the heart and has the effect of replenishing blood and qi.

Lower blood pressure

Take a little rock sugar and 50 grams of dried chrysanthemum (washed). Put the chrysanthemum in a pot with enough water and bring to a boil, cook for another 10 minutes, let cool, then strain the water, then add the rock sugar water and stir well. Using this water has the effect of lowering blood pressure.

Or 1 kg of fresh celery, a sufficient amount of rock sugar. Preparation: wash the celery, crush it, squeeze out the juice. Add rock sugar to the water and cook until dissolved, then mix well with the celery juice to use. This method also has the effect of lowering blood pressure and cooling.

Support treatment of hepatitis and cirrhosis

People with hepatitis and cirrhosis can use 20 grams of rock sugar, 30 grams of jujube, and 20 grams of peanuts to cook water and drink during the day. Use for a month. If the condition improves, stop for a month and then use for another month.

Treating tuberculosis

In the past, people used royal poinciana flowers (some people also call them butterfly flowers) which were often grown in the yard, steamed with rock sugar, then left outside to pass through the night dew, and drank at about 3-4 am to treat long-term coughs, sore throats, and for people with tuberculosis.

Treat fever

100-200g squash, peeled, seeded, sliced, appropriate amount of rock sugar, add a little water, stir well, cook into a sweet soup.

According to Alobacsi.vn