The tall kapok tree blooms with a brilliant red color, creating a beautiful sight. The flowers of the kapok tree are not only stunning, but also have the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, invigorating the spleen, and promoting digestion. Let's take a look at this recipe for cold kapok flower salad.
【Recipe Name】
Cold Kapok Flower Salad
【Ingredients】
Fresh kapok flowers (10 flowers), green chili pepper (1), tomato (1), minced garlic (3 cloves), sesame oil, salt (to taste).
【Instructions】
1. Wash the kapok flowers, remove the stamens and pistils, and cut the petals into strips. Blanch them in boiling water and drain.
2. Cut the green chili pepper into strips. Crush the garlic cloves and sauté them in a pan until fragrant. Add the green chili pepper strips and stir-fry until cooked.
3. Chop the tomato and add it to the pan with some water. Simmer on low heat for a few minutes.
4. Mix the cooked green chili pepper strips and the thick tomato juice with the kapok flowers. Toss well and drizzle with sesame oil. Serve.
【Precautions】
Kapok flowers have the effect of clearing heat and dampness. They are not suitable for people with Yin deficiency or cold constitution.
【Benefits of Kapok Flowers】
The medicinal value of kapok flowers lies in their ability to treat various ailments. Kapok flowers are highly valued in traditional medicine, and their dried peels can be used to treat rheumatism, dysentery, and scabies. Many medical books also record prescriptions using kapok flowers to treat paralysis, red eyes, cough, and blood stasis. In addition, kapok flowers are also a great ingredient for cooking and have a nourishing effect when used in congee or soup.
1. Drinking kapok flower infused water has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying the body.
2. The flowers, peel, and roots of the kapok tree are all edible and can detoxify the body, clear heat, and promote diuresis.
3. Cooking congee with kapok flowers and dried tangerine peel can invigorate the spleen, nourish the stomach, moisten the lungs, stop coughing, cool blood, and promote blood circulation.
4. The kapok from the kapok tree can also be used to make household items such as quilts and pillows, which are soft and comfortable.
