Mulberry fruit is a medicinal and edible ingredient. It is harvested before it cracks and becomes ripe in August. It has high nutritional value. Many people ask, can mulberry fruit be eaten fresh? What are the specific methods of eating it?
Uses of Mulberry Fruit
Mulberry fruit is very common in our lives, and its main value is in its medicinal use, so it cannot be eaten fresh.
It is a highly effective medicinal herb. You can directly boil the fresh fruit, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste, and drink it in the morning, noon, and night. It can help clear heat, cool down, dispel cold, aid digestion, and effectively prevent constipation.
You can also prepare mulberry fruit and steep it in tea daily. The tea must be made with boiling water, and it can be consumed in the same way as regular tea. This can improve physical fitness and treat cough, but the effect is slightly slower.
For patients with severe cough, it is recommended to directly boil the mulberry fruit, about 5 qian each time. In addition to the above methods, mulberry fruit can also be used as an ingredient in soups for stronger health benefits.
Methods of Eating Mulberry Fruit
1. Ginseng and mulberry soup
Take 10 grams of white ginseng, 10 mulberry fruits, soak them in water, and then steam them with 30 grams of rock sugar for one hour before consumption. The ginseng can be left for the next day and steamed with mulberry fruit using the same method for three times. This has the effects of replenishing qi and invigorating the spleen, suitable for post-illness weakness, spleen deficiency and thinness, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, and diarrhea.
2. Steamed pig stomach with mulberry fruit
Wash a pig stomach and stuff it with 40 mulberry fruits (without the core). Sew it with thread and stew it. After it is cooked, slice the pig stomach and place it on a plate with the mulberry fruit. Add an appropriate amount of sesame oil, salt, green onion, ginger, and garlic for seasoning. This has the effects of invigorating the spleen, benefiting the stomach, nourishing deficiency, and invigorating qi. It is suitable for reduced food intake, weight loss, diarrhea, and edema.
