Female medlar is a highly valued traditional Chinese medicine with many health benefits. It is mainly harvested when the fruits mature in winter. It has many nourishing effects on the human body, especially in nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys. Below are several recommended ways to consume female medlar!
Method 1: Female Medlar Honey Drink
Ingredients: 20g female medlar, 30g honey.
Method: First, put the female medlar in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, remove the residue and extract the juice, then add the honey.
Method 2: Female Medlar Mulberry Cake
Ingredients: 200g flour, 300g sugar, 20g female medlar, 30g mulberry, 30g dry lotus herb, 10 eggs, appropriate amount of yeast and alkaline water.
Method: Put the female medlar, mulberry, and dry lotus herb in a pot with water, simmer for about 20 minutes, and extract the juice. Beat the eggs. Mix the flour, yeast, egg mixture, sugar, and medicinal juice to form a dough. After fermentation, add alkaline water and knead it into a cake. Steam it in a steamer for about 15 minutes until cooked. It can be eaten as a snack.
Method 3: Female Medlar Jujube Tea
Ingredients: 60g tea leaves, 10g female medlar, 10g dried jujube.
Method: Dry the above herbs, then grind them into granules. Take an appropriate amount of granules and put them in a cup. Brew with hot water and drink.
Method 4: Female Medlar Porridge
Ingredients: 5g female medlar, 100g glutinous rice.
Method: Wash the female medlar with water and put it in a cheesecloth bag. Wash the glutinous rice and put it in a pot. Add the female medlar bag and water to cook the porridge for consumption.
