The wood lotus fruit, also known as biliguo, is a highly nutritious health food that can be both eaten and used for medicinal purposes. Using wood lotus fruit for food therapy is not only simple, but also fully utilizes its nutritional benefits. Below, we recommend several ways to use wood lotus fruit.
Method 1:
You can directly process the wood lotus fruit and then soak it in tea for daily consumption. However, the tea water must be boiling water. Drink it in the same way as regular tea. This method can improve your physical condition and treat cough, although the effects may be slower.
Method 2:
For patients with severe cough, it is recommended to directly boil the wood lotus fruit, about 5 qian each time. In addition to the above methods, you can also use the wood lotus fruit as an ingredient for soup, which has stronger dietary and health benefits.
Method 3:
Stewed pig trotters with wood lotus fruit is a traditional Chinese folk remedy for treating insufficient breast milk in postpartum women. Wash and clean the pig trotters, blanch them in boiling water for a period of time, then remove and clean them. Wash 4 wood lotus fruits. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, bring the pig trotters to a boil, and then simmer over low heat until cooked. Add cooking wine, salt, spring onions, and ginger to season, and then add the wood lotus fruit and cook until the pig trotters are tender. Add monosodium glutamate for flavor, and it is ready to serve.
Method 4:
Wood lotus fruit sugar drink is a folk food therapy for treating chyluria, and it also has certain therapeutic effects on insufficient breast milk, nocturnal emissions, chronic diarrhea, and cloudy urine. The method is to wash 5 wood lotus fruits, slice them, put them in a sand pot with an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, and then add honey or sugar to cook.
