How long does Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox) need to be eaten to be effective for dampness removal? What is best to pair it with? Four major benefits
Euryale ferox is the mature seed of the aquatic plant Euryale ferox, distributed across East China, Southwest China and Northeast China. It matures and comes to market every autumn, and is highly popular because, like lotus seeds and Job's tears, it has benefits such as tonifying the middle and boosting qi, stopping diarrhea, and removing dampness. Especially in autumn, many people cook it into porridge together with red dates, Chinese yam and the like, to achieve weight loss and dampness-removal benefits. So how long do you need to eat Euryale ferox for it to be effective at removing dampness? What is it best paired with for dampness removal? Do you know all four of these major benefits and effects!
1. How long do you need to eat Euryale ferox for it to be effective at removing dampness?
Euryale ferox is suitable for most people to eat, but because everyone's constitution is different, the length of time needed for it to be effective also differs. Still, over time, the day will come when it achieves dampness removal. Generally, eating 8 to 12 grams each time is enough.
2. What is Euryale ferox best paired with for removing dampness?
Euryale ferox can be eaten together with Job's tears, Chinese yam, red dates, poria, lotus seeds, red dates and so on to achieve a dampness-removing effect. The specific ways to eat it are as follows:
1. Job's tears and Euryale ferox porridge
Ingredients: Euryale ferox, Job's tears, japonica rice, salt
Method
1.1 Wash the Job's tears and japonica rice clean, crush the Euryale ferox and set it aside.
1.2 Pour the crushed Euryale ferox, the washed Job's tears and the japonica rice into a pot together, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat for 20 minutes, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour.
1.3 Once cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt and it is ready to eat.
2. Euryale ferox and Chinese yam porridge
Ingredients: Euryale ferox, Chinese yam, Job's tears, rice
Method
2.1 Wash the Euryale ferox and Job's tears, then put them in water and soak for 2 hours.
2.2 Wash the rice and Chinese yam, peel off the skin, and cut into small sections, setting them aside.
2.3 Put the soaked Euryale ferox and Job's tears into a pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water and cook over low heat for half an hour, then add the rice and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
2.4 Pour the Chinese yam into the pot and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
3. Euryale ferox and poria porridge
Ingredients: Euryale ferox, poria, japonica rice, rice
3.1 Grind the Euryale ferox and poria into powder, and mix into a paste with warm water.
3.2 Wash the japonica rice clean, and soak it in cold water for half an hour.
3.3 Pour the japonica rice into a pot, add cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.
3.4 Pour the mixed Euryale ferox and poria paste into the pot, stir evenly, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. When the rice has cooked into porridge, add an appropriate amount of salt and it is ready to eat.
4. Red bean, qianshi and lotus seed soup
Ingredients: Euryale ferox, red beans, red dates, lotus seeds, japonica rice, brown sugar
Method
4.1 Wash the Euryale ferox clean, and soak it in cold water for one hour.
4.2 Wash the red beans, red dates and lotus seeds clean, put them in a pot with water and brown sugar, and cook for 4 hours before eating (when making the porridge, the date stones can be removed).
3. What are the benefits and effects of Euryale ferox?
Benefit 1, Appetite stimulation: eating Euryale ferox after stir-frying can have an appetite-stimulating effect. It is generally noticeably effective for people with poor appetite, especially for poor appetite caused by motion sickness in a car or excessive dieting, where the effect can be significant.
Benefit 2, Relieving diarrhea: eating Euryale ferox after stir-frying can have an anti-diarrheal effect, and it can generally be eaten by diarrhea patients.
Benefit 3, Improving spleen deficiency: eating Euryale ferox after stir-frying has the effect of improving spleen deficiency, and it can generally be eaten by patients with spleen deficiency.
Benefit 4, Treating strangury with turbid urine: eating Euryale ferox after stir-frying can have the effect of treating frequent urination, painful urination and urgency of urination, and it can generally be eaten by any patient with strangury and turbid urine.
4. How do you cook Euryale ferox until it is soft?
Euryale ferox comes in three sizes: large, medium and small. The small grains are the easiest to cook, while the large grains need to be soaked for about three hours in advance before they can be cooked, so they take more time. In addition, if it is hard to tell the size grade, you can determine the cooking time based on the appearance and color. For example, if the appearance is red, it needs to be soaked for several hours in advance to cook soft easily. If the appearance is white or pale yellow, it means it is new and tender, and it is generally very easy to cook. If the appearance is very dark, it may be old Euryale ferox, and it needs to be soaked for several hours in advance to cook open easily.
5. How do you confirm that Euryale ferox is already cooked?
Euryale ferox is not easy to cook open, especially mature ones with red outer skin or old Euryale ferox, which are the hardest to cook. So when cooking Euryale ferox, you can use a pressure cooker, electric casserole or rice cooker to cook it soft. Generally, when the porridge liquid becomes thick, it means it is already cooked.