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These 5 flowers are the most nourishing; grow 1 at home and the whole family, young and old, will be healthy

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Many flower lovers like to grow jasmine and gardenia... these flowers have a fresh, sweet fragrance and a beautiful appearance. But did you know that besides being ornamental, these flowers also have considerable medicinal value, and making them into dishes to eat is good for your health! Jasmine medicinal...

Many flower lovers like to grow jasmine and gardenia... these flowers have a fresh, sweet fragrance and a beautiful appearance. But did you know that besides being ornamental, these flowers also have considerable medicinal value, and making them into dishes to eat is good for your health!

Jasmine

Medicinal value: Jasmine can clear heat and detoxify, and also calm the mind and soothe the spirit, helping with sleep. Many friends like to drink jasmine tea. Today Huahua is going to introduce a famous Yunnan dish - scrambled eggs with jasmine.

Scrambled eggs with jasmine

1. Clean the fresh jasmine flowers, soak them in salt water for a while, then blanch them in boiling water, which can remove the bitter taste of the jasmine.

2. Prepare 3-4 eggs, beat them, then add a small amount of edible salt.

3. Pour a little cooking oil into the pan; once the oil is hot, pour in the eggs and stir-fry.

4. After the eggs have slightly set, add the jasmine and continue stir-frying; after about half a minute to 1 minute it is ready to serve.

(Image author: Youyou Xiaochu)

5. A fragrant bowl of scrambled eggs with jasmine is done. If you are short on time in the morning, you can simply make scrambled eggs with jasmine - delicious and time-saving!

Gardenia

Medicinal value: Gardenia can clear the lungs and relieve coughs, and it also has a very good effect on moving the bowels. Friends who often have constipation can eat some appropriately, such as a simple gardenia omelette.

Gardenia omelette

1. Pick fresh gardenia flowers, remove the yellow center, and keep only the white petals.

2. Clean the gardenia flowers, then blanch them in hot water until cooked, and drain off the water.

3. Pour flour, cornmeal, gardenia flowers, and eggs into a large bowl, stir into a batter, and add a small amount of edible salt.

4. Put oil in a flat pan; after heating, pour in the batter, spread it into a thin pancake, and fry until both sides are golden brown.

5. Isn't making a gardenia omelette simple? If you are tired of fried dough sticks and eggs for breakfast, why not try a gardenia omelette!

(Image author: Taqing Zhengxiao)

Honeysuckle

Medicinal value: Many friends like to drink honeysuckle tea because it can clear heat and detoxify, and refresh the mind. But besides being brewed as tea, honeysuckle can also be used to make porridge!

Honeysuckle two-grain porridge:

1. Prepare 50 grams of rice, 20 grams of millet, 3 grams of dried honeysuckle, and 600 milliliters of water.

2. After washing the rice and millet, put them in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for another 20 minutes.

3. After the porridge has cooked for 20 minutes, add the honeysuckle, stir evenly, and then let it steep for 5-10 minutes.

4. The thick, fragrant honeysuckle two-grain porridge is ready.

(Image author: Xiangyan)

Mint

Medicinal value: Mint tastes cool, can clear heat and reduce internal heat, and refresh the mind. Eating a little when your throat is inflamed from internal heat can provide good relief. When your throat feels uncomfortable, why not make yourself a bowl of mint tofu soup.

Mint tofu soup:

1. After trimming your leggy mint at home, pick the fresh leaves from the branches, remove the stems, clean them, and drain off the water for later use.

2. Prepare a small piece of tofu and cut it into small cubes, and cut the scallions into small slices for later use.

3. Heat the pan and pour in oil, add ginger slices to release their fragrance, add the tofu and fry it slightly, then add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil; after boiling, turn to low heat and cook for about 20 minutes.

4. After 20 minutes, add the mint and an appropriate amount of salt, turn to high heat and cook for another 2 minutes.

5. Mint tofu soup is fresh, fragrant, and refreshing; friends with an inflamed throat can make a pot themselves!

(Image author: love Ling)

Aloe

Medicinal value: Aloe is a must-have holy product for women; it can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and beautify and care for the skin. I believe many people have used aloe gel. Besides applying it, blending aloe with coix seed into juice is also very tasty!

Aloe and coix seed juice:

1. Prepare about 140 grams of coix seed, clean it, then soak it in clean water for 4 hours.

2. Take 25 grams of aloe, remove the outer green skin, and keep only the transparent flesh part.

3. Pour the soaked coix seed and aloe into a blender, add 1300 milliliters of water, and blend into juice.

4. Filter out the residue from the blended juice, pour it into a cooking pot, add rock sugar, and cook for about 10 minutes.

5. Aloe and coix seed juice has the effects of whitening and removing dampness, and detoxifying and beautifying. Women who love beauty must drink more of it!

Aren't the value of these flowers quite considerable?

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