5 of the most nourishing flowers: grow one at home and the whole family stays healthy

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

Jasmine

Medicinal value:

Jasmine can clear heat and detoxify, and it also calms the mind and spirit, helping with sleep. Many friends like to drink jasmine tea. Today Huahua would like to introduce a famous Yunnan dish: scrambled eggs with jasmine flowers.

Scrambled eggs with jasmine flowers

1. After washing the fresh jasmine flowers clean, soak them in salt water for a while, then blanch them, which removes the bitter taste of the jasmine flowers.

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

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

4. Once the eggs have slightly set, add the jasmine flowers and continue stir-frying; after about half a minute to 1 minute it is ready to come out of the pan.

(Image author: Youyou Xiaochu)

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

Gardenia

Medicinal value:

Gardenia can clear the lungs and stop coughing, and it also has a very good effect on moving the bowels. Friends who often have constipation can eat some appropriately, for example the simple gardenia omelette.

Gardenia omelette

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

2. Wash the gardenia flowers clean, then blanch them in hot water until cooked, and drain 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-bottomed pan, and after heating, pour in the batter, spread it into a thin pancake, and fry until both sides are golden brown.

5. Isn't the gardenia omelette really easy to make? If you are tired of fried dough sticks and eggs for breakfast, why not try the 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 brewing it as tea, honeysuckle can also be used to make porridge!

Honeysuckle two-grain porridge:

1. Prepare 50 g rice, 20 g millet, 3 g dried honeysuckle, and 600 ml water.

2. After washing the rice and millet clean, put them in a cooking 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, then let it sit covered for 5-10 minutes.

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

(Image author: Xiangyan)

Mint

Medicinal value:

Mint tastes cool and refreshing, can clear heat and cool the body, and refresh the mind. Eating a little when your throat is inflamed from internal heat can bring good relief. When your throat feels uncomfortable, you might as well make yourself a bowl of mint tofu soup.

Mint tofu soup:

1. After pruning your leggy mint at home, pick the fresh leaves off the stems, remove the stalks, wash them clean, drain the water and set aside.

2. Prepare a small piece of tofu and cut it into small pieces, and cut the scallions into small slices and set aside.

3. Heat the pan and pour in oil, add ginger slices and fry until fragrant, pour in the tofu and fry it briefly, then add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil; after it boils, 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 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 treasure 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 g coix seed, wash it clean, then soak it in clean water for 4 hours.

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

3. Pour the soaked coix seed and aloe into a blender, add 1300 ml 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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