The efficacy of cattail sprout

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Goutou has strong effects in tonifying the kidney and other aspects, and has excellent benefits for human health. Many people may not know what Goutou is, but as a traditional Chinese medicine it is used in many aspects. If you don’t know much about Goutou, but want to understand its effects. Then you can read the article below to learn about the effects and functions of Cattail Sprout.

1. What is Chinese wolfberry?

The wolfberry spike is the spike-shaped male stamen of the wolfberry tree. In traditional Chinese medicine, the fruit is called chu shi zi or bao shu zi, and it is used as medicine together with the root. It has the functions of nourishing the kidney and acting as a diuretic. The common way to eat it is to steam it, but it can also be fried, or blanched in water and served cold. It tastes so delicious! However, wolfberry is very seasonal and will disappear after the season. Lycium barometz is a wild vegetable. It can be soaked in salt water for a day and then dried in the sun for long-term storage.

2. Nutritional value and efficacy of wolfberry

Main indications: tonifying the kidney, improving eyesight, strengthening tendons and bones, and promoting diuresis. Used for soreness of waist and knees, blurred vision due to kidney deficiency, and edema.

3. How to steam wolfberry

Ingredients : 500g wolfberry, 150g wheat flour, 50g corn flour, appropriate amount of refined salt, appropriate amount of thirteen spices, appropriate amount of chicken essence.

step :

1. Wash the wolfberry spikes clean and drain the water.

2. Mix wheat flour, corn flour, thirteen spices and chicken essence.

3. Pour the washed wolfberry spikes and flour into a slightly larger container.

4. Mix thoroughly so that each wolfberry spike is evenly coated with flour.

5. After the water in the steamer boils, wet the cage cloth with water, wring out the water and spread it flat on the steaming grate, pour in the mixed wolfberry and cattail spikes, cover, and steam over high heat for 10 minutes.

6. Let it cool down a bit after taking it out of the pot. It can be eaten immediately or mixed with garlic juice or chili oil.

7. It will be chewier and more fragrant after frying, a bit like the feeling of eating meat. Wolfberry is very seasonal and will be gone after the season. Foodies should hurry up!

4. Steamed wolfberry spike method

Ingredients : appropriate amounts of wolfberry, wheat flour, corn flour and salt.

step :

1. Wash the wolfberry spikes and drain them.

2. Mix wheat flour, corn flour and salt.

3. Pour the wolfberry spikes into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly so that the wolfberry spikes are evenly coated with flour.

4. Put the wolfberry spikes into the steamer and steam them over high heat for about 10 minutes.

5. After steaming, take out, let cool, and serve with garlic sauce.