It turns out that Kapok soup has these magical effects

Now is the season when kapok flowers bloom. This is not the cotton picked from the fields and used to make clothes, but the kapok flowers. You can see kapok flowers in the streets and alleys. Many people think that these are just for ornamental purposes, but you can take them home to dry and use them to make soup. Kapok flower soup can be paired with many different ingredients and varieties, all of which have the effects of promoting bowel movements and urination, moistening the intestines and lungs, and removing moisture from the body.

Bitter Melon Kapok Beef Soup

Ingredients : 500 grams of bitter gourd, 50 grams of kapok flowers, 450 grams of beef, and 3 slices of ginger.

Preparation method : Wash the bitter gourd, cut it into pieces, remove the pulp, and slice it; wash the kapok flowers and soak them; wash the beef and slice it. Add water and ginger slices into a clay pot and bring to a boil. Add bitter gourd and kapok flowers. Turn to medium heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Add beef and boil until cooked through. Season with salt.

Efficacy : It has the effects of diuresis, dehumidification, improving eyesight and detoxification.

Fresh Kapok and Crucian Carp Soup

Ingredients : 4 fresh kapok flowers, 1 crucian carp, 3 slices of ginger.

Preparation method : Wash the fresh kapok flowers, soak them in light salt water, and then wash them again; kill and clean the crucian carp, and fry it in hot oil until it turns slightly yellow; put an appropriate amount of water in a clay pot, add all the ingredients, boil over high heat, then simmer for 1 hour, and add salt to taste.

Efficacy : Refreshing and removing dampness.

Kapok, Barley and Pork Bone Soup

Ingredients : 50 grams of kapok flowers, 20 grams of coix seeds, 30 grams of lentils, 500 grams of pork bones, 1 corner of tangerine peel, 2 candied dates, and 3 slices of ginger.

Preparation : Wash all ingredients, chop pork bones into pieces and blanch them in water, pour appropriate amount of water into a clay pot, bring to a boil, add the above ingredients and simmer for about 2 hours, add salt to taste.

It can clear away heat, detoxify, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.

Chinese yam and kapok soup (for 2-3 people)

Ingredients : 30 grams of coix seed; 30 grams of lentils; 30 grams of Euryale ferox; 30 grams of yam (dried) (250 grams of fresh yam is needed); 3 fresh kapok flowers.

If you are making soup, add 250 grams of pork bones; if you are making porridge, add 100 grams of rice.

Method : Wash all the ingredients and put them in a clay pot (if you are making porridge, you can put them in a rice cooker) and add appropriate amount of water. After boiling, it takes 2 hours to make soup; if you are making porridge, you can eat it when the rice is cooked.