What is the function of Guilinggao?

For people in the south, Guilinggao can be said to be a common food. Eating Guilinggao can promote metabolism and clear away heat and reduce fire. At the same time, because it is a low-calorie and low-fat food, it can also play a certain role in regulating blood lipids and blood sugar.

1. People in the south, especially those in Guangdong and Guangxi, are very familiar with Guilinggao, but people in the north seldom eat it. Although canned foods are now common in northern supermarkets, most people still don’t know how to eat them or what effects they can have.

2. In fact, there are many benefits of eating Guilinggao. It is made from a variety of Chinese herbal medicines and has been used as a medicinal food by people for a long time. Eating it can promote metabolism, clear away heat and reduce fire, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, and it can also beautify the skin and nourish yin and strengthen the kidneys. Eating it can also help improve symptoms such as sore throat, hemorrhoids, prickly heat and constipation. Modern nutritional research has found that tortoise jelly contains a variety of active polysaccharides and amino acids, is low in calories, fat and cholesterol, and can regulate blood lipids and blood sugar.

3. Guilinggao is black and slightly transparent. It was first produced in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It is a health food made from hawk-billed turtle and wild yam as the main ingredients, with licorice, red dates, mulberry leaves, honeysuckle, honey, chrysanthemum, etc. added. It is made after a long period of boiling. In the past, Guangdong's herbal tea shops often raised a few turtles in front of them to attract customers. However, most of the tortoise jelly sold now uses turtle glue instead of wild golden turtles and fresh turtle shells, or grinds tortoise shells into powder and boils them with wild yam and dozens of Chinese medicinal herbs.

4. Guangdong is a rainy and humid region with warm winters and hot summers. Therefore, Guangdong people who are particular about clearing away heat, detoxifying, removing dampness and removing heat often eat Guilinggao. Although the north is not as humid and hot as the south, eating too much fried or spicy food is bound to cause getting a sore throat. Eating some at the right time can help eliminate accumulated heat in the human body and relieve diseases such as sore throat and colds caused by climate change.

5. There are more than 10 flavors of Guilinggao, and the most popular ones are original flavor and milk tea flavor. The original tortoise jelly tastes a bit bitter. It will taste much better if it is mixed with honey juice, coconut milk, condensed milk, or some fruit. The way to eat Guiling powder is to mix it into a paste with warm water, then pour in boiling water, and after cooling, add honey, sugar or condensed milk before eating. You can make more in hot weather and chill it in the refrigerator. It will taste better, but pregnant people should not eat too much.