Can monk fruit be eaten raw?

Monk fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine that is particularly good for the human body. In daily life, we can find that many friends use the method of soaking in water to drink for health and wellness. In addition, we can also see that some friends use it to make soup or stew meat. The taste will be different depending on the method, and the important thing is that the effect is also different. No matter what method is used, as long as it is good for the body, can monk fruit be eaten raw? Let’s take a look at it below.

It can be eaten directly, but it doesn’t taste very good.

Monk fruit is known as the "magic fruit". It is mainly produced in the mountainous areas of Lingui County and Yongfu County of Guilin City, and is a precious local specialty of Guilin. The fruit has high nutritional value, rich in vitamin C (400 mg to 500 mg per 100 grams of fresh fruit) as well as glycosides, fructose, glucose, protein, lipids, etc.

How to eat monk fruit

Monk fruit tea: 20 grams of monk fruit, soak in boiling water for 15 minutes and drink as tea. This prescription has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. It can protect the throat and can also treat symptoms such as hoarseness, cough, and sore throat caused by wind-heat attacking the lungs.

Boil 1 monk fruit and 1 persimmon in water and drink it to treat whooping cough.

Peel and crush 3 monk fruits, add appropriate amount of water and steam them. Take one dose daily in the morning and evening. It has a good therapeutic effect on colds, coughs with phlegm, stomach heat and constipation.

Monk fruit stewed with pig lung

[Recipe] Three monk fruits, 250 grams of pig lung.

[Usage] First cut the pig lung into small pieces, squeeze out the foam, and add appropriate amount of water to make soup together with monk fruit, and season to eat.

Monk fruit stew with lean meat

Ingredients 8 ounces of lean meat 1/2 piece of monk fruit Instructions Drain the lean meat to remove the blood.

Wash it again and cut it into small pieces. Bring water to a boil, add the meat slices and monk fruit, simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours, add salt to taste.

The above is an introduction to whether monk fruit can be eaten raw. There are many ways to eat monk fruit, and each way has its own effects. When we use monk fruit for health preservation or conditioning, we must pay attention to the method. The main thing is that it feels delicious and effective. In addition, we must also pay attention to our own body.