What are the ways to eat Jiaogulan?

In life, everyone always pays special attention to the maintenance of the body after the disease occurs, especially diseases like hypertension and diabetes that require lifelong medication to adjust. If you drink more health tea in your daily life, it will also have a good conditioning effect on the disease. Among them, Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material. It can be directly used to soak in water and drink to improve the body. In fact, there are many ways to eat it. We can meet the dietary needs of different people by mastering more. Let's learn about the ways to eat Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

What are the ways to eat Jiaogulan?

In ancient times, Gynostemma pentaphyllum was an edible plant. Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a plant that can be used as both medicine and food. Now the most common way to eat it is to make it into Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea. Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea has excellent health-care effects and has been recognized and used in China and around the world. In fact, in addition to being made into tea, there are other ways to eat Jiaogulan, as follows:

1. Take 150 grams of fresh stems and leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum and 100 grams of black rice. Wash the young leaves, blanch them in boiling water, soak them in cold water, drain and chop them; wash the rice, add appropriate amount of water and cook porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add Gynostemma pentaphyllum and rock sugar, mix well and eat.

2. Take 250 grams of fresh stems and leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, 50 grams of vermicelli, and 25 grams of cooked sesame seeds. Wash the fresh and tender leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, blanch them in boiling salt water until cooked, rinse them in cold water, drain the water and cut them into sections. Soak the vermicelli in boiling water, rinse with cold water, drain and cut into sections. Add minced garlic, cooked sesame seeds, refined salt, vinegar, MSG, and sesame oil, mix well and eat;

3. Take 100 grams of fresh stems and leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, 100 grams of chicken breast, 50 grams of fresh mushrooms, and appropriate amount of soup. Wash the young leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, blanch them in boiling water, rinse them in cold water, drain and cut them into sections; wash the chicken, cut them into thin slices, and soak them briefly in wine and a small amount of water; wash the mushrooms and slice them. Bring soup to a boil over high heat, add chicken slices and blanch until cooked, then remove from the heat and serve in a bowl. Skim off the foam, add mushrooms and salt, cook until the soup boils, add cooking oil, add Gynostemma pentaphyllum, boil for another 2 minutes, scoop into the bowl with chicken slices and serve.

The above is an introduction to the edible methods of Gynostemma pentaphyllum. After understanding it, we know that in addition to soaking in water and drinking, Gynostemma pentaphyllum can also be used to make soup or cold dishes, both of which can play a good conditioning role. In addition, it is a medicinal material and we should not consume it in excess in our daily life. It is best to take it under the guidance of a doctor.