Sugar cane is naturally sweet, and the evening breeze blows away the green pearl smoke. Yesterday, when I picked up my child from school, there was an old man on the roadside of the school, using a tricycle to pull a cart of sugar cane and selling it there. It looked good, and all of them were only 8 yuan each, regardless of size. I think it is still a good deal. I bought one and chewed the sugar cane with my child all the way.
At this time of year, you can see people selling sugar cane in the streets and alleys, which means that this is indeed the time to eat sugar cane. Now that it is on the market in large quantities, the price is relatively affordable. Those who like to eat it should hurry up.
At first, I thought sugar cane was one of the fruits we often eat. Later, I heard the elders say that "a piece of sugar cane is better than a tonic", so what is the effect of sugar cane, and what are its taboos? The Xiaoxue solar term is coming soon. Is it suitable for eating during the Xiaoxue solar term?
I remember when I was a child, my family had planted sugarcane, both large and small. The small sugarcane was the thinner kind, a bit like sorghum, with softer stems, not particularly sweet, mostly red and white. Later, people began to plant the kind we see now, with thicker skin, more robust, and sweeter. Just bury the sugarcane nodes and wait for them to sprout and grow. Perhaps it is too common, people often overlook one of its values. Today, let's talk about why people say "a piece of sugarcane is better than a tonic"?
In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is mentioned that "sugarcane is flat in nature, sweet in taste, and non-toxic. It mainly harmonizes qi and middle, helps spleen, benefits the large intestine, eliminates phlegm and quenches thirst, removes heart and chest heat, and detoxifies alcohol." This means that eating sugarcane can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and promote digestion. In addition, it can remove internal heat, eliminate phlegm, and detoxify alcohol.
In addition, it is also recorded in "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": (Sugarcane) treats all kinds of poisons, carbuncle and back, mash and apply; juice: treats trance, restlessness, aphonia due to stroke, flush it under water. It is also boiled and eaten, which is better for the stomach. It is written here that sugarcane can not only be used externally, but also sugarcane juice can treat trance, and it can also be boiled into soup, which can play a good role in nourishing the stomach. According to these ancient books, it is understandable that sugarcane is better than tonic, after all, its therapeutic value is so high.
Sugarcane has always had a good meaning. For example, during the Spring Festival, buying some at home means that the pillar of the family is upright and united, and the family life will get better and better. When moving to a new house or getting married, people will also send sugarcane, which means that the couple's life will be better and better.
Of course, its most important role is to strengthen the spleen and help resolve phlegm. In addition, it can clear away heat and detoxify, and it can also moisten the lungs.
A taboo for eating sugarcane?
Don't eat too much at one time. If you have bad teeth, it's best not to eat it, otherwise it's easy to get blisters in the mouth. In addition, pay attention to the quality of sugarcane. If it is moldy, even red, or has a strange smell, then don't eat such sugarcane to avoid bringing harm to the body.
Is it suitable to eat sugarcane during the Xiaoxue solar term? Of course it is very suitable! There is a folk saying that "eating sugarcane in winter is better than ginseng", and sugarcane is known as "the fruit of the spleen", "the fruit of blood tonic", and "the soup of Fumai". This is a good time to strengthen the spleen.
In addition, during the Xiaoxue solar term, we often feel dry mouth and even cough. At this time, you can also eat some sugarcane, because it can deal with virtual heat cough, and at the same time, it can resolve phlegm and relieve the problem of sweating caused by lung yin dryness.
It is the season when sugarcane is on the market in large quantities. At this time, we can choose to buy some to eat. In addition, we can also make it into sugarcane juice. If we have a cough or phlegm, we can choose to eat some at this time, which can also help us better survive the cold winter.
