How to consume Hongguoshen (a type of herb or medicinal plant)
Jan 21, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, Yunnan Hongguoshen (Red Fruit Ginseng) is a nutritious fruit with a unique taste and various methods of consumption. The main ways to consume it include eating it raw, cooking it into porridge, stewing it into soup, making it into jam, and soaking it in alcohol. When consuming Hongguoshen, it should not be taken together with cold-natured foods, gas-dispersing foods, tea, or grapes, to avoid reducing its medicinal effectiveness or causing adverse reactions.
Generally speaking, red fruit ginseng (Hong Guo Shen) is a nutrient-rich fruit with a unique taste, and it can be consumed in various ways. The main methods of consumption include direct consumption, cooking into porridge, stewing into soup, making into jam, and steeping in alcohol. Specific methods are as follows:
1. Direct Consumption
After washing red fruit ginseng thoroughly, it can be eaten directly. This is the simplest method of consumption and best preserves the nutritional components and original flavor of the fruit.
2. Cooking into Porridge
Red fruit ginseng can be cooked together with rice by adding an appropriate amount of water and slowly boiling into a porridge. This allows the body to absorb various nutrients from red fruit ginseng and is suitable for individuals with weak spleen and stomach function.
3. Stewing into Soup
Red fruit ginseng can be added to soups such as chicken soup or bone soup and stewed together. This enhances the nutritional value of the soup, improves taste, balances greasiness, and increases the soup's deliciousness.
4. Making into Jam
After washing red fruit ginseng thoroughly, cut it in half, scoop out the seeds with a spoon, add honey, and mix well to make jam. Red fruit ginseng jam has functions such as soothing the throat and relieving constipation, and can be eaten with bread.
5. Steeping in Alcohol
Red fruit ginseng can be sealed and steeped in white spirit or other alcoholic beverages for a period of time to make red fruit ginseng wine. Drinking an appropriate amount of red fruit ginseng wine may help promote blood circulation and relieve fatigue, but alcohol intake should be controlled.
When consuming red fruit ginseng, avoid eating it together with cold-natured foods, gas-dispersing foods, tea, or grapes, to prevent interference with its medicinal effects or adverse reactions. Additionally, fresh and unpolluted red fruit ginseng should be selected to ensure its nutritional value and safety.
