Five-finger peach is sweet and slightly warm, which can not only benefit qi and spleen, but also eliminate dampness and phlegm, relax muscles and activate collaterals. Can be used for treating lung deficiency, phlegm and asthma, spleen and stomach weakness, limb weakness, spontaneous sweating, rheumatic arthralgia, lumbago, etc.

In the hot and humid spring and summer seasons in the south, it is best to use the roots of Wuzhitao to make soup to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Hakka people often use it to cook chicken soup and ribs, which is a rare soup for invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness.

How to choose: Look at the color, texture and smell.

How to choose high-quality five-finger peaches?

Look at the color. The surface is yellow-brown, and the yellow-white section is better; If the color is dumb, it will be stored for a long time or dry; If the color is bright yellow, fumigate with sulfur to keep water.

Second, look at the texture. The fine five-finger peach section has dense texture and concentric circles are clearly visible.

Smell it. Five-finger peach has a faint coconut or milk fragrance. If there is no, or acid, it is inferior.

Five-finger peach can be divided into single leaf, three fingers, five fingers and seven fingers according to varieties. It is debatable that some people judge the quality of leaves according to the number of splits. According to the mainstream view, the leaf types of five-finger peach are very different, and sometimes it can be seen that the same plant has two leaf types, so it should be the same variety, and there is no difference in quality.

Recipe recommendation: Wuzhimaotao ribs soup

Taking Wuzhimaotao ribs soup as an example to illustrate the pressure cooker method;

First, wash the chopped pork ribs, chopped corn, five-finger peaches, ginger and other soup materials and put them into a stew pot (choose a stew pot with appropriate size according to the number of users), add water to the stew pot to about 4/5, cover the stew pot, then put a tripod in the pressure cooker, and add appropriate amount of water (generally not more than tripod) into the stew pot.

Reminder: If there is no coconut fragrance after buying back the stewed meat of Finger Peach, it is recommended not to continue eating.