How to eat golden cicada?
1, how to eat golden cicada flower?
Boil the water and drink it as tea instead of soaking it in boiling water. This method is simple and effective. Usually, golden cicada flowers take about 40 minutes to cook. Pay attention to use slow fire first, and then drink after the water boils. Stewed with meat products, you can stew 5-8 golden cicadas together. Used to make medicinal wine to drink. Grind the cicada flower into powder with a pulverizer, put it into a capsule box and take it regularly every day.
2. What is a golden cicada?
Cicada, commonly known as Cordyceps sinensis, belongs to entomogenous fungi. Among more than 530 kinds of Cordyceps found all over the world, cicada and Cordyceps are only two of them. Is it a shape? Animals? And then what? Plants? A wonderful creature with morphological characteristics, the roots are cicada larvae, the flowers grow from the heads of single or 2-3 cicada larvae, which are about one inch long and branch from the top, and the pollen is milky yellow. Spore powder of cicada? , in short? Seeds? , with reproductive function.
3. Historical records of golden cicada flowers
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties (5th century AD), Leitai's "Leigong Baking Theory" recorded:? Anyone who makes money will spend it all. After harvesting, hang it in the east corner of the house to dry. After removing nail soil, boil it in slurry for one day to night, bake it and grind it for later use. ?
Records of Zhenguan's theory of medicinal properties in Sui and Tang Dynasties: It sheds its shell and has a horn on its head, such as a crown, called cicada flower, which is the best. Sweet and cold, nontoxic. Main children hang themselves, have epilepsy, cry at night and have palpitations. ?
Su Song's Illustrated Classic Materia Medica in Song Dynasty? There are cicadas in Shu today, and there are horns on the molting head, which are like corollas and called cicadas. ?
In addition to the above classic medical works, there are many ancient medical experts who specially recorded the compound prescription of cicada flower, such as the General Record of Shengji in Song Dynasty and the Prescription of Pediatric Medicine Syndrome.
Efficacy and function of cicada flower
Golden cicada flower is also called cicada fungus cicada pupa grass, and golden cicada flower is also called cicada flower, insect flower, crown cicada and cicada flower. Cicada is a valuable Chinese medicinal material with high medicinal value, which can be used as a nourishing medicated diet and a health product for treating exogenous wind-heat, fever, dizziness and sore throat.
Cicada has many functions, such as improving immunity, resisting fatigue, protecting kidney, improving sleep, resisting tumor, protecting liver, resisting radiation and improving eyesight. It is a magical ancient Chinese medicine in China. The cultured cicada flower contains mannitol 2. 18%, polysaccharide 2 1.73%, amino acid 19.76%, cordycepin 0.005% and adenosine 0.05%, which is similar to natural cordyceps sinensis, but no toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead are detected. Therefore, cicada flower can be used as a substitute for Cordyceps sinensis, and it can also achieve the function of nourishing and preserving health.
The traditional Chinese medicine cicada flower rehmannia ball liver soup has the effect of nourishing yin and improving eyesight. At the same time, taking it regularly can help treat cataract diseases and prevent floaters in middle-aged people. Cicada is cold and sweet, and has the function of dispersing lung and relieving spasm. It is mainly used to treat red eyes. Rehmannia glutinosa is flat and sweet, enters the heart, liver and kidney meridians, and can benefit the small intestine, remove stomach food, tonify the five internal organs, relieve internal injuries, dredge blood vessels, invigorate qi and benefit the eyes and ears.
Preservation method of golden cicada flower
1, cicada flower can be stored at low temperature. Fresh golden cicadas can be kept at low temperature and in the refrigerator for about a week. In addition, the golden cicada can be preserved for about a year in the freezer, which is the most ideal way to preserve fresh golden cicada.
2. Golden cicadas can be dried and preserved. Cicada can be preserved after removing water, and most cicadas bought in pharmacies are preserved in dry form. You can collect them and put them in a ventilated place to dry, and then store them in a cool and dry environment, which can also increase their shelf life relatively, and can be stored for about 18 months without deterioration.
3, golden cicada flowers can be preserved after soaking in wine. Golden cicada flowers can be preserved after soaking in wine, which is also an important method to preserve golden cicada flowers. You can remove impurities from fresh cicada flowers and soak them in high-alcohol liquor, which can not only get health care medicinal liquor of cicada flowers, but also significantly improve the shelf life of cicada flowers. After soaking for fifteen days, everyone can start to drink this golden cicada flower medicinal liquor, which has a good effect on improving immunity and fighting against many diseases.