Apples are a fruit we are very familiar with and often eat. Normally, we wash apples and eat them raw, as eating them raw is the best way to preserve the water-soluble vitamins they contain. But did you know that cooked apples have their unique benefits?
Because apples are rich in pectin and other substances that aid bowel movements, they also help lower plasma cholesterol levels, stimulate the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, and reduce inflammation. Therefore, using cooked apples to treat diarrhea is very effective.
Research has found that when apples are heated, the content of polyphenols, a type of natural antioxidant, increases significantly. These substances can not only lower blood sugar and lipids, inhibit free radicals to provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects, but also prevent an increase in plasma cholesterol. It is clear that eating cooked apples is highly beneficial.
Apple and Tremella Soup
Apple Remedies:
1. Apple and Kumquat Drink
300g apples, 15 kumquats, 100g carrots, and an appropriate amount of honey. Wash, chop, and juice the first three ingredients. Pour the juice into a pot, bring to a boil, and add honey. Take warm in the morning and evening. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, regulating qi, and resolving phlegm.
2. Apple and Chinese Yam Soup
500g apples, 30g Chinese yam, 30g malt, and 10g Euryale ferox seeds. Wash the apple and cut it into pieces. Wash the Chinese yam, malt, and Euryale ferox seeds, then add them to the pot with the apple. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours. Take warm in the morning and evening. It benefits the spleen and stomach, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea.