Introduction: Fern root powder is mainly composed of high-grade starch extracted from the roots of ferns. It has the functions of "clearing heat and detoxifying, lowering blood pressure, and treating coronary heart disease". It also has excellent therapeutic effects on sore throat, periodontitis, reducing internal heat, and diarrhea.
Effects and Functions of Fern Root Powder
Fern is a natural wild plant that is both medicinal and edible. It is rich in various trace elements such as iron, zinc, and selenium, as well as vitamins and various essential amino acids. Its VC content is as high as over 28.6 mg/100g. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "fern root removes heat and toxins, promotes urination, induces sleep, and nourishes the five organs". Fern root starch has always been a cherished and rare wild food.
Fern root powder is mainly composed of high-grade starch extracted from the roots of ferns. It has the functions of "clearing heat and detoxifying, lowering blood pressure, and treating coronary heart disease". It also has excellent therapeutic effects on sore throat, periodontitis, reducing internal heat, and diarrhea. Therefore, it is very suitable for the elderly as a therapeutic food and a summer cold dish, and is an ideal nutritious food for the elderly, pregnant women, and children.
How to Choose Fern Root Powder
You can generally buy fern root powder in supermarkets. It comes in the shape of fine noodles or wide flat noodles. When opened, it has a medicinal smell. The price is slightly higher than white vermicelli. The best quality varieties are produced in Guangxi, Sichuan and other regions. Residents can buy a large quantity at home once in the summer. Each time, use a small bag (commonly 100g per small bag) for a meal. The specific method of eating is: pour an appropriate amount of fern root powder into boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes (make sure there is no hard core), then remove it and rinse with cold water, just like the way you eat noodles. Then, you can flexibly change the cooking methods according to your family's preferences, such as cucumber shreds with fern root powder, sour and spicy fern root powder, and chicken shreds with fern root powder.
Cooking Tips for Fern Root Powder
1. Blanch in boiling water until there is no hard core, then rinse with cold water (this is for a chewy texture), and drain the water.
2. Slice red chili peppers, slice pickled wild mountain peppers (available in supermarkets), and mince garlic. Mix them with vinegar, a little soy sauce (recommended for "June Fresh"), appropriate salt, a small spoonful of sugar, and some of the pickled mountain pepper juice. Stir to make a sauce, then add the sliced chili peppers and minced garlic into the sauce and mix well.
3. Pour the sauce from step 2 into the fern root powder from step 1 and mix well.