Introduction: The monk fruit is sweet in taste and cool in nature, and it affects the lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of moistening the lungs to stop coughing and promoting the production of body fluids to quench thirst. It is suitable for lung-heat or lung-dryness cough, whooping cough, and summer-heat damaging fluids causing thirst. Additionally, it has the effect of moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements. While the monk fruit does have the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, traditional Chinese medical literature does not record that it has the function of nourishing yin, nor does it mention any foods that should be avoided. Modern medical research has confirmed that the monk fruit contains a sweetener that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but it does not produce calories, making it an ideal alternative beverage for people with diabetes, obesity, and other conditions who should not consume sugar.
Effects of Monk Fruit:
The monk fruit is a precious medicinal herb. It is cool in nature and sweet in taste, with the function of clearing the lungs and moistening the intestines. It is mainly indicated for whooping cough, phlegm-fire cough, blood-dryness constipation, etc. It also has excellent therapeutic effects for acute tracheitis, acute tonsillitis, sore throat, and acute gastritis. Crushing its root and applying it to the affected area can treat stubborn tinea, carbuncles, sores, and boils. The fruit's fluff can be used as a medicine for knife wounds. Using a small amount of monk fruit, steeped in boiling water, is an excellent cooling beverage that can refresh the mind, promote the production of fluids, and prevent respiratory tract infections. Long-term consumption can prolong life. Monk fruit juice can also be used in cooking for its delicate and pleasant fragrance. The monk fruit is hailed by people as the "immortal fruit".
Monk Fruit and Osmanthus Drink
Ways to Eat Monk Fruit
(1) Candy Drink
Ingredients: 250g monk fruit, appropriate amount of white sugar.
Method: Crush the monk fruit, add an appropriate amount of water and decoct it three times, each time for half an hour. Use a low flame to simmer off the water until it becomes viscous. Let it cool, mix in the white sugar, and mix well. Sun-dry, crush, and bottle for later use. Each time, take about 10g and brew with boiling water to drink.
(2) Monk Fruit and Rice Porridge
Ingredients: 250g monk fruit, 50g japonica rice, appropriate amount of fine salt and MSG.
Method: Crush the monk fruit, add an appropriate amount of water and decoct it three times. Filter out the dregs with a gauze cloth and set aside. Wash the japonica rice, put it into the monk fruit juice to cook the porridge. When the porridge boils, move it to a low flame and continue cooking until the rice is soft. Add fine salt and MSG and it is ready to eat.
(3) Weight Loss and Fitness Drink
Ingredients: 10g monk fruit, appropriate amount of honey, 10g hawthorn slices, 250g water.
Method: 1. Wash and crush the monk fruit. Wash the hawthorn and put it in the pot with the monk fruit. 2. Add water to the pot, cook over a flame, then remove the dregs and pour the juice into a cup. 3. Add an appropriate amount of honey to the cup, stir well, and drink as a summer beverage.
(4) Monk Fruit and Eight-Treasure Soup
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of lean meat, half a monk fruit, 15g longan pulp, 50g Longli leaves, 6 honey dates, 20g American ginseng, 20g apricot kernels, 15g glehnia root.
Method: Wash the lean meat, put it in whole. Add the medicinal herbs and an appropriate amount of water. Simmer for 2.5 hours until the soup is rich. The soup and meat are then ready to be consumed.
(5) Tremella and Monk Fruit Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 40g tremella, 1 chicken, 4 monk fruits, a little South almond, 200g carrot, 2 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of salt.
Method: 1. Wash the tremella and soak it in clean water. 2. Prepare the chicken, remove internal organs, blanch it, then rinse with clean water. 3. Peel the carrot and cut it into thick pieces. 4. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the chicken, monk fruit, South almond, tremella, carrot, and ginger. After it boils, turn to a low flame and continue simmering for about 3 hours. Add seasonings to taste and it is ready to drink.
Monk Fruit and Winter Melon Pork Rib Soup
Monk Fruit Herbal Tea
Herbal tea is a beverage made from tea leaves that has the effects of clearing heat and cooling the body, and promoting the production of fluids to quench thirst. Because tea leaves themselves have these effects, it is called herbal tea. Therefore, herbal tea was originally made from tea leaves. Later, in order to enhance the heat-clearing and fluid-promoting effects of tea or to add other benefits, some Chinese herbs were added to herbal tea. Consequently, its effects are not limited to clearing heat and promoting fluids, but also include removing dampness, resolving stagnation, and relieving the exterior. Monk fruit herbal tea is an example of this.
Based on the effects of monk fruit herbal tea, the following six types of people particularly need it:
1. People who often smoke and drink, and need to "cleanse" the lungs, protect the liver, nourish the stomach, and cleanse the intestines of old stool.
2. Actors, teachers, broadcasters, salespeople, etc., who need to protect their vocal organs.
3. People who work late into the night, are prone to "internal heat," and have reduced detoxification abilities.
4. People who sit in the office for long periods and cannot get fresh outdoor air, affecting lung function.
5. People who engage in outdoor activities or have a large amount of exercise, causing easy loss of body fluids.
6. People who struggle to find healthy gifts for holidays.
Several Medicinal Formulas (for reference)
1. Monk Fruit Tea: 20g monk fruit, steeped in boiling water for 15 minutes and then drunk as a tea substitute. This formula has the effects of clearing the lungs to stop coughing and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements. It is especially effective for hoarseness, dry throat, and thirst caused by excessive smoking and drinking.
2. Monk Fruit and Pig Lung Soup: 1 monk fruit, an appropriate amount of pig lung, simmered and consumed. This formula has certain effects for nourishing lung yin and treating tracheitis and tuberculosis.
3. Recipe 1 for Whooping Cough: 1 monk fruit, 15g persimmon cake. Decoct in water and drink. Recipe 2 for Whooping Cough: 1 monk fruit, 30g Houttuynia cordata, 30g Echinacea angustifolia. Decoct in water and drink.
4. Monk Fruit and Motherwort Soup: 15g monk fruit, 10g motherwort, decocted in water and drunk. This formula is used for women's cough and irregular menstruation.
5. Weight Loss and Fitness Soup: 10g monk fruit, 10g hawthorn slices. Wash and crush the monk fruit, decoct with 250g of water in a pot. After cooking, remove the dregs and pour the juice into a cup. Adding an appropriate amount of honey makes the taste even better.
Monk Fruit and Osmanthus Tea