What are the main varieties of sugarcane? Can I eat sugarcane if I have a cough?

The dry seasons of autumn and winter often make people feel dry and uncomfortable in the nose and throat. Sugarcane contains many nutrients needed by the human body, especially its high iron content. It ranks first among various fruits and is known as the "blood-replenishing fruit". In order to help everyone know more about sugarcane, we have sorted out the main varieties of sugarcane, etc., hoping to be useful to you.

Contents of this article

1. What are the main varieties of sugarcane?

2. Can I eat sugarcane when I have a cough?

3. Precautions for eating sugarcane

What are the main varieties of sugarcane?

Sugarcane can be divided into fruit cane and sugar cane according to its use.

According to the appearance shape, it can also be divided into sugarcane "Black King Kong", sugarcane "Black Green Gang" and sugarcane "White Jade Sugarcane".

Fruit sugarcane is sugarcane specially for fresh consumption. It is easy to tear, has low fiber, moderate sugar content, crisp stems, rich juice and delicious taste, as well as thick stems, long nodes and beautiful stem shape.

Sugar cane has a high sugar content and is used as a raw material for making sugar. It is generally not eaten fresh in the market. Because of its hard skin and coarse fibers, it has a poor taste and is only occasionally eaten fresh in the production areas.

Can I eat sugar cane when I have a cough?

If the cough is caused by deficiency heat, you can eat sugar cane. Sugar cane has the effects of clearing heat, promoting fluid production, nourishing and moistening dryness. For patients with deficiency heat cough, eating some sugar cane can well relieve the symptoms of cough. In the dry season of autumn and winter, people often feel dry and uncomfortable in the nose and throat. At this time, if you can eat some sugar cane that can promote fluid production and quench thirst, moisten the throat and remove dryness, you will feel refreshed and comfortable. However, it is best to squeeze sugar cane into juice during coughing. In addition, patients with stomach cold, vomiting, diarrhea, cough and sputum should not eat sugar cane.

Health tips: For those who have cough and phlegm, you can grind yam into paste and take half a bowl of it, and squeeze sugarcane juice and take half a bowl of it, mix the two together, steam them and then eat them, which is very good for the body.

Precautions for eating sugarcane

Sugarcane contains many nutrients needed by the human body, especially its iron content is as high as 1.3 mg/100 g, which ranks first among various fruits and is known as the "blood-replenishing fruit". Drinking raw sugarcane juice can clear away heat and aid digestion. It can be consumed by people with dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, and fever.

Drinking heated sugarcane juice can benefit the spleen and stomach. If you roast the sugarcane before eating, it will not only be sweeter, but also have a better throat moistening effect, making it a good food therapy for protecting the throat. In addition, sugarcane is also a mouth cleaner. Chewing sugarcane can improve the self-cleaning and anti-caries ability of teeth and exercise facial muscles. For people with bad breath or oral inflammation, gargling with sugarcane juice and then swallowing it can help remove odor and relieve pain.

Sugarcane has different therapeutic effects depending on the color of its skin. Sugarcane with green and yellow skin has the effect of clearing away heat, especially good at relieving heat in the lungs and stomach, but it is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold stomach and abdominal pain. Sugarcane with dark purple or black skin is mild and nourishing, can satisfy hunger, relieve cough, strengthen the stomach, and replenish physical strength, but people with sore throat and excessive heat should not eat it. In addition, sugarcane has a high sugar content, so people with diabetes, metabolic abnormalities, and high blood lipids should be cautious when eating it.