What are the benefits of drinking monk fruit tea? How should monk fruit be used?

Monk fruit, the fruit of a perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is known as the "Oriental God Fruit" or "Fairy Fruit". Usually in life, we use Monk fruit to make tea. Maybe everyone only knows that drinking Monk fruit tea is good for the throat, but what are its benefits? Today, the editor will give you a detailed introduction to Monk fruit.

Contents of this article

1. What are the benefits of drinking monk fruit tea?

2. How should monk fruit be used?

3. Do you need to remove the shell of monk fruit when soaking it in water?

4. Taboos on eating monk fruit

What are the benefits of drinking monk fruit tea?

When your throat is uncomfortable, cut the monk fruit into slices, then put one or two slices in a cup, brew it with boiling water and drink it. This can relieve the symptoms of throat discomfort and prevent pharyngitis.

2. Suitable for diabetic and obese patients

Monk fruit contains a substance called mogroside, which is a natural sweetener that is more than 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but has relatively low calories, is non-toxic, and has good thermal stability. Even diabetic patients can eat it.

3. Moisturize the lungs and relieve cough

Monk fruit contains a nutrient called D-mannitol, which has an antitussive effect and lasts for a relatively long time, so eating monk fruit has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs.

4. Clear away heat and reduce fire

Luo Han Guo is cool in nature, so drinking it soaked in water or boiled into herbal tea has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire.

5. Beauty and skin care

Fresh monk fruit contains vitamin C, which has a relatively strong antioxidant effect. It can remove free radicals in the human body, thereby playing an anti-aging role. It can also inhibit the deposition of melanin in the skin and play a role in whitening the skin. Therefore, eating monk fruit has the effect of nourishing the skin and beautifying.

How should monk fruit be used?

1. Break the monk fruit and take a quarter of the flesh;

2. Put in a tea brewing container or a purple clay teapot, and pour in water at about 80°;

3. The first steeping time is about 30 seconds, then you can pour it out (the soup is generally golden and clear, and tastes sweet but not greasy);

4. The subsequent soaking time can be flexibly controlled according to your taste preferences;

5. Replace the pulp with new one after the taste is gone.

Do you need to remove the shell of monk fruit when soaking it in water?

Monk fruit can be soaked in water without shelling.

The shell of monk fruit will not affect the medicinal effect and taste of monk fruit. On the contrary, this shell also has good medicinal value, so it is best to soak it together with the shell.

Taboos on eating monk fruit

Someone once did an experiment and found that monk fruit had no obvious irritation to the stomach and intestines of mice, but it did stimulate the stomach and intestines of rabbits and promoted gastrointestinal motility. The experiment showed that monk fruit has the function of restoring the stomach and intestines, and its antibacterial effect is also very significant. It can restore spontaneous gastrointestinal motility, so people with poor stomach and intestines can drink monk fruit tea.

Monk fruit is suitable for people who often work overtime and stay up late, and people who often smoke and have bad stomachs. It also has the effect of clearing the lungs. If you often have social events and have to smoke and drink, you can always have monk fruit around you, which can be a good cough and lung clearing. You can also drink it with honey, which will have a better effect on moistening the lungs.

Monk fruit is a cold food, so women should not eat it during menstruation, and people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat it. If you dry the monk fruit and eat it, eating too much will cause internal heat. People with weak constitutions should try not to eat monk fruit, or patients with pharyngitis should not eat it, because monk fruit is too sweet, and eating it will make your throat uncomfortable.