October 10, 2018
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【止咳聖果？】飲之前記得分清寒咳熱咳
#寒咳人士會越飲越咳
#熬夜人士不妨袋兩個傍身
#星期四食材
羅漢果清熱化痰止咳
自小認識的羅漢果都是深棕色的，近年興起金黃色的金羅漢果，價錢比普通羅漢果貴幾倍，是兩個不同品種嗎？其實是製作方法不一樣，傳統羅漢果以烘焗方法製成，所以成品深色，又難免帶有焦烘味道。近年推出以低溫脫水技術製作的金羅漢果，用新科技將果實的水份蒸發掉，因為低溫技術保存到更多營養，味道更香甜，難怪售價比傳統羅漢果要貴得多。
羅漢果 — 性寒味甘，具解暑清肺、化痰止咳、潤腸通便功效，適合風熱型感冒引起的咳嗽、喉嚨痛，亦適合熬夜、煙酒過多、飲食過度而導致的喉嚨痛、扁桃腺發炎、失聲及便秘等症狀。但要注意風寒感冒、咳嗽及脾胃虛寒不宜多服。
Monk fruit to clear heat, relieve cough and phlegm
The type of monk fruit we have seen as kids are dark brown, and recently golden yellow ones have become popular with pricing that are a few times higher. Are these different species? They are actually processed differently. The traditional ones are baked so they are darker in colour and may have a toasted flavour. Recently the golden ones that processed and dehydrated at a low temperature to remove the water. This low temperature process can better preserve nutrients of monk fruit with a sweet flavour and that is also why it is more expensive.
Monk fruit: cold in nature with a sweet flavour, helps to relieve summer heat and clears lung, relieve phlegm and cough, moisten intestine and relieve constipation. Suitable for those with hot-wind related cough, sore throat, as well as night owls, those who drink and smoke, over-eating related sore throat, tonsillitis, loss of voice and constipation. Note that those with cold-wind related flu, cough and those with asthenic weak spleen and stomach should not consume.
