Clear away heat and detoxify - Sugarcane Horseshoe Drink
Overview
Sugarcane is sweet in taste and cold in nature, and returns to the lung and stomach meridian; it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, harmonizing the stomach and relieving vomiting, nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness; water chestnuts are cool in nature and sweet, and have the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluids, cooling blood and detoxifying. Fresh water chestnuts are boiled with sugar cane, reed roots, etc., and the soup is an ideal drink for clearing away heat, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst. Adding red dates and ginger can make up for the coldness of sugar cane and water chestnuts, and red dates and ginger themselves can also enhance immunity. This drink can be consumed by the general population, but should not be consumed by those with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold stomach and abdominal pain.
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Steps
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Ingredients 1: Sugar cane, water chestnuts.
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Ingredients 2: Red dates and ginger (wash the red dates and slice the ginger for later use).
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Peel and wash the water chestnuts, and cut the sugar cane into sections.
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Put all the ingredients into the pot and add water. The amount of water should be at least 3 times the amount of ingredients in the pot.
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Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 1 hour, then turn off the heat and let cool before drinking.
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A great homemade drink.
