60 days and 60 diets to help you become a health expert in a month! What is the first summer drink? Ume has a history of nearly 2,000 years. In the Qing Dynasty, it was already the "Qing Palace Imperial Plum Soup" in the imperial dining room, and in recent years, many people have asked doctors to consult the recipe of sour plum soup, why? Because this ancient recipe of sour plum soup has a more symptomatic effect. Today's cup of sour plum soup can also be drunk by diabetics, and it also has lipid-lowering effects!
The basic recipe of sour plum soup has four flavors: black plum, hawthorn, licorice, and tangerine peel. Many diabetics dare not drink sour plum soup, because the black plum hawthorn tangerine peel is sour, and sugar must be added to flavor it if you want to eat, which will have a direct impact on blood sugar.
The secret of the [sugar-reduced version of sour plum soup] is the stevia inside. Stevia is also known as "sweet tea", and although it is sweet, it will not raise blood sugar and relieve your worries. However, it is best for pregnant women not to eat it, so as not to cause diarrhea and cause serious damage to their vitality.
【Efficacy of stevia】
Not only does it give food its sweetness, but it also brings many benefits to people with its natural health properties. Its leaves contain a natural sweetener called stevia, which is hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose and contains almost no calories. Not only that, but studies have shown that stevia helps lower blood sugar levels, making it an ideal complementary food for diabetics. At the same time, stevia is rich in antioxidants, which can help fight free radicals and protect the body from oxidative stress.
As a Chinese herbal medicine, stevia has the effect of quenching thirst and lowering blood pressure, and can be used to treat thirst and hypertension diseases or symptoms.
This cup of fat-reducing version of sour plum soup also adds lotus leaves on the basis of the original recipe, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Lotus leaves are thin and inferior, so a single dose can eliminate the swelling of yang water." "It has the effect of lowering fat and reducing the body, not only will not affect the taste, but also adds the fragrance of lotus leaves and the effect of dissolving dampness.
【Efficacy of lotus leaf】
Lotus leaves contain a variety of alkaloids and flavonoids, which have significant diuretic, swelling and weight loss effects. Lotus leaf also has the effect of regulating blood lipids and lowering blood pressure, and has a non-negligible contribution to maintaining cardiovascular health. It contains antioxidants that can protect cells from free radical damage, delay aging, and enhance the body's resistance. As a common Chinese herbal medicine, lotus leaf has a variety of health benefits, but it is not suitable for all people, such as people with stomach cold, low blood pressure, pregnant women, infants and young children, and people with allergies. The individual's constitution and health condition should be considered before consumption, and the advice of a medical professional should be consulted if necessary.