Additionally, a mixture of sour starfruit soaked in rock sugar can also be used for skin problems such as eczema and acne, and to reduce hangover and nausea symptoms.
Nutritional value of sour star fruit
In traditional medicine, starfruit has a cool, sour, and sweet taste. It is used to clear heat, detoxify, cool the blood, and stop bleeding, treating fever, thirst, sore throat, and nosebleeds. The sourness of starfruit indicates its astringent properties, preventing sweating and diarrhea, and is effective in treating spontaneous sweating, premature ejaculation, and diarrhea. The sweetness of starfruit indicates its spleen-tonifying and spleen-regulating properties, and is effective in treating spleen deficiency, loss of appetite, and chest tightness.
Starfruit contains simple carbohydrates such as sucrose and fructose, which are very important substances in the human body, providing calories and maintaining blood sugar levels.
Starfruit contains many vitamins, especially vitamin C, which has antioxidant properties, boosts immunity, and enhances iron and collagen absorption. In addition, starfruit also contains plenty of vitamins A, B1, and B2, which are very good for eyesight, the nervous system, and healthy skin and mucous membranes.
Starfruit is rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and other minerals, supporting various bodily functions such as heart, muscle, nerve, and bone health. Potassium helps regulate water balance and blood pressure, preventing hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Calcium promotes bone growth and prevents osteoporosis. Magnesium participates in the metabolism of various enzymes, regulates the excitability of the nervous and muscular systems, and prevents cramps and spasms. Iron is involved in promoting blood production and oxygen supply, preventing anemia.
Sour starfruit preserved in rock sugar has many health benefits.
Nutritional value of rock sugar
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, rock sugar is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the lung and spleen meridians. It nourishes yin and promotes fluid production, moistens the lungs and reduces cough, regulates the stomach and moistens the lungs. It is suitable for treating cough and sore throat caused by dry lungs.
Rock sugar helps neutralize acids, regulate medicinal properties, provide energy to the body, and enhance the properties of medicinal herbs, making it a health supplement.
Rock sugar has cooling and moisturizing effects, and is nourishing and replenishes yin. Rock sugar is effective in treating dry coughs, coughs with phlegm and blood in the sputum caused by dry lungs.
Rock sugar has the effect of calming the mind, clearing heat, reducing restlessness, and helping to alleviate symptoms such as mouth ulcers and sore throats.
Rock sugar, primarily sucrose, quickly provides energy and replenishes the body's needs.
The benefits of pickled starfruit with rock sugar.
Cough, sore throat, and fever: Starfruit is traditionally used to alleviate cough and sore throat symptoms, and rock sugar is also known to soothe these conditions. When combined, these two ingredients have a cooling, diuretic, lung-strengthening, and cough-reducing effect.
Effects on urinary stones: These are urinary tract diseases caused by urinary tract stones. Sour starfruit soaked in rock sugar has diuretic and detoxifying effects and helps to eliminate stones.
Malaria: Starfruit contains substances that inhibit the growth of parasites. Symptoms of malaria include intermittent fever, chills, headache, nausea, and an enlarged spleen. Starfruit has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, and dissolving lumps.
Digestive issues: In some regions, starfruit is used to aid in the treatment of diarrhea, improve digestion, and reduce nausea.
Skin problems: Both starfruit and some preparations made from rock sugar are believed to help treat inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and acne.
How to make pickled star fruit with rock sugar
Ingredients: Wash about 1kg of starfruit, 250g of rock sugar (you can add a few pieces of ginger to increase the effectiveness in treating coughs), and a glass jar.
Instructions: Let the starfruit drain, gently remove the hard edges with a knife, then slice it into thin, five-pointed star shapes.
Take a clean pot, add rock sugar and enough water, boil until the rock sugar dissolves, then let it cool completely.
Wash the glass jar thoroughly, then sterilize it by rinsing it with boiling water and let it dry.
Place the sliced starfruit and ginger into a glass jar, then pour in the cooled rock sugar syrup. Seal the jar tightly and store it in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
It can be used 6 days after soaking.
Drink three small cups daily, after meals.
Things to note when using pickled star fruit with rock sugar.
Potential for kidney toxicity: Starfruit contains high levels of oxalic acid, which can be dangerous for people with impaired kidney function and may cause acute kidney damage.
People with digestive problems should limit their consumption of starfruit because of its high vitamin C content; it should be avoided in cases of stomach ulcers.
Those who are currently taking prescription medications should not use this product.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should limit their use.
Avoid eating starfruit with seafood: The vitamin C in starfruit combines with pentavalent arsenic compounds in seafood to form highly toxic arsenic, so starfruit should not be eaten with seafood.
If you experience any health problems while using pickled starfruit with rock sugar, or if you wish to use starfruit as a treatment, it is best to consult a qualified doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.