【食材解構】牛蒡茶解毒消脂好處多籮籮？
#牛蒡寒涼飲錯傷身得不償失
#養生功效不要人云亦云
#星期三問題多多
馬小姐：「朋友推介我每天喝牛蒡茶，他說牛蒡功效多多，可以排毒消脂、強肝降血脂，甚至抗癌壯陽，有那麼厲害嗎？」
CheckCheckCin：坊間的確有不少牛蒡茶發售，日本人亦喜歡將牛蒡入饌，因為它高纖低脂營養成份高。從中醫角度來看，牛蒡性寒，具清熱解毒、祛風止癢功效，解毒指的「毒」為熱毒，適合燥熱體質，紓緩牙肉痛、喉嚨痛等燥熱問題。過了平安夜和聖誕節兩天的大魚大肉和熬夜派對，不如吃點牛蒡吧！
新鮮牛蒡與乾牛蒡功效相約，平日當作高纖蔬菜或煲湯食用牛蒡是可以的，但由於它屬性寒涼，不建議長期每天飲用，脾胃虛寒者更不宜多吃，否則容易引致腹瀉等症狀。
處理新鮮牛蒡小貼士：
以刷子輕輕刷走泥土，用刀或揉成團的錫紙把外皮刮走，切開後的牛蒡容易發黑，最好下鍋前才切開，或者切後浸泡鹽水。
Burdock can relieve cough and clear heat toxins
A friend suggested I drink burdock tea every day as burdock has a lot of health benefits such as detox and fat burn, strengthen the liver and lower blood lipids, and even anti-cancer qualities. Is it really that great?
CheckCheckCin: There are a lot of burdock tea in the market. From a Chinese medicine perspective, burdock is cold in nature and can clear heat and detoxify, dispel wind and relieve itch. The toxins is heat toxin so it is suitable for those with dry heat body types. It can help to alleviate painful gum and sore throat. After Christmas eve and Christmas and all the partying, it is a good idea to have some burdock!
Fresh and dried burdock have similar healing effects so you can eat it as a high fibre vegetable and cook it with soup. As it is cold in nature, we do not recommend having regularly and it is not suitable for those with asthenic cold spleen and stomach as it can lead to diarrhea.
Tips to handle fresh burdock
Use a brush to gently brush off the mud, use a knife or bunched up aluminium foil to scrap off skin. Once you cut up burdock, it can turn black so cut it before you put it into the pot or soak with salt water after cutting.
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