What are the benefits of drinking red dates soaked in water? What else can you soak them in besides water?

Fresh dates are rich in vitamins, but they are not available all year round and are seasonal. Red dates soaked in water have the function of detoxifying sheep liver. So besides soaking in water, what else can they be drunk together with?

Soaking red dates in water can nourish the liver and detoxify.

Experiments have shown that giving people with poor liver function jujube water every day for a week can increase human serum protein, thereby achieving the effect of protecting the liver and detoxifying.

Make tea with red dates to replenish energy and protect your throat.

Red dates can be roasted and brewed into tea to treat stomach cold and stomachache. Adding longan into the tea makes it a blood-replenishing and qi-replenishing tea, which is suitable for teachers, salespeople and other people who use their voice frequently.

Red dates soup can relieve cough and moisten the lungs.

In the "Bixiao Fang" written by Meng Shi in the Tang Dynasty, it is recorded that boiling red dates, white fungus and rock sugar together to make a soup can relieve cough and moisten the lungs.

Boiled eggs with red dates can replenish blood and nourish the skin.

Use red dates and longans to boil brown sugar water. When the dates are rotten and the longans are soft, beat an egg and continue to simmer the egg over low heat. Red dates, longans and brown sugar all have the effect of replenishing blood, and the boiled eggs are very nourishing.

Red dates porridge can calm the mind and help sleep.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, women with symptoms such as mania and restlessness can use appropriate amounts of lily bulbs and lotus seeds with red dates to treat them. If cooked with millet, the calming effect of red dates can be better exerted.

Drinking red dates in wine can help keep blood vessels unblocked.

During the soaking process of red dates, the nutrient-rich organic matter is more easily dissolved in the wine, which has a certain effect on keeping blood vessels unobstructed.

Dried red dates vary in size. Although there is little difference in their nutritional and therapeutic effects, it is recommended to use large red dates when making water or tea, especially those produced in Xinjiang, which have a very sweet taste. It is best to tear them into several halves before using; you can choose any of them for making porridge, soaking wine, etc.