What are the benefits of steamed chives with rock sugar?

To understand the benefits of steamed chives with rock sugar, we first need to understand the effects of each ingredient.

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An article on the Medlatec General Hospital website, with medical consultation from Dr. Duong Ngoc Van, states that fresh chives contain a significant amount of vitamins and a range of minerals essential for the body's development.

One of the most notable benefits is its high vitamin A content. Consuming just about 1/4 cup of fresh chives provides your body with approximately 17% to 22% of your daily vitamin A requirement.

The notable benefits of chives:

Enhance thinking skills

Besides vitamin A and vitamin K, chives also provide the body with B vitamins, such as vitamin B9. This vitamin is essential for brain development and stimulates cognitive abilities in children.

Children who are in a period of rapid brain development need to supplement their vitamin B intake from beneficial foods like chives. This is a simple way to enhance children's cognitive abilities.

Helps improve eyesight.

Chives are a spice that helps supplement the body with essential vitamin A. They also contain high levels of lutein and zeaxanthin, which are powerful antioxidants. These support visual function and improve the ability to regulate vision.

In addition, the antioxidant compounds in chives effectively participate in preventing aging and protecting against cataracts.

In addition, chives are a rich source of vitamin K. This vitamin participates in supporting enzymes that promote cell growth and prevent bone aging.

Fresh chives contain large amounts of Quercetin, Flavonoids, Carotenes, Zeaxanthin, Lutein, etc., compounds that actively participate in preventing the production and spread of cancer cells.

Liver detoxification

Vitamins A and C in chives act as two counteracting agents against free radical activity, boosting immunity and stimulating liver function. These two vitamins greatly support the liver detoxification process and limit the accumulation of toxins in the body.

What are the benefits of rock sugar?

The Lao Dong newspaper, citing Boldsky, has pointed out the following benefits of rock sugar:

Fresh breath

You can suffer from bad breath due to bacteria accumulating in your gums for hours if you don't brush or rinse your mouth after eating. Rock sugar helps maintain fresh breath when you eat it after meals. It ensures freshness in your mouth and breath.

Cough relief

Coughing can occur when your throat is attacked by germs or when you have a fever. Rock sugar contains medicinal properties that can soothe a cough immediately. Sucking on rock sugar will help reduce your persistent cough.

Treat sore throat

Cold weather can cause a number of health problems, including sore throats. Rock sugar is a quick remedy for sore throats.

Aids digestion

Rock sugar aids digestion when eaten with fennel seeds. Therefore, to prevent indigestion, eat a few pieces of rock sugar after meals.

Good for the brain

Rock sugar is also used as a natural brain tonic. It helps improve memory and relieve mental fatigue. Mixing rock sugar with warm milk and drinking it before bed is a natural remedy to improve memory.

Useful for breastfeeding mothers.

Rock sugar acts as an antidepressant and increases breast milk production. And because rock sugar is less sweet than refined sugar, it won't harm the mother.

What are the benefits of steamed chives with rock sugar?

According to the Health & Life newspaper, citing Traditional Medicine Practitioner Bui Dac Sang from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the Hanoi Traditional Medicine Association, fresh chives are warm in nature, have a sweet and spicy taste, and have the effects of warming the body, fighting bacteria, expelling phlegm, and supporting qi, thus helping to reduce symptoms of sore throat.

This remedy made from steamed fresh chives with rock sugar can be used for both children and adults.

Traditional medicine practitioner Sáng provides instructions on how to prepare steamed fresh chives with rock sugar as follows:

Ingredients: 100g fresh chives, rock sugar to taste.

Instructions: Wash fresh chives and chop them finely. Crush the rock sugar into small pieces. Place both ingredients in a clean bowl or dish and steam for 30 minutes. Divide the steamed chives with rock sugar into two portions and consume within the day.