Organic Sun Drying Soapberry Rice Chinese Dried Fruits Natural

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Natural and organic sun-drying Soapberry rice

Zaojiao rice is the fruit of a deciduous tree of the genus Zaojiao in the Legume family. The branches of this plant are spiny and cylindrical. The leaflets are ovate-lanceolate or oblong; Variegated flowers, yellowish-white; The pods are banded, thick and straight, and swollen on both sides. The fruit segments are leathery, brownish or reddish-brown, often covered with white powder frost, and have many seeds. It usually flowers in May and the fruits ripen from October to November. The mature soapberry seeds are plump and have a natural light yellow color. Because of its shape resembling rice, it is called "Zaojiao Rice". 

Saponin seed is native to Yunnan and Guizhou in China, and is also distributed in small quantities in Sichuan and some parts of South China. It prefers sunlight but can tolerate some shade. It prefers a warm and humid climate and deep, fertile and moderately moist soil, but it is not strict about soil requirements and can grow normally in calcareous, saline-alkali, clayey or sandy soil. The growth rate of the soap pod is slow but its lifespan is very long, reaching six or seven hundred years. Its tree is a deep-rooted species and requires 6 to 8 years of vegetative growth to flower and bear fruit, but its fruiting period can last for hundreds of years. [6] Generally, seed propagation and cutting propagation are adopted. Currently, large-scale cultivation mainly focuses on the cultivation of seedlings and grafted seedlings. 

Soap pod rice has the functions of eliminating phlegm, opening orifices, clearing heat and relieving summer heat, and moistening the intestines and promoting defecation. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica. Soap pod rice is high in carbohydrates and rich in soluble dietary fiber. After cooking, it expands in volume and has a thick texture, making it a nutritious and delicious food. [5] The Southern Song Dynasty Notes "Old Stories of the Martial Arts World" mentions that a kind of dessert called "Zao 'er Gao" was sold in the city of Hangzhou, which was also a pastry made from zao Jiao rice. In addition, in ancient times, people also used soapberry rice to clean hair and clothes

The correct use methods of Gleditsia sinensis include cooking porridge, making tea, stewing soup and other ways. The specific method is as follows:
1. porridge cooking: after washing soap horn rice, add rice or millet to cook porridge. You can add an appropriate amount of red dates, longans and other ingredients, which has the effect of Tonifying the middle and Qi, nourishing blood and calming nerves
2. making tea: wash the soap horn rice and brew it with boiling water. You can add an appropriate amount of honey or red dates and other ingredients, which has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, moistening lungs and relieving cough
3. Stewed soup: after washing the soap horn rice, add the meat or bone stewed soup. You can add an appropriate amount of ginger slices, scallions and other ingredients, which has the effect of Tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming nerves
4. stewed desserts: soap horn rice can be stewed with tremella, red dates, lotus seeds, lilies and other ingredients to form desserts with rich taste
1, Nutritional value and efficacy of Gleditsia sinensis
Soap horn rice is rich in plant gum and dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal motility, prevent constipation, reduce abdominal pressure, and help relieve hernia symptoms
In addition, soap horn rice also has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, moistening lungs and relieving cough
2, Storage methods and matching taboos of Gleditsia sinensis
1. storage method: the non soaked soap horn rice should be stored in a cool and dry place. It is best to use up the soaked soap horn rice in the same day. If you can't use up, you can put it in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, but the taste will be slightly worse
2. Pairing taboo: soap horn rice is mild in nature, but it is best not to eat it in large quantities with food materials that are too cold, such as bitter gourd, winter melon, etc., so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort