Fried Gardenia (a Chinese medicine)

Gardenia, also known as Gardenia, Nanyang Purple and Gardenia, is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Gardenia is round or oval, with smooth surface, yellow and white color and fragrance. Gardenia is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and enters liver, gallbladder and spleen meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, detoxicating, resolving phlegm, inducing diuresis and reducing swelling, and is often used to treat fever, jaundice, carbuncle and phlegm.

Operation steps of stir-frying gardenia

Stir-fried gardenia is a common processing method of gardenia, which has better efficacy and taste. The following are the operation steps of stir-frying gardenia:

Step 1: Prepare.

Sun-dry or air-dry the fresh gardenia, and then put it in a dry pot for later use.

Step 2: baking and frying

Put the pot on the fire and stir-fry the gardenia with medium heat until the surface of the gardenia is yellowish and has a faint aroma.

Step 3: Stir fry

In the process of frying gardenia, it needs to be turned constantly to avoid burning. At the same time, frying can also make Gardenia heated evenly, and achieve better frying effect.

Step 4: Cool.

Pour the fried gardenia into a container, let it cool, and then use or store it.

Matters needing attention in stir-frying gardenia

Although fried gardenia looks simple, there are some things to pay attention to:

Attention 1: master the temperature.

The heat of stir-fried gardenia needs to be mastered. Too big a fire is easy to burn, but too small a fire is not ripe. Generally speaking, it can be roasted and fried in medium heat.

Note 2: Stir-fry frequency

In the process of frying gardenia, it needs to be turned constantly to avoid burning. At the same time, frying can also make Gardenia heated evenly, and achieve better frying effect.

Note 3: Storage method

Stir-fried gardenia needs to be placed in a sealed container to avoid moisture. At the same time, the environment should be kept dry to avoid mildew.

final result

Fried gardenia is a common processing method of gardenia, which can not only improve the efficacy of gardenia, but also increase its taste. In the process of operation, attention should be paid to details such as temperature, frying frequency and storage method. Stir-fried gardenia can be used in traditional Chinese medicine decoction, medicated diet, etc. It is a very practical Chinese herbal medicine.