Sugar, Rock
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Sugar, Rock
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Made from sugar cane or beets. There are different kinds of sugar, including brown, white and rock. Rock sugar is the ice-like rock crystal boiled and crystalized out of white granulated sugar.
The Chinese have used sugar in savory dishes since ancient times and have developed a repertoire of this sweetener. Among these is rock (or yellow) sugar, which adds subtle, mellow flavor, as well as a translucent finish, to Chinese braised or "red roasted" dishes.
Properties:
Sweet in flavor, mild in nature, it is related to the channels of the lung and spleen.
Functions:
Invigorates the middle-jiao, replenishes qi, moistens the lung, benefits the spleen, vital energy circulation and good for digestion. In addition, it relieves pain, promotes blood circulation and removes stagnation.
Applications:
Rock sugar is used to treat cough and asthma due to dryness of the lung, deficiency of the lung, wind-cold pathogen and overwork; infantile malaria, fasting dysentery; toothache due to pathogenic wind-fire.
For pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx), laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx) and coughing due to evil heat:
Peel a piece of flesh from a whole orange. Put 15 g rock sugar into the interior of the orange. Replace the peel in the original site and fix it with a toothpick. Steam the orange in a bowl and consume.
Dosage and Administration:
To be decocted for internal use, or eaten together with rice or bread. It can be used as an ingredient of boluses or pills or soft extract.
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Modern Researches:
Rock sugar contains mainly sucrose., http://www.100md.com