This type of leaf is abundant in the summer, both cooling and controlling blood sugar well, used to make many delicious, cool and nutritious dishes.

Jelly grass leaves both cool down and control blood sugar well.

Jelly grass is a climbing plant, the leaves can be harvested all year round. In the summer, the plant grows well and produces many fresh leaves. What is special is that people can use this ornamental plant to cool down on summer days.

Using jelly leaf also helps reduce blood sugar levels, good for people with diabetes. They help lower blood sugar, reduce the release of glucose from the liver, and stimulate insulin production in the body.

Jelly grass is grown by many people today.

According to Dr. Huynh Tan Vu (Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Campus 3), in Oriental medicine, sương sâm leaves are used as a precious medicine, good for health. Sương sâm leaves have a bitter taste, cool properties, and are effective in clearing heat, detoxifying, and laxative. In addition, they contain many antioxidants that help beautify the skin and prevent aging. Using sương sâm leaf jelly or water every day can improve the conditions of urinary retention and difficulty urinating.

In addition, drinking the water of the leaf of the grass jelly during the day also helps to reduce fever effectively. In case of severe fever, you should go to a medical facility. The leaf of the grass jelly is also known as an ingredient to make many delicious and cool dishes in the summer such as making jelly, cooking sweet soup... This type of leaf is rich in nutrients including fiber, iron, calcium, vitamin A, beta carotene, flavonoids, phosphorus, polyphenols... bringing many health benefits.

Dr. Huynh Tan Vu reminds everyone that although the leaf of the grass jelly is good, you should still be careful when eating it. The refreshing taste of grass jelly is a delicious dish that many people make in the summer, but it should not be overused. You should not use more than 2 cups per day, and children should only eat half a cup per day because overuse can lead to diarrhea.

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Delicious dishes made with sương sâm leaves to cool down on summer days

Green bean lotus seed jelly leaf tea

+ 100gr fresh lotus seeds

+ 200gr green beans

+ 250gr rock sugar

+ 1 packet of ginseng leaf powder or use fresh ginseng leaves

+ Salt

How to make green bean lotus seed jelly tea:

Step 1: Use fresh jelly leaves, wash them, then use a blender to grind them, filter to get about 500ml of water. Use jelly leaf powder, follow the instructions on the package. Put them in a mold or cup, leave in the refrigerator for about 1 hour, the jelly will solidify.

While waiting for it to freeze, we knead and clean the beans. Wash the lotus seeds and boil them with about 500ml of water until the beans and lotus seeds are soft. Add rock sugar to the tea water, add pandan leaves to the pot of tea, it will be very fragrant or you can use banana oil.

When the ginseng leaves are frozen, put them in the refrigerator. When you take them out to eat, use the tip of a knife to cut the tray lengthwise to scoop out each bowl of chè. The chè does not need ice to be cool and sweet.

Grass jelly

Grass jelly is usually not too sweet, has the characteristic smell of this leaf and is popular in the summer because it cools the body and quenches thirst.

How to make grass jelly:

Wash fresh jelly leaves, drain and chop finely, puree the leaves with a mixture of warm water about 70 degrees Celsius. Add a little sugar and salt and then filter to remove the residue, skim off the white foam.

Pour the mixture into the mold and leave it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours before using. The jelly is usually not too sweet and has the characteristic aroma of the jelly leaves, so to make it delicious, people use fresh jelly leaves instead of dried leaves.

How to grow ginseng for year round leaves

The jelly grass plant is very easy to grow, nowadays it is grown in every school on the terrace, as an ornamental plant. To grow this plant, you should pay attention to the soil mixed with fertilizer and loose growing medium such as: coconut fiber, cow manure, chicken manure, oil cake, rice husks, peanut shells... After mixing, do not plant the seedlings immediately, spray water thoroughly and cover for about 2 weeks before planting, it will be very good. If not, you can buy ready-made growing medium.

The soil needs to be loose because if it is not loose and well-drained, the plant is susceptible to pests and will die. People can compost organically by soaking bat guano or chicken manure and watering the plant about once a month.

Jelly grass plants can be grown by yourself or bought at garden stores.

Water the plant twice a day. When the plant starts to grow, you should make a trellis for the vine to grow, and pay attention to wrapping the vine's top in a direction to help it grow more easily.

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