Cassava is a type of tuber that is highly valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Cassava is used to cool the body, detoxify, and relieve heat in the body. Cassava water is commonly used by many families, especially when they are weak, tired, and have a fever.
Multiple health benefits of cassava
Cassava powder helps treat flu, fever, stiff neck, aversion to wind, and lack of perspiration. People who are tired, have a fever, heat, nausea, headaches, can drink cassava to reduce symptoms.
Cassava is also very useful for cases of alcohol poisoning. It can help reduce symptoms in people who are poisoned by food or have diarrhea. It can also help relieve heat in the body for people with hot pimples.
Should cassava powder be mixed with hot or cold water?
There are two common ways to consume cassava. The first is to mix it with cold water, add some lime, and drink it as a refreshing drink at restaurants or at home. The second way is to mix the powder evenly with cold water and then pour boiling water over it, let it cook and eat it like porridge.
However, experts recommend not mixing cassava powder with cold water because it is easy to drink but it is better to mix it with boiling water. This is because cassava is a starch with a strong molecular structure. Therefore, when consumed raw, it is difficult to absorb, especially for the elderly and young children with weak digestion.
In ancient Chinese medicinal recipes, cassava slices are usually cooked with other herbal ingredients, rarely recommended for raw consumption.
How to prepare cassava powder:
Method 1: Mix about 30g of cassava powder into a cup, add sugar if desired. Add about 10ml of boiling water to make a mixture. Pour boiling water into the cup and stir while pouring to cook the cassava powder. The white and translucent cassava cup is ready to drink.
Method 2: Dissolve cassava starch in cold water, put it in a pot to cook, stir well until the cassava is cooked before using.
Note that when consuming cassava powder to cool the body, it is best to limit the use of sugar as sugar generates heat and is not good for the body.
Cassava is harvested in winter and spring. You can buy fresh cassava tubers and boil and eat them directly instead of consuming the powder.