In the midsummer, have a glass of watermelon mojito.
Text/Professor Luo Songping, director of the Women's and Children's Center and a nationally famous Chinese medicine doctor
Mojito is a cocktail originating from Cuba, using fresh small lime, sugar cane juice, and fresh mint leaves Made with light rum . Later, the improved formula added more fruits, making it popular all over the world for its fresh taste.
today recommends a cocktail suitable for summer - watermelon mojito.
Watermelon is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It clears away heat and promotes body fluids. It is known as "Natural White Tiger Soup". Sugarcane, cold in nature, sweet in taste, moistens dryness, promotes body fluids and detoxifies.. Mint leaves are pungent and cool to relieve symptoms, are light and refreshing to relieve depression. small lime , sour and rich in vitamin C. Rum, native to Cuba, is made from fermented and distilled sugar cane syrup. The Spanish name is RON, the English name is RUM, and the Chinese translation is rum or 憧 wine. It is a type of sugary wine with an alcohol content of 38%-50%. Light rum is suitable for making mojitos.
Ingredients: 1-2 small limes, two sections of sugar cane, 6-8 pieces of fresh mint leaves, 2-3 pieces of watermelon, 50-60 ml of white rum, a can of soda water, 6-8 small ice cubes piece.
method: Squeeze the juice of small limes and watermelons separately, press the sugar cane juice, add 30 ml each of lime juice, watermelon juice, and sugar cane juice to cocktail glass , fresh mint leaves, add white rum, and ice cubes , finally add a little soda water, stir from top to bottom, put a lemon and mint leaf on the rim of the cup, and insert a straw.
Warm reminder: is not suitable for those with high blood pressure or alcohol allergies.
Expert profile
Dr. Luo Songping, professor, director of the Women and Children's Center, doctoral supervisor. The 2nd National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Physician; National Leading Talent of Traditional Chinese Medicine " Qihuang Scholar". The academic heir of Professor Luo Yuankai, a nationally renowned gynecologist. The representative inheritor of Lingnan Luo's gynecological school, and the representative inheritor of the "Lingnan Luo's Gynecological Diagnosis Method" of the Guangdong Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage project. The leader of the national key discipline of TCM Gynecology; the chief expert of the National TCM Gynecology Alliance, one of the first batch of famous teaching teachers in TCM colleges and universities in the country, and the course leader of the national first-class course "TCM Gynecology". He has rich clinical experience in traditional Chinese medicine for menstruation regulation, pregnancy assistance, and tocolysis.
Clinic schedule: Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday morning; Clinic Room 22 on the eighth floor of the south building of the outpatient clinic.
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Editor: Liu Qingjun
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