| abstract |
The invention relates to the technical field of food and beverage, and particularly relates to a medicinal and edible composition and application thereof, a plant beverage and a preparation method thereof. The medicinal and edible composition is prepared from, by weight, 0.1-30 parts of honey, 0.3-0.5 part of liquorice, 2-3 parts of boat-fruited sterculia seed, 0.1-3 parts of lotus seed, 0.3-0.5 part of hawthorn, 0.1-0.2 part of dried orange peel, 0.05-0.2 part of platycodon grandiflorum, 0.1-0.2 part of poria cocos, 0.1-0.2 part of dried ginger, 1-3 parts of chrysanthemum, 8-10 parts of mint, 0.1-0.2 part of honeysuckle, 0.05-0.2 part of radix puerariae and 0.01-0.15 part of menthol. The medicinal and edible composition and the plant beverage have obvious effects of clearing and moistening the throat, use medicinal and edible natural herbaceous plants as main raw materials, are sugar-free and low-energy beverages, have small weight burden, and are suitable for most consumers to drink, particularly patients with sore throat. |