Chinese medicine believes that the "yang" of human body is the most vigorous in summer, which is the result of adapting to natural climate change. However, because the weather is hot or too hot and humid, the human body naturally likes to be cool, and it is more willing to eat some light and less greasy food in diet. At this time, the thick and warm tonic commonly used in winter is no longer suitable for taking in summer. If warming is needed, it will increase the temperature, encourage internal fire, consume yin and body fluid, and lead to the occurrence or aggravation of diseases. (Except those with yin-cold constitution or negative diseases) Excessive summer heat is easy to consume qi and damage yin, affecting the function of spleen and stomach transport and the balance of yin and yang. In terms of health care tonic, in principle, it is mainly based on clearing and nourishing, and the medicinal diet is cool or peaceful, and the fire is used to nourish yin and balance yin and yang. Sweet and cool, diuretic to relieve summer heat and less greasy are the main characteristics of commonly used medicated diets in summer. For some people who suffer from spleen and stomach injuries, diarrhea, fever and colds in summer, these medicated diets should not be taken too much during illness, because the yang of the human body has been injured by cold and is no longer vigorous, and it is not appropriate to take too much when nourishing.
The medicated diet introduced below is a common product for health care and conditioning in summer.
◆ Chicken breast with lotus leaves (cold salad) Formula 2 Fresh lotus leaves, 50 grams of ham, 250 grams of boneless chicken, 50 grams of mushrooms, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, chicken oil, Shaoxing wine, pepper, corn flour, ginger and onion.
The effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for tonic in summer and is beneficial to the improvement of common symptoms such as upset and fatigue in summer.
Making (1) sliced chicken and mushrooms; Sliced ham; Sliced ginger; Cut the onion into knots; Wash the lotus leaf, scald it with boiling water, remove the pedicle and cut into pieces.
(2) Blanch the mushrooms with boiling water, rinse them with cold water, put the chicken and mushrooms in a plate, add salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, pepper, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, chicken oil, corn flour, ginger slices and onion slices, stir and mix them evenly, then put them on the lotus leaf block, then put them on 1 slice of ham, and put them into rectangular meat buns.
Eating can be accompanied by food or eaten alone.
It is recommended to avoid people of all physiques.
Analyzing the sweetness of chicken has the functions of benefiting qi, replenishing essence and marrow; Lotus leaf is cold and bitter, and has the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. When they are combined with cooking and eaten regularly, they can play a role in invigorating qi and spleen, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat; It is of great benefit to upset, thirsty, bad urination and fatigue.
◆ Nut ribs (flat) Formula: 5g of Amomum Tsaoko, 50g of Coix seed, 50g of ribs, 50g of rock sugar tablets, and appropriate amount of ginger, onion, pepper, cooking wine, marinade and monosodium glutamate.
Efficacy: invigorating spleen and qi, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain, promoting digestion and regulating stomach. It is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness, joint pain, loss of appetite and thin stool.
Prepare (1) stir-fry Tsaoko and Coicis Semen, mash them, decoct them in water twice, and extract 2000ml； of filtrate; Wash the ribs, put them in the liquid medicine, then mash the ginger and onion, put them in a pot, add pepper, cook the ribs until they are 70% cooked, take them out and let them cool.
(2) Pour the marinade into the pot, boil it with slow fire, add the ribs and marinate until it is cooked.
(3) Take a proper amount of marinade and pour it into the pot, add rock sugar, monosodium glutamate and salt, collect the concentrated juice with slow fire, cook the cooking wine and evenly spread it on the outside of the ribs.
Take/kloc-0 times a day with meals.
It is recommended not to have special taboos.
The pungent, warm and dry nature of Amomum tsao-ko is analyzed, which has the functions of eliminating dampness, dispelling cold and resolving food stagnation. Coix seed is cool and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis; Ribs are nourishing yin and moistening dryness. The combination of medicine and food can enhance the functions of strengthening the spleen, eliminating dampness, promoting digestion and regulating the stomach. Dietary regularity is beneficial to patients with spleen deficiency and dampness excess and gout.
◆ Jasmine tremella (cool) formula tremella 20g, 30 jasmine flowers, clear soup 1500 ml, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine and salt.
Efficacy: nourishing yin, eliminating dampness, and caring skin. Suitable for summer recuperation.
Making (1) tremella was washed twice with cold water, and then soaked in cold water. After it swells, blanch it with boiling water of 1 and put it in cold water for cooling. Remove the pedicel of jasmine, wash it with clear water and buckle it in a plate (to prevent the fragrance from losing) for later use.
(2) Put clear soup in the pot, add cooking wine, salt and monosodium glutamate, boil over high fire, and skim off the floating foam. Put the soup into a soup bowl, then filter out the water soaked in tremella, blanch tremella thoroughly with boiling water, put it into the soup bowl, and sprinkle jasmine in the bowl.
You can eat with meals or alone.
It is recommended not to have special taboos.
Analysis of tremella fuciformis is cool and wet, which has the functions of nourishing yin, moistening lung, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production. Jasmine is slightly cool, and has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving exterior syndrome, harmonizing middle qi and promoting diuresis. The combination of the two can be boiled into soup and eaten in summer, which can enhance the functions of nourishing yin and eliminating dampness and caring skin; It is also good for cough due to lung yin deficiency.