Fruity, red and green,

It is more like a flower.

Stay in the mountains,

Place this hibiscus cup.

-Don Wang Wei's "Wangchuan Collection Cornus officinalis Yi"

Poetry appreciation

After middle age, Wang Wei lived in seclusion in Wangchuan Canyon, a garden he built himself. He often lingers in the scenery in the valley and writes poems about it. "Wangchuan Collection" collects poems written by him and his friend Fidi for the scenic spots in Wangchuan Canyon. This poem was written by Wang Wei in Cornus officinalis. The whole poem uses line drawing technique, and the text is concise and natural, which depicts the scene of entertaining guests with dogwood. "Thick red and green, more like a flower." The fruit of Cornus officinalis turns from green to bright red, just like a flower blooming again, which is gorgeous and incomparable. "Stay in the mountains and buy this hibiscus cup." Hey, if, if. Lotus cup, wine glass. The ancients had the custom of drinking dogwood. If a guest wants to stay in the valley, put this dogwood in a glass and enjoy it with him.

Interpretation of health preservation

Cornus officinalis is the mature pulp of Cornus officinalis, a small deciduous tree of Cornaceae, also known as jujube peel, jujube and Cornus officinalis meat. It is a commonly used medicine for tonifying liver and kidney in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. It blooms first and then germinates. In autumn, the trees are covered with red fruits, which are crimson and beautiful. Under the beautiful appearance of Cornus officinalis, there is also a heart to save the world and save mankind. In the well-known Chinese patent medicine "Liuwei Dihuang Pill", Cornus officinalis is an indispensable main medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Cornus officinalis has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, astringing and dispersing stagnation, and has a good therapeutic effect on dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, impotence, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia and other diseases caused by liver and kidney deficiency. Cornus officinalis was first seen in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, and was listed as a national medicine, which was collected in all dynasties. It is recorded in the Theory of Leigong's Processing that Cornus officinalis can "strengthen its qi, dense and refined". "Bielu of Famous Doctors" holds that Cornus officinalis can "strengthen yin and replenish essence, strengthen five internal organs, open nine orifices and be powerful". Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty said: "There is a Shu Zizyphus jujube in this sutra, which is now called Rouzao, which is an pictograph."

Modern pharmacological research shows that Cornus officinalis is rich in sugars, protein, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, organic acids and their esters, iridoids, tannins, etc., and also contains many trace elements. It has anti-inflammatory, immune, antibacterial, hypoglycemic, antihypertensive, anti-aging, anti-fatigue and other pharmacological activities. The alcohol extract also has the effects of reducing blood lipid, reducing serum triglyceride and cholesterol content, and preventing arteriosclerosis. Clinically, it is used to treat recurrent oral ulcer, bronchial asthma, immune infertility and type 2 diabetes.

Shan drink room

Cornus officinalis is rich in nutrition and delicious, and has been used to make drinks, preserved fruits, canned food and other forms of health care products to meet people's growing health care needs. In addition, Cornus officinalis can also be made into medicated diet, medicated wine, nourishing soup, etc. Play the role of tonic. This paper introduces several common practices, please use them under the guidance of experienced Chinese medicine practitioners.

Fried fields and vegetables with bacon

Ingredients: Cornus officinalis 15g, 2 sausages, 60g broccoli, 60g celery, 30g corn kernels, 60g carrots, appropriate amount of red pepper, pepper, oil and salt.

Practice: Wash and soak Cornus officinalis for later use. Dice the sausage, wash and cut the broccoli, wash and cut the celery stalk, wash and cut the carrot, cook the corn kernels and chop the red pepper. Pour oil into the pot, add red pepper, pepper and sausage, stir-fry until fragrant, pour Cornus officinalis, broccoli, celery, corn kernels and carrots into the pot, stir-fry until the dishes are cooked, and season with salt.

Function: This medicated diet has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, astringing essence and sweating. Suitable for people with soreness of waist and knees, night sweats, nocturnal emission and hypertension.

Salted turtle soup

Materials: turtle 1, dogwood 15g, 6 jujubes, 3 ginger, onion 1, salt.

Practice: wash all the ingredients, cut the green onion into sections, remove the claws and internal organs of the turtle, and blanch it in boiling water; Put the soft-shelled turtle, Cornus officinalis, jujube, ginger slices and onion segments into a casserole, add a proper amount of water, bring to a boil with high fire, and then simmer for about 1 hour. Season with salt.

Function: This nourishing soup has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Suitable for people with weak waist and knees, general weakness, and fever of palms and soles.

Cornus officinalis and pork liver decoction

Materials: fresh pork liver 150g, dogwood 12g, 6 jujubes, 3 slices of ginger, onion 1 root, and appropriate amount of salt.

Practice: Wash the pig liver under the tap, soak it in a basin for 1 ~ 2 hours to eliminate the residual blood, wash and slice it, wash Cornus officinalis, jujube and scallion respectively, and cut the scallion into sections; Put Cornus officinalis and Fructus Jujubae into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil for about 30 minutes, and filter residue to get juice; Put pork liver slices in a pot, add ginger slices, onion slices and appropriate amount of salt and cook for a while. Pour Cornus officinalis juice into the pot, boil it, add pork liver slices and cook for a while.

Function: This nourishing soup has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, improving eyesight and caring skin. Suitable for people with liver and kidney deficiency, dry eyes and bad skin.

Cornus officinalis tonic wine

Ingredients: 300g of Cornus officinalis and 900ml of rice wine.

Practice: Wash Cornus officinalis, dry it, put it in a clean ceramic pot, pour it into rice wine, cover it, and cook it with slow fire. After cooling, pour it into a clean container, seal it, put it in a cool and dry place, shake it frequently, open it after 1 week, filter it, and discard the residue, and you can drink it.

Function: The medicated liquor has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney and astringing essence. Suitable for people with physical weakness, kidney deficiency, lumbago, postpartum night sweats, nocturnal emission and hyperhidrosis.

Shan Yu pork loin porridge

Materials: Cornus officinalis 12g, Chinese yam 30g, Alpinia oxyphylla 9g, pork tenderloin 1, millet 150g, salt and ginger.

Practice: Wash and chop Cornus officinalis; Clean rhizoma Dioscoreae, and slicing; Blanch pork tenderloin in boiling water, remove blood and dice; Cleaning Fructus Alpinae Oxyphyllae, and crushing; Wash ginger and shred for later use; Wash the millet. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, add Cornus officinalis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Fructus Alpinae Oxyphyllae, bring to a boil with high fire, turn off the heat for 30 minutes, and then remove the residue to get soup. Add millet, pork tenderloin and appropriate amount of ginger to the soup and cook it into porridge. Add the right amount of salt when cooking.

Function: This medicated porridge has the effect of strengthening spleen and tonifying kidney. It is suitable for people with spleen and kidney deficiency, loss of appetite, dizziness and tinnitus, and soreness of waist and knees.