Lotus seeds have a good nourishing effect. The ancients thought that it "enjoyed the rich fragrance, tasted the taste of crops and was also the fruit of the spleen". Eating in autumn has the effects of nourishing heart, calming nerves, invigorating spleen and kidney, stopping diarrhea and solidifying essence. Not only does it help to relieve insomnia, but for people who are prone to lung diseases such as cough and asthma, lotus seeds can also enhance immunity by tonifying the kidney and achieve the effect of moistening the lungs.

Lotus seeds in the market can be divided into red lotus seeds and white lotus seeds. Red lotus seeds taste hard, but the effect of tonifying kidney and blood is better. White lotus seeds are fragrant and glutinous, and have a stronger spleen strengthening effect. In addition to traditional eating methods such as lotus seed porridge, red dates, tremella lotus seed soup and tremella lotus seed soup, the effect of making tea with lotus seed heart is better, and the effect of soaking lotus seeds in wine is more obvious.

2. Euryale ferox

This is the dry and mature seed kernel of Nymphaeaceae, also known as "chicken head rice" and "chicken head", which is more common in the south. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Euryale ferox is sweet, astringent and flat, which can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, strengthen the kidney and stop diarrhea, and has the advantages of "nourishing but not strong" and "preventing dryness and not greasy". Its effect of tonifying kidney is better than that of yam, eliminating dampness is better than that of adzuki bean, and calming heart is better than that of lotus seed. It can be said that it is a buried tonic. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, lived by eating gorgon fruit.

Fresh or dried Euryale ferox can be directly chewed after soaking in water, or cooked in porridge, soup or eaten with lotus seeds, yam, white lentils and other foods. Steamed bird's nest Gordon Euryale has a good cosmetic effect and can make people look better. In addition, fresh Gordon Euryale seeds can be stored and eaten for a long time after being peeled and frozen in the refrigerator, and the effect of tonifying kidney is better.

3. chestnuts

Sweet chestnuts are very popular snacks in autumn and winter, and are rich in nutrients such as sugar, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts are sweet and warm, and have the effects of nourishing stomach and strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening tendons.

Chestnuts can be eaten raw, fried and boiled. Among many ways to eat, eating chestnuts raw, chewing slowly and tonifying the kidney have the best effect. This is because the content of enzymes and vitamin C in raw chestnuts is the highest, and it is more fully digested when chewed slowly, which is more conducive to human absorption and has a good curative effect on leg weakness caused by physical weakness or kidney deficiency. It should be noted that chestnuts should not be eaten more, and it is best not to exceed 10 every day.

4, peanuts

Peanut is a high-protein oil crop, which has enjoyed the reputation of "longevity fruit" since ancient times. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "peanuts like spleen and stomach, moisten lung and eliminate phlegm, replenish qi and nourish yin, clear throat and relieve itching", which is suitable for people with spleen deficiency, emaciation, less food, dry cough and less phlegm. It is worth noting that peanut red coat (that is, peanut coat) is more effective in invigorating qi and stopping bleeding. Therefore, people who need blood can choose small peanuts with more red clothes, and people who cook porridge and beat peanut pulp can choose big peanuts. In addition, soaking peanut kernels with vinegar and boiling water with raw peanut shells have certain antihypertensive effects.

Dietary taboos in autumn

1, overeating

After entering autumn, the climate gradually becomes pleasant, the hot weather begins to move away, and people's appetite begins to recover. If you can't control your food intake, it will easily lead to excess calories, which will turn into fat accumulation and make people fat. No matter which season, you should eat moderately and remember to overeat.

2. Eat too many crabs

Autumn wind blows crab fat. Autumn is the season for crabs, which are big, fat and delicious. But when you eat crabs, you should pay attention to cleaning them, because there are a lot of bacteria and sludge in crabs, including many parasites. In addition, it is not advisable to eat more, which will damage your health. When eating crabs, it is best to match vinegar and shredded ginger to avoid discomfort because crabs are too cold.

3, diet regardless of season

One of the key points of diet health care is to pay attention to the season of food. Eating when it is not suitable for eating can not achieve the purpose of health care. For example, food itself is in a dangerous period, or our bodies are in a stage of conflict with certain food characteristics, which requires special attention. Honey has the function of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, but it is best not to eat honey in July of the lunar calendar, because most poisonous plants bloom in July of the lunar calendar, and sealing will collect nectar from poisonous plants, so the brewed honey will also contain poison. Ginger should not be eaten in autumn, because it is a spicy food, which is prone to autumn dryness, leading to gas consumption and injury. Cucumber food also belongs to yin cold food. Eating more will hurt the spleen and stomach, and it is not advisable to eat more in autumn.

4. Eat too much hot and dry food

Autumn dryness is in season, the lungs are fine and dirty, and it is susceptible to autumn dryness. Therefore, since autumn, many chronic respiratory diseases have recurred or worsened. Avoid too hot food in autumn, fried food needs to be avoided. In addition, in order to meet the cold winter, the human body often stores fat, and the intake of calories in autumn will be greater than the distribution of calories, so obese people should eat more low-calorie diet foods in autumn. After beginning of autumn, it is necessary to increase the acidity in the diet and enhance the liver function. Apples, grapes, hawthorn, grapefruit and other fruits are rich in water and sour, so you can eat more.

5. Eat too much spicy and cold food.

Autumn diet should pay attention to eat as little as possible irritating, spicy, hot and dry food, but also avoid the accumulation of all kinds of damp and hot gas in the body. Foods with spicy smell can emit damp and hot gas in the body, such as celery, which can be eaten more in autumn. In addition, it should be noted that the climate in autumn turns from hot to cold, and the physiological metabolism of the human body will also change with the changes of seasons, so we should also pay attention not to be too cold in diet to avoid problems such as gastrointestinal indigestion.

6. Eat too much aquatic food

Most aquatic plants mature in autumn, but it is also the season with the most cysts, so eating more aquatic plants in autumn is easy to be infected. It leads to intestinal mucosal inflammation, bleeding, edema, ulcer, diarrhea, loss of appetite, facial edema, stunted growth of children, mental retardation, and even death due to exhaustion or collapse in severe cases. It is best to eat less aquatic plants in autumn.