Healthy food:
1, lotus root
Lotus root is the most favored by national treasure Chinese medicine, and it is also a health food respected by doctors in past dynasties.
Lotus root has many dietotherapy functions. According to modern scientific analysis, lotus root contains a lot of iron, which has the function of enriching blood.
Rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, polysaccharides and polyphenols, it can achieve anti-cancer effect.
In traditional Chinese medicine, raw and cooked lotus roots have different functions. Raw lotus root is sweet and cool, which can clear away heat and cool blood. After cooking, the taste is warm and flat, which helps to strengthen the spleen and stomach. The compendium of materia medica is called "Linggen".
Eating raw lotus root can clear away heat, stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis, which is suitable for people who are often thirsty and irritable.
2. Oats
Recently, the popular healthy food oatmeal can lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Wu is a Chinese doctor with familial hypertension. He has it for lunch every day.
Chen Ruilifu, a centenarian with the title of "the big shopkeeper of Chinese medicine", must eat oatmeal every day, with black fungus, mushrooms, mushrooms and celery to keep blood pressure and blood sugar stable.
Oats contain water-soluble fiber β-polyglucose (glucose polymer, a gelatinous substance that tastes sticky), which can increase cholesterol metabolism and is very suitable for people with hyperlipidemia.
The nutritional value of oats lies in bran, which is rich in vitamin B group, which is helpful for fetal development and can be eaten by pregnant women. Vitamin e in oats can increase memory; Folic acid, minerals and iron can fight cancer, prevent anemia and help wounds heal.
Oats are high in fiber content, easy to feel full, helpful for defecation, not only delaying the rise of blood sugar and reducing fat accumulation, but also having lower calories than rice and noodles, so they are very suitable as slimming foods.
3. Black sesame
Dong Yanling, a Chinese medicine practitioner who loves sports, must eat a bowl of black sesame cereal every morning.
Black sesame has the nourishing effect of nourishing brain and blackening hair in traditional Chinese medicine, which is very suitable for people with high physical exertion.
Modern science has confirmed that black sesame contains 90% unsaturated fatty acids and linolenic acid, which is a good heart-protecting food.
Among them, sesamin can prevent skin cancer, lower cholesterol and have health care effects on liver and brain.
But experts suggest that it must be chewed or crushed, otherwise sesamin cannot be digested and absorbed by the human body.
Although black sesame is healthy, the oil content should not be underestimated, 2 tablespoons of black sesame = 1 serving of oil. Xu Yunqing suggested that in addition to brewing sesame sauce, black sesame seeds can be added to milk and yogurt, or some sesame seeds can be sprinkled on vegetables or rice instead of dipping in oil sauce.
Black sesame seeds are easy to oxidize and should be stored in the refrigerator after being bought back. If there is a smell of oil consumption, it means that they have been oxidized and deteriorated. It's best to throw it away so as not to eat your stomach.
4, tremella, lotus seeds
Tremella lotus seed soup contains a lot of gum, which can soothe the nerves and has the effect of whitening and rejuvenating the skin.
I often invite friends and students to dinner, and Jiang Tong's ruddy face is always enviable. It took my daughter three or four hours to stew him soft and rotten tremella lotus seed soup, which contributed greatly.
Auricularia auricula contains gum, polysaccharide and pectin, which can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation and lower cholesterol.
As far as Chinese medicine is concerned, auricularia auricula has the effect of moistening lung and promoting fluid production, which can relieve dry cough in autumn, so it is called "civilian bird's nest".
Lotus seeds strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear the heart and soothe the nerves. When the writer Liang Shiqiu first arrived in Taiwan Province Province, he followed the instructions of Chinese medicine and added 10 sugar-containing lotus seeds every day to promote fluid production and strengthen the stomach.
Ma Guangya, an authority on liver disease, mentioned that drinking Shen Si decoction can nourish the spleen and stomach and consolidate liver qi.
Shen Si soup contains lotus seeds, Euryale euryales, Poria cocos and Chinese yam, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate moisture in the body and is a good product for nourishing the liver.
5. water spinach
Water spinach, also known as earthenware, is a tenacious climbing plant, which can be easily planted in hydroponics or soil ploughing, and can be seen all year round, but it is rich in summer and has the best quality.
Chinese medicine believes that spinach can clear away heat and detoxify, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, just like a natural protective cover, which can prevent bacteria and viruses from invading the body in summer.
Dr. Ma Guangya, who likes poetry creation, likes spinach best. Mash garlic and fry it quickly. Spicy, crisp and delicious, it is a happy taste on the summer table.
From a nutritional point of view, water spinach can strengthen the stomach. The alkalinity of water spinach will reduce the acidity in the intestine and help the growth of good bacteria; Water spinach contains a lot of fiber (0.8 g per 100 g), which can reduce cholesterol, and the iron content is higher than that of red cabbage and Chinese cabbage.
6, white radish
Americans say, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." People in China rely on white radish to keep fit in winter. As the saying goes, "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't bother the doctor to prescribe medicine."
White radish has a lot of health value. It not only belongs to the cancer-fighting star Cruciferae, but also is rich in vitamin C, which is 10 times that of apples and pears.
Japanese research found that white radish is the only vegetable containing more than 80 kinds of MTBI mustard oil (the hotter the radish, the higher the content), which has anti-cancer effect.
As far as Chinese medicine is concerned, raw white radish can quench thirst, clear heat, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion, and is known as "small ginseng".
For example, nutritionist Xu Yunqing said that Japanese people add yellow radish to their lunch, and Cantonese people add pickled radish to Sambo rice, all of which help digestion.
White radish cooked food diuretic swelling, can help defecation.
Especially, the alpine radish in Taiwan Province Province is rich in water, as sweet and juicy as pear, and it is a healthy food not to be missed in winter.
How to cook white radish? You can refer to the Japanese practice: cut the white radish in advance and put it aside to dry. After the pores on the surface of radish are opened, put them into the soup.
7.sugar cane
Professor Ma Guangya mentioned in the article "90 Years' Self-Report" that he likes to drink sugarcane juice after coming to Taiwan Province Province.
Sugarcane juice can clear away heat and quench thirst, promote fluid production and moisten dryness. For Ma Guangya, who is "hot and dry", sugarcane juice is a rain from the sky in a hot and humid climate.
The medical literature in Wei and Jin Dynasties recorded the curative effect of sugarcane for the first time.
Sugarcane is sweet and has antipyretic, diuretic and nourishing effects. Drinking raw sugarcane juice can clear away heat and help digestion. It can be used for dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, indigestion and fever, and is called "Natural Fumai Decoction".
Wang Wei, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once described it like this: "When you are full, you don't have to worry about getting angry, and the big officials still have cold cane pith." The official families in the Tang Dynasty knew how to use sugarcane juice to relieve the fullness and discomfort of the stomach very early.
The roasted sugarcane juice has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing and health care. Roasted sugarcane juice can not only be used to treat cough, but also can be directly converted into energy source because of its easy absorption of glucose and fructose, which is suitable for people with poor digestive function who need to replenish energy quickly.
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Chinese medicine believes that white rice can "strengthen the body and make beauty beauty". According to modern science, rice contains enough sugar and protein, which can provide energy sources. The protein absorption rate is the highest among all cereals.
There are many other nutrients in white rice, such as vitamins, minerals and iron. Nutritionist Xu Yunqing stressed: "Eating only white rice can still maintain basic nutritional needs, so it has become a staple food in China." .
In particular, white rice and soybeans are cooked together into soybean rice, which are complementary in nutrition, can provide rich amino acids and help wound repair, and is very suitable for people who have recovered from illness.
9. Fish
The protein utilization rate of fish is high, the digestibility reaches 90%, and it is easy to digest and absorb, so it is suitable for the elderly, children or people whose intestines and stomach have just recovered.
Wu, who often speaks for Chinese medicine, likes to eat fish. He will choose deep-sea fish with less drug residue to steam or cook.
A study by the University of Hawaii in the United States found that fish can improve the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids after baking and boiling; Paired with low-sodium soy sauce and tofu, it is more helpful to prevent cardiovascular diseases.