"Wife, the bread you made this time is really delicious!" Li Shuai contentedly ate his wife's bread and enjoyed the little wealth at the beginning of the day.

"Thank you for your compliment! I specially added longan and red dates. I heard that it can improve intelligence and soothe the nerves, which is very helpful for children with great academic pressure. My son likes the smell, too! My own intentions made my husband feel it and made my children eat healthier. As a housewife, Wu Mei is full of joy and a sense of accomplishment arises spontaneously.

Get out of here! /Really? Eating bread can open wisdom? Zhuo Zibin, a Chinese doctor, said that it is not bread that can strengthen the brain, improve intelligence, replenish blood and soothe the nerves, but the clever thinking of the mother who knows how to make good use of nourishing ingredients (longan and red dates). He pointed out that many ingredients in our daily diet are authentic Chinese herbal medicines. These Chinese herbal medicines have a special taste. If used properly, they can nourish the body, stimulate the functional activities of internal organs, and make all tissues and organs run healthily.

Most of the older generation's mother-in-law inherited this nourishing concept. So there are always bottles and jars of Chinese traditional medicines such as red dates, medlar, cinnamon and star anise at the foot of the stove. How do these common Chinese medicine ingredients enter the dish? What's the impact?

red date

It has obvious efficacy, warm and sweet taste, and has the functions of nourishing body, strengthening stomach, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, calming the nerves, protecting liver cells and enhancing immunity.

It can be eaten by people with various constitutions, especially those with weak qi and blood. They might as well often use red dates to stew soup.

Taboo red dates have high sugar content, so people with diabetes or obesity should not eat too much; In addition, the constitution is hot and dry, and there are many phlegm.

Dyspepsia patients with frequent abdominal distension and poor defecation should not eat it regularly.

If the skin is reddish brown and shiny, the fruit is complete, the meat is plump, and the core is small and sweet, then the storage method is better.

It should be kept in the refrigerator and eaten fresh.

How to add it when stewing soup, cooking bean buns or mushroom soup and porridge can increase sweetness; You can also steam seedless red dates (sold in some Chinese medicine shops) with glutinous rice flour balls and rock sugar, which becomes the famous Hunan-Shanghai dessert "heart is too soft"; Or add jujube meat, longan, medlar, walnut, etc. Make dough to make bread or steamed bread.

The daily consumption is 1. 10 slice, which is equivalent to 1 slice of fruit.

dateplum persimmon

Practical and warm. Black jujube, like jujube, is made of jujube, but the technology is slightly different, and the effect is also slightly different, which mainly has the functions of regulating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, nourishing blood and so on.

Suitable for people with the same physique as red dates, and suitable for people with various constitutions when eaten in small quantities. For middle-aged and elderly people, women or developing teenagers who need moderate tonic, they can eat more tonic food containing black dates.

Taboos are the same as red dates.

The selection and storage method is to select fruits with big head, thick flesh, intact appearance, thin and shallow wrinkles and dark color. It should be kept in the refrigerator and eaten fresh.

How to cook black dates can be used for soup, porridge, and mashed dates as stuffing or raw materials for desserts such as Yuanxiao and cakes.

The daily consumption is 1. 10 slice, which is equivalent to 1 slice of fruit.

licorice

This product is mild and sweet, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving pain and strengthening body.

Suitable for a small amount of food, and people of all physiques can eat it.

If you have high blood pressure or edema, do not use it for a long time.

The best preservation method is that the epidermis is reddish brown, tight and wrinkled, the texture is solid, the powder is enough, and the cross section is yellow. It is best to store it in a vacuum tank, in a cool and ventilated place, or in a refrigerator.

How to cook it is a natural sweetener. When marinating ribs, beef and chicken feet or making brine chicken, loofah soup and sour plum soup, 2 or 3 grams can be added for seasoning. In addition, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is also one of the essential ingredients in the well-known tonics Sijunzi Decoction and Bazhen Decoction.

The amount of licorice in the dish is mainly to increase sweetness and can be used instead of monosodium glutamate, so use a little.

Chinese wolfberry

It has the effects of nourishing kidney, nourishing liver, improving eyesight and enhancing immunity.

Suitable for physique Lycium barbarum is warm, and people of all constitutions can eat it. People with weak waist and knees, frequent dizziness and fatigue, or who often feel sore eyes with their eyes, can eat them often.

It is best to avoid eating during a cold or diarrhea.

The best storage method is to choose the one with large particles, deep red color, thick meat and sweet taste. Lycium barbarum has high water content and is easy to get moldy. Don't buy too much at a time. Keep it in the refrigerator.

How to cook the sweetness of Lycium barbarum instead of monosodium glutamate? Usually, you can add soup or cook together when cooking, or add a small handful when cooking Shaoxing drunken chicken, angelica sinensis and medlar shrimp, which can highlight the flavor best.

The amount of Lycium barbarum can be eaten for a long time, and it is advisable to eat 10 tablets from vegetables every day.

Eight angles

The utility model has the functions of dispelling cold, calming and relieving pain, regulating qi and invigorating stomach.

Suitable for the body, star anise, warm and pungent. When used as a spice, the dosage is not much, which is suitable for almost the whole family.

It is forbidden for a few people who are prone to get angry. After eating the food stewed with star anise, they will be thirsty, indicating that their physique is not suitable. Try to avoid eating it in the future.

Selection and storage method: The fruit with reddish brown color, complete symmetry of eight petals, thick and hard skin, wrinkles on the back, smooth and shiny inside, one seed per petal and rich fragrance is preferred.

How to add 2 or 3 star anise in stewing can remove fishy smell and increase fragrance; The powder ground from star anise can be used for seasoning when steaming, stewing, frying and baking various meat or dried bean products; The oil extracted from star anise has a special taste and can be used to mix wine or candy.

The quantity and quality of star anise are good, and the flavor is rich. It is enough to use 2 or 3 star anises for each cooking.

energy

It is warm in nature and pungent in taste, and has the functions of dispelling cold, relieving exterior syndrome (TCM believes that exterior syndrome is the main part of exogenous pathogens), stopping vomiting and resolving phlegm, invigorating stomach and detoxifying.

Ginger is one of the most commonly used spices in Taiwan Province cuisine. For people of all kinds of constitutions, a small amount of ginger will not be a problem, but people who often have cold hands and feet and are prone to catching a cold may wish to put two more pieces of ginger when cooking, which will help improve their physique in the long run.

Avoid eating when getting angry, and those with red eyes, blood loss and night sweats should eat less.

When choosing and storing methods, it is better to have large and full blocks and delicate texture. Fresh ginger can be buried in the sand for a long time, or it can be wrapped in plastic bags and stored in the refrigerator.

When cooking meat, seafood or vegetables, you can add a little ginger to remove the fishy smell and improve the taste. The famous ginger-containing dishes are Hakka dishes such as stir-fried large intestine with shredded ginger, table-top delicacies such as ginger duck, shredded ginger fish soup or pork liver soup, pickled tender ginger, brown sugar ginger tea and so on.

As the saying goes, "It is better to drink ginseng chicken soup than three slices of ginger in the morning". Generally, you can eat two or three slices of ginger every day.

cinnamon

Has the effects of dispelling cold, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation, and calming the nerves.

There are no special restrictions on a small amount of food suitable for physical fitness. If you are a person who is particularly afraid of cold as soon as winter arrives, you may wish to experience the cold-dispelling effect of cinnamon.

It is best to avoid eating women who are prone to get angry or get pregnant, and ordinary people during a cold.

The best storage method is thin skin and thick meat, purple cross section, oily, rich aroma, sweet and slightly spicy taste, and no residue after chewing.

How to cook stew or broth can add a little cinnamon to enhance fragrance, or make pumpkin pie and cinnamon bread with cinnamon powder. It is particularly worth mentioning that cinnamon and apples are versatile, and French apple pie flavored with cinnamon and Italian apple cinnamon pizza are both charming. In addition, when drinking hot coffee in cold weather, you can add a little cinnamon, which is mellow and warm.

When serving, it is advisable not to exceed 2 or 3 grams a day.

five spice powder

Practical spiced powder is mainly composed of pepper, cinnamon, star anise, clove and fennel. These five kinds of traditional Chinese medicine spices are warm and spicy in nature, which helps to eliminate the cold in the body and reconcile the digestive function.

There are no special restrictions on a small amount of food suitable for physique, and people of all physiques can eat it, but pregnant women had better avoid it in the early stage of pregnancy.

It is forbidden for people who are too hot and dry, and don't spit out all kinds of marinated vegetables or spiced dishes every day.

The storage method is reddish brown, the powder is fine and uniform, and there is no impurity, especially with strong spicy taste. The unopened spiced powder can be stored in a cool place, and it is advisable to refrigerate it after opening, and it should be used within the validity period.

How to cook braised beef or ribs, chicken legs, or all kinds of braised pork, meatballs, roasted eggplant, boiled peanuts, roasted tofu, stir-fried Sam Sun or moo Shu pork ... can be enhanced by adding a little spiced powder.

When eating vegetables, it is recommended not to exceed 3 grams per day.

Bay leaf

The effect is warm, bitter and spicy. Has the effects of invigorating stomach, regulating qi, and improving abdominal distension and abdominal pain.

The amount suitable for physique is not much, and people of all physiques can eat it.

Taboo a small amount of food, no special taboo.

Selection and storage methods Generally, dried laurel leaves are sold in supermarkets, and it is better to choose the ones with intact leaves and elegant fragrance similar to cinnamon. If dried laurel leaves are packed in vacuum, they can be stored in a cool room for 1~2 years. If it has been opened, it's best to put it in the refrigerator.

How to cook laurel leaves laurel leaves is one of the commonly used spices in Mediterranean diet, which can remove the fishy smell of meat, viscera and seafood, and is mostly used for making soup, stewing meat, steaming fish, stewing seafood and pickling vegetables. Tomato sauce with pasta is often accompanied by the blessing of bay leaves. After cooking, you should pick out the laurel leaves, which are not edible.

Add 2 or 3 laurel leaves when cooking, and the taste is enough.

Ginkgo tree

Efficacy is warm, sweet and bitter. Ginkgo biloba, also known as ginkgo biloba, has the functions of astringing lung qi, relieving cough and asthma, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, improving urinary frequency and strengthening semen.

Suitable for people with average physique to eat occasionally in small quantities. If they cough for a long time, it belongs to chronic kidney deficiency. Confirmed by doctors, Ginkgo biloba can be used as one of the daily nursed back to health.

It is forbidden to produce ginkgo, which is slightly toxic and must be cooked before eating.

The best storage method is whole kernel white color. It needs to be refrigerated in the refrigerator.

How to cook Ginkgo biloba can add sliced meat or ribs to make soup, or add tremella to make sweet soup, or cook ginkgo porridge or eight-treasure porridge, or simmer bitter gourd, stir-fry celery and shrimp.

The daily consumption should not exceed 40 capsules.