Every February 18 in Gregorian calendar is a rain solar term, and 20 14 is February 19. At this time, the sun reaches 330 degrees of the yellow meridian, which is the solar term of "rain". What should I pay attention to in the rain? Here's a brief introduction to the rain and solar terms health food and matters needing attention.
Eat more nourishing food such as honey in rainy days and solar terms.
There are many folklore about spring food, and Chinese medicine also pays attention to it, commonly known as eating "spring". Here is the secret of "eating spring" for you who love beauty and food.
(1) Red dates and other spleen-strengthening sweets
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in ancient China, said: "In spring, it is advisable to keep acid and sweeten it to nourish your temper." It means to eat less sour and eat more sweet in spring. Chinese medicine believes that when the liver qi is strong in spring, eating more sour food will make the liver qi excessive and damage the spleen and stomach, so eat less sour food. In spring, people have more outdoor activities than in winter, so they consume more energy and need more calories. But at this time, the spleen and stomach are weak and the digestive ability of gastrointestinal tract is poor, which is not suitable for eating greasy meat. Therefore, heat can be properly supplied by sweets. Jujube is such a good way to replenish spleen in spring.
(2) honey
Chinese medicine believes that honey is sweet, enters the spleen and stomach, and can replenish the middle energizer, replenish qi and moisten the intestines to relieve constipation. In spring, the climate is changeable, and the weather is hot and cold, which makes people easy to catch a cold. Because honey contains a variety of minerals and vitamins, and has the function of clearing away lung heat and detoxifying, it can enhance human immunity and is the most ideal tonic in spring. Therefore, in spring, if you can drink 1-2 spoonfuls of honey every day, take it with a cup of warm water or add milk, it will have a nourishing effect on your body.
(3) Spring buds
Eat spring buds in spring. Confucius said "from time to time, don't eat", which means not to eat unless in this season. Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, also said that "eating the old valley" means eating seasonal food. In spring, all plants give birth to bright green buds, and there are many edible spring buds, such as Toona sinensis, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, bean sprouts, lettuce and so on.
(4) Chinese chives
In spring, the climate is suddenly cold and warm, so it is necessary to maintain the yang. Leek is the most suitable for human yang. Leek contains essential oil, protein, fat and vitamins, and has the functions of invigorating stomach, refreshing and strengthening kidney. Spring leek is the best among leeks, and it tastes particularly delicious. Its roots are as white as jade, its leaves are as green as jade, and its fragrance is rich. There are many ways to eat spring vegetables, which can be served with meat, eggs, shrimp, cuttlefish, etc., and can also be used as stuffing for steamed dumplings. Add some spring leeks when frying mung bean sprouts or dried tofu, which is especially fragrant and delicious.
(5) Spring bamboo shoots
Spring bamboo shoots, known as "the first vegetarian food", have been loved by people as delicious food since ancient times. Scholars and gourmets are amazed at this, and there is a saying that "early adopters are like mushrooms after rain". Spring bamboo shoots are thick, delicious, nutritious and vegetarian. Different practices have different flavors. Stir-frying, stewing, boiling and simmering are all delicious foods. Local famous dishes, such as "dried medlar bamboo shoots" in Shanghai, "dried white feather chicken bamboo shoots" in Nanjing and "dried southern meat bamboo shoots" in Zhejiang, all occupy a place. However, it is difficult to eat fresh bamboo shoots in the north, so just soak them in Vermarinli.
(6) cherry
Known as "the first branch of spring fruit", it is cultivated all over China. Cherry fruit is plump, delicious, juicy, bright in color and rich in nutrition, and its iron content is particularly prominent, which is more than 20 times that of citrus, pear and apple, ranking first among fruits. Cherry is warm, sweet and slightly sour, and has the effects of nourishing middle jiao, benefiting face, strengthening spleen and appetizing. Eating cherries in spring can make people sweat, benefit qi, dispel wind and penetrate rash. It should be noted that cherries belong to fire and should not be eaten more, and those with yin deficiency and fire are forbidden to eat or eat less. If you can't eat cherries, strawberries are also a good choice.
7.spinach
Spinach is a vegetable that is available all year round, but it is better to eat in spring, instead of "autumn spinach" as Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan said. The roots of "Spring Pineapple" are red and green, fresh and abnormal, and the most delicious. Spinach listed in spring is quite beneficial to detoxify and prevent spring dryness. Chinese medicine also believes that spinach is sweet and cool, which can nourish blood and stop bleeding, astringe yin and moisten dryness. Because spinach contains more oxalic acid, which hinders the absorption of calcium and iron, it should be blanched with boiling water before frying.
(8) Onion, ginger and garlic
It is not only a good condiment, but also has important medicinal value, which can stimulate appetite, help Chunyang, and also has the efficacy of sterilization and disease prevention. Spring is the most abundant, tender, fragrant and delicious time of the year. Eating at this time can prevent the most common respiratory infection in spring. Eggs with scallion oil or dipping sauce with scallion oil, which northerners like to eat in spring, are the most nutritious and in line with the solar terms.
In addition, people who need nourishing and conditioning in spring can stew chicken or lean meat with American ginseng, longan, codonopsis pilosula and astragalus membranaceus, but people who love allergies must avoid eating "hair" such as shrimp, crab and pickles in spring. Generally speaking, we should eat more food contributed by nature in spring, which tastes the same as spring ―― light and sweet.
Suitable: leek, onion, pea seedling, glutinous rice, pumpkin, eggs, fish, etc.
In spring, the constitution of yang deficiency should pay special attention to supporting yang deficiency and nourishing liver yang. However, the liver and spleen complement each other, while nourishing the liver, the spleen and stomach should also be conditioned. "Injury to the spleen and stomach leads to a decline in vitality, and the decline in vitality leads to death." Harmonious aging should be in spring, and eat more leeks, onions, mustard greens, pea seedlings, fennel, celery, shepherd's purse, etc. Warm foods that protect the spleen and stomach from cold in spring, such as glutinous rice, oats, pumpkins, carrots, mung beans, eggs, fish, shrimp, beef and bean products. Porridge is the best food in this season, not dull or stuffy. It can be cooked in stock, mixed with seafood and lean meat, or decorated with variegated Mi Dou and vegetables. Must be harmonious and soft. This is kung fu, delicious.
Eat less: fried barbecue, potato chips, biscuits, roasted seeds and nuts, greasy, cold and sour.
Rain doesn't mean more rain. It only means that the temperature rises and the snow turns to rain. It's windy and dry this year, and my skin is often dry and my constipation gets angry. Regardless of the hot and cold properties of the food itself, as long as it is fried or grilled, it will become a food that is easy to get angry. Potato chips, biscuits and roasted seeds and nuts are all dry food, and enough is enough. Eat less greasy food, greasy food is not easy to digest and easy to accumulate food, while cold food directly hurts the spleen and stomach. Sour food (vinegar, lemon, hawthorn, plum) will affect the rise of liver qi, so be sure to touch it less.
No food: raw onion, garlic, pepper, pepper, white wine, liver.
Spring, summer and March, my hair is getting old. No killing, no taking, no punishment. Eating spicy food can make a difference. However, avoid things that smell cold and will be discouraged. Raw onions, garlic, peppers, Chinese prickly ash and white wine are spicy, but they are strong and spicy, and have the taste of killing people. "synopsis of the golden chamber", "spring can't eat liver" and "Qian Jin Fang" (beginning of spring, rain) can't eat raw onions and seeds of Polygonum hydropiper, which makes people float to the surface. Don't eat things that sting and hide from time to time (hibernating animals such as frogs, snakes, turtles, turtles, etc. ).
What to eat when it rains?
Professor Yang Li, a famous TCM health expert and Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, believes that the best diet this season is: bean sprouts and shepherd's purse.
1. Bean seedling, commonly known as pea vine. As food, bean sprouts were recorded as early as in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica: "Peas are planted in the West Lake, and there is much soil in the north today. When planted in September, the seedlings are as weak as vines, with whiskers and leaves like thistles. They are opposite and edible when tender. " Bean seedlings are seedlings when peas grow 2 ~ 4 leaves. They are tender and fragrant, and they are best for making soup.
The nutritional value of bean seedlings is roughly the same as that of peas. The young leaves of pea pods and bean sprouts are rich in vitamin C and enzymes that can decompose nitrosamines in the body, which have the function of preventing cancer. The acid, gibberellin, phytohemagglutinin and other substances contained in bean sprouts have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and enhance metabolism. Bean sprouts are rich in cellulose, which can prevent constipation and clear the intestines. Bean sprouts also contain a lot of calcium, vitamins B, C and carotene.
Chinese medicine believes that bean sprouts are cool and slightly cold, and have the effect of clearing heat. Eating them in spring can clear away heat and fire, and also help skin smooth and soft. In addition, bean sprouts are also beneficial to eliminate edema.
There are many ways to eat bean sprouts. Let's make a bean sprout and mushroom soup for everyone. The basic materials are bean sprouts, Tricholoma, Flammulina velutipes and so on. Put two slices of ginger in the stewed chicken soup or stock (white water is also acceptable) and add mushrooms. After the water is boiled, add Flammulina velutipes, cook for 3 minutes, then add bean sprouts, add a little salt, be careful not to cover the lid, turn off the fire after the water is boiled again, and add sesame oil to the pot.
2. Shepherd's purse-a "health grass" with dual functions of medicine and food.
Shepherd's purse has been eaten in China for thousands of years. There is a poem in the Book of Songs, "Who says tea is bitter, it is as sweet as water", which shows that people have already eaten shepherd's purse in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Since ancient times, shepherd's purse is a kind of wild vegetable that people like very much. Many places in China have the custom of eating shepherd's purse and boiling eggs on the third day of the third lunar month. Some people also collect a lot of shepherd's purse to dry on this day and save it for boiling water to drink. Some people began to pick shepherd's purse as a dish at the vernal equinox in March when it just spat out tender leaves, saying that it can cure all diseases and is very beneficial to the body, and called it "health-preserving grass". Therefore, the folk proverb says, "On March 3rd, shepherd's purse is a panacea."
Shepherd's purse Shepherd's purse is such a common, readily available, delicious and very beneficial vegetable, so it has formed an indissoluble bond with the poor and poor scholars of past dynasties, leaving an immortal famous sentence. Du Fu has a song "Depressed Old Springs". Fan Zhongyan in the Northern Song Dynasty was poor in his early years and often ate shepherd's purse. He wrote in "Fu" that "the Taoists salted it into a bluish yellow, put it in their mouths, and chewed the horns of the palace merchants. "Su Dongpo made the famous Dongpo soup with shepherd's purse, radish and rice. In the later years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu You was even more addicted to shepherd's purse, as evidenced by a poem: "Only thank heaven, crowned with salty cheese and Geng Shuang." "
Shepherd's purse has high nutritional value, and contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, and flavonoid glycosides, choline and acetylcholine. Shepherd's purse is rich in vitamin C and carotene, which helps to enhance the immune function of the body. It can also lower blood pressure, strengthen stomach and promote digestion, and treat stomach spasm, gastric ulcer, dysentery, enteritis and other diseases.
Chinese medicine believes that shepherd's purse is sweet in taste, flat in nature and high in medicinal value. Has the effects of improving eyesight, cooling, relieving fever, inducing diuresis, and treating dysentery. It can be used for treating dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, chyluria, hematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and conjunctival congestion. The book A Bie Lu, a famous doctor, contains the principle of benefiting liver qi and harmonizing middle energizer. "Daily Materia Medica" contains "cooling liver and improving eyesight". Compendium of Materia Medica contains "improving eyesight and benefiting stomach".
Shepherd's purse shepherd's purse can be eaten cold. The method is: boil in a pot, add some salt and oil, blanch thoroughly, and then cool with cold water, and it will be soft. Don't overdo it. If there are many dishes, cook them several times. You can mix the whole tree or leaves together directly, or you can cut it. When stirring, add some salad oil, minced garlic, white vinegar, white pepper, salt, sugar, etc.
Rain, solar terms, prevention of spring sleep, eat more alkaline food.
"Spring Sleepiness" is mainly related to the disharmony of weather, work and rest, diet, sleep and exercise. Among them, eating hot food and turning on the air conditioner are two "culprits". Eat hot food, such as spicy, fried food, dog meat, mutton, wine, hot pot and so on. It is easy to cause stomach fire to rise, yin and yang to flourish, red eyes and swollen face, and even red hearts to rise in severe cases. Internal fire is easy to damage human qi and yin, leading to the decline of human physique and immunity, thus affecting people's mental state and work mood, resulting in fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, dizziness, inattention at work and other problems. Long-term exposure to air-conditioned environment with high content of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide in the air will also aggravate the symptoms of "spring sleep". In spring, leaves, pollen and other dust in the environment will make some people with allergies prone to "spring sleep".