Huangdi Neijing says: white moistens the lungs, yellow nourishes the spleen, red nourishes the heart, blue nourishes the liver and black nourishes the kidney. As an organic whole, the human body can adjust its appearance and body by coordinating and adapting to five states. In other words, different colors of food have different health care functions.
1, black tonify kidney
Black food has the function of nourishing kidney and tonifying kidney. Black food refers to all kinds of natural animals and plants that are black or purple and dark brown, such as black beans, black rice, black sesame seeds and black fungus. Especially black beans and black sesame seeds, the effect of tonifying kidney is excellent. In addition, black food also includes some blue-purple food. They can obviously reduce the incidence of arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, stroke and other diseases, and have good curative effects on influenza, chronic hepatitis, nephropathy, anemia, alopecia and so on.
Bushen medicated diet: black bean and purple rice porridge
Take 75g of purple rice and 50g of black beans. Wash black beans and purple rice and soak for 4 hours. Add some water to the pot, bring it to a boil with high fire, add purple rice and black beans, and turn to low heat 1 hour until cooked.
2, white lung
White enters the lungs, and white food often has the effect of clearing and moistening the lungs. Such as lily, tremella, Sydney, yam, lotus seeds, white lentils, white radish and so on. Among them, lily, tremella and Sydney are commonly used ingredients for clearing away lung heat and moistening lung. White foods such as milk, rice, chicken and fish are rich in protein. Regular consumption can not only eliminate physical fatigue, but also promote the recovery of diseases.
Medicinal Diet for Nourishing Lung: Lily, Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup
Take lily 10g, tremella 10g, lotus seed 10g, and appropriate amount of crystal sugar. Soak the tremella and the lotus seeds and lilies for later use. Wash the soaked tremella and tear it into small pieces. Put the lotus seeds in a bowl, drown them in water, and steam them in a pot. Put tremella and lily into the pot, turn to low heat and cook for half an hour, add lotus seeds and cook for 10 minute. Add rock sugar, cook until the rock sugar melts, and stir well to serve.
3. Red sleeve
Red (red) enters the heart, and red food has the function of benefiting qi and enriching blood. Red foods include tomatoes, watermelons, hawthorn, strawberries, pomegranate, red dates, red beans, brown sugar and black tea. Red food has strong antioxidant capacity. They are rich in lycopene, tannic acid and so on. It can protect cells and has anti-inflammatory effect. They can also provide protein, inorganic salts, vitamins and trace elements for human body, and enhance the functions of heart and qi and blood. Nourishing medicated diet: dessert red bean paste
Take 500g of red beans, appropriate amount of dried tangerine peel and 0/00g of rock sugar/kloc. Wash red beans and soak them in water overnight. Boil water, put red beans, soaked bean water and dried tangerine peel into the pot. After boiling, simmer for 2 hours with medium and small fire, and then simmer for half an hour with high fire. Cook until the red beans are sandy and there is still a proper amount of water in the pot. Add rock sugar to taste.
4, cyan nourishing liver
Cyan (including green and blue) enters the liver, and green food has the function of soothing the liver and strengthening the liver. Common green foods are mung beans, green beans, spinach, celery, green peppers, broccoli, bitter gourd, cucumbers, olives, kiwis and so on. Folic acid, which is rich in green vegetables, is one of the important vitamins in human metabolism, which can effectively eliminate excessive homocysteine in blood and protect heart health. Green food is also the best source of calcium. For some people who are growing up or suffering from osteoporosis, green vegetables are undoubtedly a good way to supplement calcium.
Liver-nourishing medicated diet: kiwi and mung bean soup
Take 1 kiwi fruit and 50g mung bean. Wash mung beans, add water to cook, add kiwi fruit cut into small pieces, and then cook over high fire until the pot boils.
5, yellow spleen
Yellow into the spleen, often eat can be of great benefit to the spleen and stomach. Yellow food mainly includes soybeans, pumpkins, corn, potatoes and apricots. Yellow food is rich in vitamins A and D.. Vitamin A can protect intestinal mucosa and respiratory mucosa and reduce the occurrence of gastritis and other diseases. Vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and strengthen bones and muscles.
Jianpi medicated diet: pumpkin soybean milk
50g of soybean and 50 g of pumpkin/kloc-0. Wash soybeans and soak overnight; Wash the pumpkin and cut it into pieces. Add water to the soymilk machine, add all ingredients, and start the whole grain soymilk mode. Filter the prepared soybean milk with a filter and drink it. The remaining bean dregs can be used as steamed bread or pancakes.