In recent years, there has been a health-preserving upsurge of Guyuan ointment all over the country. Whether it is the finished products of various brands in major shopping malls or the home-made products processed according to the formula raw materials, Guyuan ointment is becoming more and more famous and more and more people are eating it. Some people say that eating Guyuan ointment has obvious improvement on physical fitness, full of qi and blood, rosy complexion, full of energy and good health; Some people say that eating Guyuan cream is not as good as expected, and they have doubts about everything advocated by "healthy godmother". In fact, Guyuan ointment is not the original invention of some modern "health teachers". Its formula and origin have been at least two thousand years, accompanied by many legends and stories. We might as well go into history first and see the origin of Guyuan ointment. "Lead is washed according to the abundance, and the fish falls on the lotus leaf. I secretly took Ejiao and refused to say that I was born a gentleman. " This poem appeared in the supplement of Tang Poetry and Palace Ci. The protagonist in the poem is Yang Yuhuan. After the protagonist's flowers are gone, her appearance is still rich and beautiful. The secret of keeping beautiful lies in "secretly taking Ejiao". Ejiao here should refer to "walnut paste", which is what we call Guyuan paste today. Yang Guifei's sister and Guo's wife also realized the beauty of paste. There is a poem in Smile: "Mrs. Guo Emei is as long as a rabbit wrapped in clothes. Donglai Ejiao is three times a day, which is enough to charm the king. " It can be seen that the original formula of Guyuan ointment spread in the Tang Dynasty at the latest. Walnut and donkey-hide gelatin are made into paste, which is not uncommon in ancient folk. There is a folk secret recipe called "Guifei Beauty Cream". In addition to walnut gum, there are black sesame seeds, yellow wine and rock sugar. These ingredients are made into paste, and the daughters of large families will eat them as daily nutrients. However, due to the precious and complicated production process of Ejiao, "Guifei Beauty Cream" did not enter the homes of ordinary people. 1233, that is, in the second year of Jin Aizong, Mongolian troops invaded Jindu Kaifeng, and a young poet was separated from his relatives in the mutiny and took refuge in Liaocheng, Shandong. This experience made the young man make up his mind not to be an official in the Yuan Dynasty. He drank and wrote poems every day, leaving behind a Song Yuan-"Flowers in Autumn Leaves": a bowl of donkey-hide gelatin, a lamp of sesame seeds and red candied fruit. Pink cheeks are like shame, apricot flowers and spring rain are smiling. Moisturizes youth, saves years and gains capital. This poet is Bai Pu, one of the four masters of Yuanqu; This word also describes glue paste, a beauty diet since the Tang Dynasty. The love of beauty is the nature of ancient and modern women. Ancient women may not have so many kinds of cosmetics today, but their beauty is more ingenious. The beauty method of Ejiao sesame comes from the beauty method that has been popular for thousands of years-nourishing with food. There is also a historical figure who has an indissoluble bond with Guyuan ointment, namely Empress Dowager Cixi. When Cixi was pregnant in her early years, she suffered from fetal leakage and bleeding. After taking Ejiao, she successfully gave birth to a baby boy, the later Tongzhi Emperor. The wonderful fate of Cixi and Ejiao does not stop there. In her later years, she had a hobby, which was eating walnuts and glue paste. This made her skin delicate until her later years, which aroused great curiosity of the ruling and opposition parties and people's desire to explore. Lafayette's secret of preserving spring is recorded in the Story of the Qing Palace: "The Western Empress Dowager loves to eat walnut paste, so the old man's skin is greasy." The walnut cement of Empress Dowager Cixi in the West is mixed with a convenient folk "beauty cream for imperial concubine". In addition to walnut Ejiao, black sesame, yellow wine and rock sugar are also added, which is Guyuan paste that has evolved to this day. Legends emerge one after another, leaving a lasting appeal of two thousand years. Whether Guyuan ointment was invented by Yang Guifei is impossible to verify. However, the eternal spread of "Guifei Beauty Cream", a folk beauty remedy, is inseparable from Yang Guifei's advertising effect. Imagine that Yang Guifei is one of the best beauties in the history of China. Her beauty secrets can't be wrong. Who can't learn from her, whether it's Empress Dowager Cixi or a rich woman? Nowadays, the ancient treasure of traditional Chinese medicine is no longer the secret of health care in the palace yesterday, but has become the routine of people's health care today The most common formula of Guchuan Guyuan ointment is: 500g of pitted red dates, 500g of walnuts, 500g of black sesame seeds, 500g of donkey-hide gelatin, 250g of rock sugar and 500g of yellow wine. Grind red dates, walnuts, donkey-hide gelatin, sesame seeds and crystal sugar into powder, add yellow wine, stir evenly, and then put it in a purple sand jar for steaming. Colla Corii Asini in Guyuan Plaster, made from donkey skin, has the strongest fixation ability, and is used for various hemorrhagic diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, due to yin deficiency and dryness. People's bleeding, yin deficiency, palpitation and other manifestations are all problems of insufficient fixation. The ancients used the method of "drawing inferences from others" to think that the donkey's character is the most stubborn, and its skin has strong adhesive fixation ability, which is very effective for sucking blood. Later, it was said that it was derived from its efficacy, which became the so-called "blood tonic". Considering the characteristics of Guyuan paste, it is not difficult to find that Guyuan paste is actually very particular about its consumption: First, be careful in selecting materials. Good Guyuan ointment must be made of high-quality raw materials, so the choice of merchants needs to be cautious: the best Ejiao in China is produced in Dong' e Town, Pingyin County, Shandong Province, and Cao Zhi was once the "king of Dong' e" here; Xinzheng jujube is famous for its thin skin and thick meat and rich nutrition. Hubei's sesame oil is rich in flavor, high in oil yield and rich in vitamin E. There is a kind of 5A-grade walnut exported from Yunnan, which is full in appearance and delicate in taste, and it is a good product among walnuts. Don't think that it is impossible to judge the quality of the raw materials of Guyuan paste. The raw materials of ingredients directly affect the taste of Guyuan paste. If the selected red dates are not good, the taste of Guyuan paste will be very sour; If the quality of walnut kernel is poor, Guyuan ointment will be bitter; If you choose fake Ejiao, it will directly hurt your health. A good Guyuan cream should be full of color, fragrance and taste: the color is even and bright, the smell has a faint bouquet, the taste is delicate and smooth, and the aftertaste is mellow. At the same time, exquisite and clear packaging is also an element to buy good Guyuan ointment. A businessman who makes Guyuan ointment with his heart will inevitably choose good packaging materials, clearly state the ingredients and edible instructions of the product, and introduce the characteristics of the product in detail. Second, the way to eat Guyuan cream varies from person to person. Colla Corii Asini has strong color fixation and blood coagulation. Excessive consumption will lead to stagnation of qi and blood, affecting the transport and transformation of spleen and stomach, which is also called tonic. In the daily health food, adults should take 1-2 times a day, with a spoonful each time, and children can halve it appropriately. Pregnant women should not eat Guyuan ointment in the first trimester of pregnancy and three months before labor; Because the baby's spleen and stomach are still very delicate, it is not suitable for eating Guyuan cream. Excessive consumption or blind consumption of Guyuan ointment without considering one's physical condition is not only not good for health, but harmful to health. Third, try a variety of Guyuan ointment. With the development of science and technology and medicine, people's research on food characteristics is more and more in-depth. In summer, it is advisable to reduce the donkey-hide gelatin in the traditional formula, add lotus seed cores that can clear away heat and strengthen the heart, and steam "Summer Guyuan Plaster" with red wine instead of yellow wine, which not only retains the efficacy of traditional Guyuan Plaster, but also plays the role of clearing away heat and dispelling fire, which is more conducive to the transportation and absorption of human body. For diabetic patients, Lycium barbarum can be used to replace the traditional formula of rock sugar in Guyuan ointment, which not only reduces the intake of sugar, but also enhances the function of nourishing yin and improving eyesight. In addition, for people with poor sleep, Ziziphus jujuba seeds can be added to the traditional Guyuan paste formula, which not only improves the taste, but also helps to sleep and soothe the nerves. Finally, I want to say that Guyuan Plaster is a good thing and an ancient recipe for China's diet, but we should not blindly exaggerate its function and regard it as a panacea for all diseases. As a health food, it can really nourish the liver and kidney, moisten the face and strengthen the body if it is eaten reasonably according to the season, physique, age, environment and other factors. In a word, only by eating the right food, giving it to the right person and eating it right can China health food, which has been circulated for thousands of years, be the icing on the cake for modern people's health.