There are many foods suitable for tonic in winter solstice, which can be roughly divided into three categories: flat tonic, warm tonic and nourishing. Generally speaking, warm tonic should use hot food for qi deficiency; Cold food should be used for nourishing blood deficiency; If there is no deficiency of qi and blood, it is advisable to use flat food, which is called flat supplement.

Pingbu: pork and its liver, kidney, lung, eggs, chicken, duck, tofu, celery, radish, longan, mushrooms, honey, bee milk and so on.

Nourishing: soft-shelled turtle, crucian carp, mussel, kelp, jellyfish, pear, orange, apple, banana, lily, sesame, mung bean, red bean, pea, day lily, tremella, bird's nest and so on.

Warm tonic: mutton, beef and its viscera, dog meat, cock, goose, sea cucumber, squid, venison, jujube, walnut, lentil, potato taro, onion, garlic, leek, ginger, broad bean, wheat flour, wine, etc.