Guiling ointment
Chinese medicine ingredients: tortoise plastron, Smilax glabra, radix rehmanniae, dandelion, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, etc.
Dietotherapy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, removing acne and relaxing bowels.
For people with yin deficiency who often have dry mouth, acne on the face and habitual constipation, Guiling Ointment is very suitable for snacks in the office and at home, because it can nourish yin and moisten dryness, and can relieve the symptoms of yin deficiency. Boxed Guiling Ointment sold in the supermarket is about 300g per box180-300g. One box a day is enough, not more than three boxes a week. Because Guiling ointment has the function of clearing away heat and toxic materials, it is easy to catch a cold. Generally, people with cold stomach and weak spleen and stomach should eat less. Tortoise shell can excite uterus and promote blood circulation. Pregnant women should not eat, menstrual period should not eat more.
Ejiao candied dates
Chinese medicine ingredients: jujube and donkey-hide gelatin.
Dietotherapy: invigorating spleen and stomach, invigorating qi and calming nerves, nourishing blood and nourishing yin and moistening dryness.
Ejiao candied dates are more and more popular with female friends, and many white-collar workers like to put a bag in the drawer. In fact, ejiao jujube is only suitable for people with qi deficiency or blood deficiency, which helps to improve symptoms such as yellow complexion, fear of cold, mental fatigue and weakness of limbs. As the saying goes, three dates a day keep you young. However, ejiao jujube is not easy to digest, and should not exceed 10 tablets per day. In addition, candied dates are greasy and difficult to digest, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much. As far as function is concerned, in fact, dried dates are the best, which can be eaten directly or used to cook porridge. And this kind of candied ejiao jujube, generally eat about 6 a day, should not be excessive.
Haw flakes
Ingredients: hawthorn
Function: promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and reducing blood lipid.
Hawthorn tablets are rich in organic acids, which can stimulate the secretion of digestive juice, on the one hand, it can promote appetite and digestion, but at the same time, patients with gastric ulcer are not suitable for eating, which may induce gastric bleeding. At the same time, some parents like to give their children hawthorn slices as snacks, but the processed hawthorn slices contain more sugar and starch, which is not good for their health. Especially diabetics need special attention.
herbal tea
Chinese medicine ingredients: chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, selfheal, licorice, etc.
Dietotherapy: clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, nourishing yin and reducing fire.
Herbal tea is suitable for people with mild constitution, such as those who are usually flushed, irritable and talkative, often have swollen gums, oral ulcers and dry stools. Herbal tea should not be drunk much, nor should it be drunk as water. Excessive consumption of herbal tea will consume the yang of the human body. Drink 200-400 ml every day, not much. People with cold constitution try not to drink herbal tea. People with cold constitution are usually pale, short of breath, lazy, easily tired, cold hands and feet, and loose stools.
Fuling cake
Chinese medicine ingredient: Poria.
Dietotherapy: diuresis and dampness, spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Don't underestimate Fuling cake, it is a good food for strengthening the spleen. Eating poria cocos cakes often helps to stimulate appetite, help digestion, improve human immunity and prevent colds and coughs. Fuling cake also has certain therapeutic value for edema of limbs and unfavorable urination caused by kidney deficiency. At present, poria cocos cakes on the market are all added with honey, white sugar and other raw materials, and the sugar content is often high. If you have time, I suggest making poria cocos cakes at home as much as possible. The method is to mix Poria cocos powder and glutinous rice flour into paste and bake it into pancakes with low fire.
dried longan
Raw material: longan
Function: tonify qi and blood, nourish blood and soothe the nerves.
Longan is a commonly used tonic, especially in winter, Cantonese people often use longan to make soup and soak water, which has obvious nourishing effect. But at the same time, longan is hot and suitable for people with deficiency and cold constitution. People with dry constitution are not suitable for eating too much, because it is easy to get angry, which is characterized by dry stool, dry mouth and getting angry.
Chinese wolfberry
Functions: clearing liver, improving eyesight, lowering blood sugar, resisting fatigue, resisting aging and improving immunity.
Lycium barbarum, like Poria cocos, not only has many benefits, but also is suitable for a wide range of people and has a very significant health care function. Therefore, many people treat Lycium barbarum as a snack and eat a few every day. However, Deputy Director Qiu pointed out that Lycium barbarum is good, but it should not be eaten more. On the one hand, it is menstrual women, because Lycium barbarum also has the function of enriching blood, which may increase menstrual flow. In addition, eating too much medlar can also lead to indigestion. Lycium barbarum can be eaten directly, and can also be used to make soup, tea and porridge.
Dried orange peel
Raw material: citrus peel
Functions: promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, promoting qi circulation, resolving phlegm and regulating spleen.
Flavonoids contained in dried tangerine peel have a certain protective effect on cardiovascular system. In addition, experts pointed out that dried tangerine peel can also promote saliva secretion, and some patients may have dry mouth during medication. Eating dried tangerine peel can effectively quench your thirst.
Reminder: The processed candied tangerine peel, especially Jiuzhi tangerine peel, has high salt content due to its processing technology and method. Patients with kidney disease and hypertension should pay attention to avoid eating too much sodium. The daily consumption of dried tangerine peel should not exceed 30g, and the unprocessed medicinal dried tangerine peel should be soaked in water.
mint
Function: clear throat and benefit throat.
Mint in mint, whose real name is Yindancao, is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Authentic mints contain a small amount of mint extract, which helps to relieve colds, fever, headaches, sore throats and other diseases. However, people with yin deficiency and blood dryness, hyperactivity of liver yang and hyperhidrosis should not take it.
Roasted ginger
Raw material: ginger
Function: Warming yang and dispelling cold, stopping vomiting and resolving phlegm.
Roasted ginger is especially suitable for people with deficiency-cold constitution and has a good warming effect. At the same time, ginger can also effectively stop vomiting. People with motion sickness and pregnant women with pregnancy reaction can eat some roasted ginger appropriately, and the effect of stopping vomiting is obvious. In addition, fried ginger can also promote sweating and has a good therapeutic effect on colds. However, experts pointed out that because ginger is still pungent and warm, excessive consumption can easily lead to excessive internal heat and oral ulcers. Therefore, it is recommended that the daily consumption should not exceed 3 tablets (10g/ tablet), twice a day.
fig
Functions: antidiarrheal, blood pressure lowering, blood lipid lowering, stomach invigorating, intestine moistening, heat clearing and detoxification.
Fresh figs are actually not very sweet, and they are not exposed until they are dry. Figs taste sweet and sour, can strengthen the stomach and stimulate appetite, and are also rich in flavonoids. In recent years, its antihypertensive and anticancer effects have attracted more and more attention.
Reminder: this processed fig has the same salt content as dried tangerine peel, and is not suitable for patients with kidney disease and hypertension to eat too much. It is suggested that figs can also be used for decoction or stew with mushrooms, which has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the body resistance.
Black sesame soup
Function: Moisturize dirt and beautify skin.
Black sesame paste has the functions of nourishing the body, supplementing calories and moistening the hair. However, people with chronic enteritis and diarrhea need to avoid eating them.