In Song Dynasty, Su Shi was a literary leader in Northern Song Dynasty, a gourmet and a dietotherapy expert, and he wrote Dongpo Health Preservation and other books. He remained healthy in his later years.

Su Shi recorded in his works that the reason why he was healthy and strong in waist and legs was mainly because he insisted on eating ripe gorgons for ten years, so he was still witty and agile in his sixties.

Su Dongpo's research on Euryale ferox is quite strange;

Often take just cooked Euryale ferox, put it in your mouth, chew it slowly until the body fluid is full, drum it a few times and swallow it slowly. In this way, he eats dozens of Gordon Euryale every day and persists day after day.

Su Shi also likes to eat gorgon porridge, a bowl every day, as his best diet. He said: "There will be porridge soon, so it's great to sleep after eating. Euryale ferox, alias chicken head rice, chicken head bud, etc. Gordon Euryale seed is a top-grade medicinal material recorded in Huangdi Neijing, and it is also a commonly used medicinal and edible medicinal material.

Shennong's Herbal Classic says that Euryale ferox has the effect of "nourishing middle energizer, benefiting essence, being ambitious, being alert and discerning".

Eating regularly can strengthen the body, strengthen the bones and muscles, and keep the ears and eyes bright. When you eat Euryale ferox, you should chew slowly. Don't eat too much at a time to nourish your body. Middle-aged and elderly people generally like to drink porridge. Rice porridge is nutritious and easy to digest, especially the rice porridge made of nourishing raw materials will have better effect. Euryale ferox is good for cooking porridge. If it is paired with coix seed and yam, the taste will be better and the nourishing effect will be stronger.

As we all know, the solar term in winter is relatively dry, and Euryale ferox can be moist and not cold, especially Euryale ferox porridge is very nourishing, especially suitable for autumn and winter.