When the external humidity stops you, people will easily feel sleepy all over.

At the same time, dampness stagnates the spleen.

Affect transportation and digestion, and the digestive function is impaired.

Symptoms such as bloating, poor appetite, thirst, and not wanting to drink more.

Therefore, eliminating dampness is the main method of keeping in good health in spring.

Five-finger peach is a unique medicinal material with the same origin of medicine and food in Guangdong.

It is very common in mountainous areas dominated by Hakka areas in eastern Guangdong.

Because its leaves look like five fingers.

There are fine hairs on the leaves.

When the fruit is ripe, it looks like a peach.

So it is called "five-finger peach", also called Nanqi.

Its efficacy is similar to that of Beiqi, and it is also a small expert in eliminating dampness.

Although its effect of invigorating qi is not as good as that of Astragalus membranaceus

But it has a great advantage: it is not easy to get angry!

Hearing this, I believe Cantonese people will be happy to come.

Braised bamboo chicken with five fingers, peach and wolfberry.

Main effects: invigorating spleen and kidney, benefiting qi and nourishing blood.

Recommended crowd: suitable for people with spleen and stomach qi deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, beriberi weakness and family daily health care.

Ingredients: 50g of Wuzhi Maotao, 50g of Lycium barbarum 1 5g, 30g of Euryale ferox, 20g of peanuts, 3 slices of ginger, and 3-4 bamboo-tube chickens1silk.

Practice: Wash the five-finger peach, medlar, Gordon Euryale seed and peanut with clear water, soak them slightly, and pretreat the shredded bamboo chicken (hair removal, claws removal, viscera removal, etc.). ), cut into large pieces, put all the ingredients and herbs together in a casserole, add a proper amount of water, boil over high fire, and simmer for about 1 hour.

Soup Comments: This soup is mild and not greasy, mellow and delicious. Euryale ferox and peanuts in soup are commonly used soup materials, which can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. Five-finger peach, also known as Nanqi, is mild and sweet. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, invigorating qi, promoting qi circulation, promoting diuresis, and activating collaterals. Besides invigorating qi, it also has certain curative effect on foot fatigue, rheumatism and joint pain. With medlar nourishing liver and kidney, this soup is also suitable for the elderly with poor legs and feet. Chicken with shredded bamboo is what we often call black-bone chicken. Compared with ordinary chicken, black-bone chicken has higher nutritional value, especially suitable for women with insufficient qi and blood.

Wuzhimaotao Qushi Decoction

Main efficacy: benefiting qi, invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness.

Highlight: Take a bite of your favorite Qushi soup.

Ingredients: Finger Peach 15g, Poria cocos 10g, Euryale ferox (dry) 10g, fried Coicis Semen 15g, adzuki bean 15g, dried tangerine peel 1, and pork ribs.

Practice: wash and chop the pig fan bones into large pieces and blanch them for later use. Wash other materials for later use. Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add 2000ml of water, bring to a boil with high fire, turn to low heat, cook for about 1 hour, and season with salt.

Soup comments:

Poria cocos, Euryale euryales, Coix seed and adzuki bean are all dampness-eliminating things, but they all have the effect of dampness-eliminating, so there is no need to supplement them. Blindly eliminating dampness is also suspected of hurting righteousness, and Wuzhitao is just qualified for the task of strengthening the body and eliminating dampness. The soup of this pig fan bone is better than that of the pig tube bone. Although pig bone is more fragrant, it is too fat, which affects dampness. Pork fan bones are fine, and soup is good.

Braised crucian carp, peach and lentil with five fingers

Main effects: invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, invigorating qi and benefiting middle energizer.

Ingredients: finger peach 30g, lentil 30g, crucian carp 500g; Ginger slices (3~4 people)

Practice: Wash the crucian carp and gut it, then fry it with low fire until it is slightly yellow, and then put it into the pot with the rest of the materials. After the fire is boiled, turn to low heat 1 hour and add salt to taste.

Tang Comments: For people with physical weakness, the nourishing strength of Wuzhi Peach is just right, which can ensure that the true qi is really "supplemented", thus better promoting the role of lentils in eliminating dampness. Crucian carp strengthens the spleen and stomach, dehumidifies and benefits water. Jing Shu in Materia Medica mentioned that crucian carp is "the only fish that can be eaten frequently". Fish is high in protein and low in fat, tender and easy to digest, and is a commonly used nourishing food. Therefore, this soup is very suitable as a nourishing and dampness-removing soup for people with weak spleen and stomach or elderly and infirm people.

Braised lean meat, peaches and corn with five fingers.

Main effects: eliminating dampness and benefiting qi, strengthening spleen and eliminating dampness. Recommended crowd: suitable for people with physical fatigue, heavy limbs, anorexia and thick and greasy tongue coating, and daily dampness elimination and health care.

Materials: Finger Peach 100g, dried yam 50g, Poria 20g, corn with tendrils 1, 3 figs, and 300g lean meat (3-4 people). Practice: Wash the five-finger peaches and shorten them; Other medicinal materials are washed and microbubbled; Peel fresh corn, keep corn stigma, and cut into small pieces; Wash lean meat and cut into pieces. Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add appropriate amount of water, and cook with strong fire for 15 minutes, then simmer for 45 minutes, and add a little salt to taste. Tang Comments: Summer health care should be dampness and heat-clearing, and those with weak spleen and stomach should pay attention to protecting stomach qi. Five-finger peach can not only dispel dampness, but also invigorate qi and spleen, tonify deficiency, relax tendons and activate collaterals. It is suitable for people who are usually weak, have poor appetite and have heavy limbs, and can also be used as a health soup in hot and humid weather in summer.

Recommended: Guangdong & Guangzhou daily food; Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Nutrition Department