In China, bean sprouts were first made of black beans, which were called "soybean yellow rolls" and listed as "domestic products" by Shennong Herbal Medicine. The practice is recorded as follows: "The method of making yellow rolls is from late winter to early spring." Black beans are soaked in Beijing water, and when the buds are five inches long, the dried ones are yellow rolls. It takes time to get through and bring food. " Early bean sprouts were first used for dietotherapy, and then used for Taoist health preservation. In the Song Dynasty, eating bean sprouts was quite common. Bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and mushrooms have been listed as three vegetarian dishes. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, bean sprouts were eaten mainly in cold salad. It is generally believed that bean sprouts are cold and sweet, and belong to spleen, liver and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and penetrating exterior, eliminating dampness and benefiting qi, and is suitable for early onset of damp-heat, summer damp-heat, dyspepsia, damp arthralgia, tendon contracture, joint pain, edema and dysuria. Mung bean sprouts are easy to digest and have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and dehumidification. Squeeze mung bean sprouts and add sugar instead of tea to treat urinary tract infection, urine fever and frequent urination. Stewed mung bean sprouts and crucian carp, treating breast milk. If fried with leek or cold salad, it is safe and effective for constipation of the elderly and children. Eating soybean sprouts properly in spring is helpful to prevent oral inflammation. It should be noted that fresh and tender bean sprouts should be eaten in time after production. When cooking, it is best to fry it quickly or blanch it with cold water. You can add some shredded ginger or leeks and a little vinegar.

White lentils are slightly warm and sweet. Entering spleen meridian and stomach meridian. Li Shizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica that "the valley of white lentils and spleen is also", which can be used to treat spleen deficiency, excessive dampness, abnormal transport and transformation, eating less loose stool or diarrhea; Excessive leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency and turbid phlegm; Wet in summer, vomiting and diarrhea. But it is not advisable to eat more to avoid qi stagnation. If you eat too much, you will get flatulence. White lentils must be cooked thoroughly. Flat bean curd is flat, sweet and light, and non-toxic. Entering the spleen and stomach meridian is a rare medicine for strengthening the spleen in flowers. Has the effects of relieving summer-heat, eliminating dampness, harmonizing middle energizer and invigorating spleen. The most common way to drink white lentil flowers is to soak them in water, which is not only simple, but also can remove moisture.

In this issue, Zheng Yanhua, deputy chief physician of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, recommended three kinds of health preserving and dietotherapy.

0 1 white bean porridge

Ingredients: 30g of white lentils and 50g of japonica rice.

Practice: After the white lentils are cooked thoroughly, the rice can blossom, and appropriate amount of sugar or salt can be added. Fried lentils have better effect, and fresh yam and coix seed can also be added.

Function: It can be used for spleen deficiency, anorexia, loose stool and female leucorrhea.

02 bian tofu pudding wonton

In Ming Dynasty, there were prescriptions for diarrhea in Hu Ying's Simple Prescriptions for Hygiene. The specific method is as follows: "Use a proper amount of white lentils, do not wash away the dust, put them in the soup and boil them, mix them with pork tenderloin, an onion and seven Chili sauces, mix the juice with noodles, and wrap them in small wonton to cook."

Ingredients: tofu, pork, flour, pepper and seasoning.

Practice: Choose fresh white lentils, wash or dry the flat bean curd, and boil it in boiling water, leaving a liquid medicine. Chop pork into paste, stir-fry pepper in oil pan, add appropriate seasoning, and stir with pork to make wonton stuffing. Make tofu with water and flour. Finally, wrap the dough and stuffing, and finally cook it for use.

Function: The flat bean flower wonton has the function of warming the middle warmer and strengthening the spleen, and is suitable for people with spleen deficiency, wet weight and thin stool.

03 stewed sparerib with black bean sprouts

Ingredients: 500 grams of black bean sprouts, 500 grams of ribs, 250 grams of yam, and appropriate seasoning.

Practice: wash and chop the ribs, add yam to boil, add black bean sprouts, add salt and monosodium glutamate after cooking.

Function: it can tonify kidney and strengthen bone, replenish essence and produce marrow.