In autumn, the weather gradually turns cold, and people often feel that the mouth, nose, skin and other parts have different degrees of dryness. Therefore, they should eat some nutritious, nourishing and juicy food, and eat less spicy and fried food. At the same time, Chinese medicine believes that the relationship between lung and autumn qi is very close, so we should eat more foods that moisten lung and promote fluid production. Suitable foods for autumn are: lily: it has the functions of nourishing and moistening the lungs, clearing away heart fire and calming the nerves, eliminating fatigue, moistening dryness and relieving cough. Lotus seed: it can not only remove residual heat, but also nourish and strengthen the body. It is a timely tonic in autumn. Yam: it is characterized by tonic without stagnation, neither hot nor dry, and is suitable for men, women and children. White lentils: Cooking porridge or soup with white lentils in early autumn can relieve summer heat, relieve summer heat and eliminate dampness, strengthen spleen and stomach, and stimulate appetite. Lotus root: raw lotus root can clear away heat, promote fluid production and quench thirst; Cooked lotus root can strengthen spleen, stimulate appetite and benefit blood. Therefore, there is a saying that "lotus root is born in summer and ripe in autumn, raw food is fresh and tender, and cooked food is old and strong". Monopterus albus: Eating Monopterus albus in autumn not only has a strong nourishing effect, but also has a certain regulating effect on human blood sugar. You can cut into pieces, stew, shred and cook porridge. Snake meat: Among the famous dishes in South China, the fat snake in autumn is the most popular. The protein content of snake meat is high, and it is rich in nutrition, which has the effects of improving intelligence, resisting aging and prolonging life. Chestnut: It has the functions of strengthening spleen and stomach, tonifying kidney and strengthening bones. Walnut: It can tonify kidney, solidify essence, warm lung and relieve asthma, invigorate qi and nourish blood, moisten dryness and intestines. Peanut: When the peanuts are ripe in late autumn, they should be cooked with fresh flowers or raw ground soup, or decocted with water, not fried. Jujube: Eating jujube in autumn is a tonic food for nourishing yin and moistening dryness, benefiting lung and invigorating qi. If it can be stewed with tremella, lily and yam, the effect will be better. In addition, pears, water chestnuts, jellyfish, carrots, shepherd's purse, Pleurotus ostreatus, kelp, tomatoes and rabbit meat are also suitable for autumn consumption, while Astragalus, Ginseng, Adenophora adenophora, Lycium barbarum and Polygonum Multiflori are suitable for tonic. In early autumn, eating radish and drinking tea from hot summer to cool autumn, my friend reminded me: "Don't forget to eat radish!" " "In fact, he didn't need to say these. He copied the poem "On September 9th, the doctor was worried, and everyone ate radishes. Where did the disease come from?"? "Eating radishes in early autumn can dispel the fire of midsummer, and there is a saying in the agricultural proverb that' radishes fall on your head and vegetables fall on your head'. There is also a saying that "radish is tea, and the doctor climbed all over the floor with anger." "Radish has many medicinal values, such as its seeds can help digestion, phlegm and asthma; Leaves can stop diarrhea; The root of radish, which bears seeds and dies of old age, is called Dikuluo, which can induce diuresis and reduce swelling. This is the origin of the popular "radish cough relieving and digestion promoting water". This medicinal effect of radish and tea complement each other, which is really rare. Eating radish and drinking good tea in autumn has a medical basis for eliminating the accumulated heat poison in the human body in summer and restoring refreshed. It is also worth mentioning that Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", also mentioned radish and tea: "green vegetables, radish, brown rice, casserole, Tianshui chrysanthemum tea". This long-lived old gentleman is probably good at "radish is tea", right? There are more and more varieties of radishes on the market in early autumn. The author focuses on the smooth, uniform size, crisp but not spicy radish with strong moisture. Don't worry about their low price. It should be noted that this kind of radish was more expensive than pears in the old society. Since taking medicinal porridge in autumn, the weather is dry, and it is prone to dry mouth, dry cough, phlegm and other hot and dry symptoms. When cooking porridge, add pears, radishes, sesame seeds and other foods with the same origin of medicine and food, which is beneficial to moistening the lungs. Pear porridge 2 pears, washed and chopped, add japonica rice 100 g and cook into porridge. Because pear has a good moistening effect, it can be used to cook porridge and can also be used as a health food in autumn. 50 grams of chestnut porridge, japonica rice 100 grams, boiled. Because chestnuts have good effects of nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney, strengthening tendons, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, they are especially suitable for waist and leg pain and joint pain of the elderly. Sesame porridge 50 grams of sesame seeds, japonica rice 100 grams. First, fry sesame seeds and grind them into fine powder. After the japonica rice is cooked, add sesame seeds to eat. Suitable for constipation, lung dryness, cough and dizziness. Carrot porridge fried carrots with vegetable oil, added 100g japonica rice, and boiled porridge with water. Because carrot contains carotene, it can be converted into vitamin A after being ingested by human body, which is suitable for people with dry skin and chapped lips.