Iodine champion-kelp
Kelp, also known as seaweed, kelp and so on, is all kelp plants, living in seawater, flexible as a belt, hence the name. Kelp has high nutritional and health care value and is known as "marine vegetable", "longevity vegetable" and "iodine champion".
Medical research has found that calcium in kelp can prevent blood acidification, which is one of the factors leading to cancer.
Organic iodine in kelp has hormone-like effects, which can improve the function of bioactive substances in human body, promote the secretion of insulin and adrenergic hormones, improve the activity of lipoprotein esterase, and promote the metabolism and utilization of glucose and fatty acids in liver, fat and muscle tissues, thus playing its role in lowering blood sugar and blood lipid.
Kelp is rich in potassium, which can balance excessive sodium intake and dilate peripheral blood vessels, so it can prevent and treat hypertension.
How to eat: soak kelp or seaweed, add a little mussel to the casserole and cook until cooked, then add some garlic, olive oil and salt to cook seaweed soup.
Amino acid queen Lentinus edodes
"Roasted mushroom", also known as "longevity dish", was originally a famous court dish in Ming Dynasty, and later spread among the people. Lentinus edodes is the top grade of edible fungi and is known as the "Queen of Lentinus edodes". It contains more than 30 kinds of enzymes and 18 kinds of amino acids, 8 kinds of amino acids needed by human body and 7 kinds of mushrooms. Every 100g of dried Lentinus edodes contains 13g of protein and various other nutrients.
There are also beautiful legends about mushrooms:
According to legend, Jinling (now Nanjing), the capital of the Ming Dynasty, was in a severe drought. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, begged for rain and took the lead in being a vegetarian for several months. He had a poor appetite. At this time, Liu Bowen, the strategist, had just returned to Nanjing from Longquan County, Zhejiang Province, and specially soaked and seasoned the famous specialty mushrooms brought from his hometown to make a delicious dish of "burning mushrooms" for Zhu Yuanzhang to taste. Zhu Yuanzhang smelled a fragrance before he got off chopsticks. After eating it, he felt that this dish was rich in fragrance, soft and delicious, and it was extremely delicious. He repeatedly praised it as a rare good dish. Later, Liu Bowen told him the characteristics of Longquan shiitake mushrooms, and the story that an ancient Gu Xiang girl escaped to eat shiitake mushrooms and was rescued in Qingyuan, Zhejiang. Legend has it that a girl fled to the barren hills to escape the persecution of the rich man and fainted from hunger. After waking up, she ate the mushrooms grown here, which not only restored her health, but also lived to be over 100 years old.
From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang often ate this dish in the palace, which was also called "longevity dish".
How to eat: At the Manchu-Han banquet during the Qianlong period, there were dishes such as "fragrant duck" and "fried mushrooms", and the production method was to cook with vegetarian dishes such as winter bamboo shoots or chickens and ducks.
Pteridophyte, a natural health care product
Pteridium aquilinum, also known as longevity vegetable, also known as African claw, bibcock grass and so on. Is a kind of wild plant, known as the "king of mountain vegetables", which is produced in deep mountains and distributed all over the country, especially in Northeast China, Northwest China and Inner Mongolia. Pteridium aquilinum is rich in protein, fat, sugar, minerals and vitamins.
Legend has it that Emperor Kangxi went hunting in Mulan paddock of Jehol Palace every summer, passing through Six Flags and Thirty-six Camps. Every time the emperor comes, the leaders of these flag camps will pay tribute with gold and silver treasures to show their loyalty.
On one occasion, Haitong, the head of Jin Fengying, had nothing to pay tribute to, so he took a small bag of bracken to pay tribute, saying, "This dish is not only delicious, but also has the benefits of resolving phlegm, promoting fluid production, clearing qi and reducing turbidity. Often the eyes are clear, the skin color is smooth and the life span is long. " Haitong also made a dish with a few pheasants and jadeite bracken, spelling the word "longevity". Kangxi hurriedly took a sip, and sure enough, the aroma penetrated the spleen and stomach, the taste was crisp and tender, the appetite was wide open, and the spirit was refreshing.
How to eat: wash bracken and blanch it with boiling water, then fry it or make soup; It can also be dried, slightly boiled, dried, and soaked in water when eating. Pteridium aquilinum is cold, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach should not eat more.
Natural antibiotic purslane
Portulaca oleracea, also known as five elements grass, is widely distributed in China. It has been recorded in ancient books for a long time and has contributed to human beings. Because it can be eaten fresh, dry, grass or grain, it has a good medicinal effect. Therefore, China folks also call it "longevity dish" and "longevity dish".
Portulaca oleracea not only contains protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, but also contains a lot of norepinephrine and a lot of potassium salt.
Norepinephrine can promote insulin secretion, regulate human glucose metabolism, reduce blood glucose concentration and keep blood glucose stable; Potassium salt can lower blood pressure, slow down heart rate and protect the heart.
Portulaca oleracea also contains a lot of vitamin E, vitamin C, carotene and glutathione, which can prevent platelet aggregation, coronary artery spasm and thrombosis, thus effectively preventing coronary heart disease.
How to eat: Choose tender and juicy stems of Portulaca oleracea, remove fibrous roots, wash them, cook them with boiling water, then add salt, wash them with cold boiling water and squeeze out water. Portulaca oleracea can be fried with shredded pork or made into soup with eggs and shredded pork. Delicious, crisp and tender.
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