The weather turns dry and cool, of course, without the disadvantages of hot and humid summer, which makes people feel very comfortable. However, if the transformation is too fast and intense, the human body will be unable to adapt, and the balance of yin and yang in the body will be destroyed, which will be manifested as the evil of cool and dryness, which will hurt people. Therefore, when eating, we should say, "Autumn is dry, so we should eat hemp to moisten its dryness and prohibit cold diet."
On the other hand, although it turns from hot to cold in autumn, the residual heat in summer is repeated from time to time. Some people still have residual heat in summer after autumn because of improper conditioning or excessive heat in summer. When the climate turns dry, it becomes a dry fire, with symptoms such as dry mouth, dry throat, cough and dry skin. For such a situation, it is necessary to adjust mainly by clearing profits and dryness, and it is not advisable to overeat and fry hot products.
Chinese medicine also believes that the cold weather in autumn belongs to the lungs, and the lungs are delicate and dirty, and they like dampness and hate dryness. Whether it is warm and dry in early autumn or cold and dry in late autumn, it is easy to hurt the lungs and cause disease. Conditioning and tonic should be based on moistening dryness, and the corresponding cold, warm or flat medicinal diet should be selected according to the cold and warm weather and personal physical condition, so as to achieve the effects of moistening and benefiting the lungs, eliminating evil and strengthening the body. Even so, because the lung belongs to gold, it hates heat and likes cold, so the medicinal diet for health care and conditioning in autumn is mostly Pingliang, and the products for warming and nourishing are relatively rare.
The medicated diet introduced below is a common product for autumn health care and conditioning.
◆ Formula of September chicken slices (cold salad): fresh chrysanthemum 100g, chicken breast 600g, 3 eggs, clear soup, salt, sugar, yellow wine, pepper, sesame oil, onion, ginger, water bean powder, corn flour, lard and monosodium glutamate.
Efficacy: nourish five internal organs, dispel wind and improve eyesight, nourish blood and moisten capacity. Suitable for aftercare in autumn and fire removal in summer. It can also be used for the recuperation of sores, carbuncle, swollen toxin, wind-fire and red eyes, hypertension and dizziness.
Making (1) chicken breast slices; Wash chrysanthemum petals gently with clear water and rinse them with cold boiled water; Wash onion and ginger and shred.
(2) Add egg white, salt, yellow wine, monosodium glutamate, pepper and corn flour into the chicken slices, mix well and size. In addition, put salt, sugar, clear soup, pepper, monosodium glutamate, water bean powder and sesame oil (a little) in a small bowl to make a sauce.
(3) Heat the wok, add lard until the oil is 50% hot, add chicken slices, spread them out, and take out 20 grams of oil. When the oil is 50% hot, stir-fry the onion and ginger a little, that is, put the chicken slices and cook the yellow wine. Then stir the prepared sauce evenly and pour it into the pot, stir it a few times, and then put the chrysanthemum petals.
Eat with meals.
It is recommended not to have special taboos.
Analysis shows that chrysanthemum is cool, belonging to lung and liver meridians, and has the functions of expelling wind, clearing away heat and improving eyesight; Chicken has the effects of warming the middle warmer, benefiting qi, replenishing essence and marrow. After cooking, it is suitable for autumn tonic, but the whole recipe has the effects of dispelling wind, improving eyesight, nourishing five internal organs and clearing fire, and the taste is fragrant and pleasant.
◆ Lycium barbarum paste (flat) formula 500 grams of Lycium barbarum, honey 1000 grams.
Efficacy: Nourishing kidney and moistening lung, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. Suitable for yin deficiency of liver and kidney, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, cough, thirst and nocturnal emission.
Production (1) Wash Lycium barbarum, put it in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil it with strong fire, then cook it with slow fire for 2 hours, pour out the decoction, add appropriate amount of water and cook it for 3 times, then combine the three decoctions, then put it in the pot and remove the water.
(2) When the soup is slightly thick, add honey, cook it with slow fire until it becomes thick, and then let it cool.
Eat on an empty stomach every morning and evening, 1 ~ 2 tablespoons each time.
Diarrhea patients with spleen deficiency and dampness should not eat more.
Brief analysis of Lycium barbarum has the functions of tonifying kidney, moistening lung, nourishing liver and improving eyesight; Honey can tonify the middle energizer, moisten dryness, relieve pain and detoxify. Made into paste for eating, it can enhance the efficacy of tonifying kidney and improving eyesight. Regular consumption has therapeutic effects on yin deficiency of liver and kidney, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, cough, thirst and nocturnal emission.
◆ Yam almond porridge (warm) formula 50 grams of yam, 250 grams of millet and 50 grams of almonds.
Efficacy of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi, warming the middle energizer and invigorating the lung. Suitable for dry cough, irritability, insomnia and chronic bronchitis caused by cooling in autumn.
Production (1) Remove impurities from yam, slice and cook; Parching millet and grinding into fine powder; Stir-fried almonds, peeled and pointed, and chopped into powder.
(2) Mix the above powders together, stir them evenly, and add water to cook porridge.
The dosage of each method is 10g. Take it with boiling water on an empty stomach, not too much. Take it twice a day.
Those who should avoid loose stool should not take more.
It is analyzed that yam has the functions of invigorating spleen and lung, consolidating kidney and replenishing essence; Almond has expectorant, antitussive, antiasthmatic and intestinal moistening effects; Millet is a little warmer, which can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, relieve annoyance and quench thirst. These three kinds of porridge, after eating, can enhance the efficacy of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi, warming the middle energizer and tonifying the lung. Regular consumption is effective for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, irritability and chronic bronchitis.