Post Date April, 15 2023
Spring diet should "save acid and increase sweetness to nourish one's temper". It refers to the need to eat less sour foods and more sweet foods in spring to replenish the spleen and stomach qi of the human body.
Among the sweet foods mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine, jujube and yam are the first. Eating yams or dates regularly can improve the body's immune system. If you cook Congee with jujube, yam, rice and millet, you can not only prevent the recurrence of gastritis and gastric ulcer, but also reduce the chance of suffering from influenza and other infectious diseases, so it is very suitable for eating in spring.
In addition to dates and yams, sweet foods include rice, millet, glutinous rice, sorghum, rice, cowpeas, lentils, soybeans, cabbage, spinach, carrots, taro, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, longans, chestnuts, etc. Each person can choose according to their own taste, and it is best to eat more. In addition, it is important to eat less cold foods such as cucumbers, winter melons, and mung bean sprouts, as they can hinder the growth of yang qi in the body during spring; Eating more isothermal foods such as scallions, ginger, garlic, chives, and onions can have the effect of dispelling yin and dispersing cold.
Spring is the season when various chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, gallstones, hepatitis, and other diseases are most likely to recur. People suffering from the above diseases should drink more yam Congee and millet Congee at ordinary times, and must keep away from such acidic foods as hawthorn and black plum.
Editor's Recommendation: Spring Nourishing Yin and Moisturizing Dryness Health Recipe
1. Honey Radish Juice: 500g of white radish, washed, peeled, chopped, and juiced for later use. Take 60 milliliters of radish juice each time, add 20-30 grams of honey, mix well, and take 3 times a day.
2. Steamed Lily with Honey: 50g Lily, 50g Honey. Wash the lily, remove its petals, soak it in clear water for half an hour, then remove it. Place it in a bowl, add honey, and steam for about 1 hour to serve.
3. Lily and lotus seed Congee: take 30g of dried lily, lotus seed and rock sugar respectively, and 100g of rice. Wash the lotus seeds thoroughly and soak them in water. After washing the dried lilies and rice separately, place them together with lotus seeds in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, first bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. When they are about to ripen, add rock sugar and simmer slightly.
(Intern Editor: Liu Jinhao)
