At the turn of spring and summer, it is a good time to maintain health. As the saying goes: "There are three years of Ai in the family, and Langzhong does not use it." "In spring and summer, it is the time when wormwood is luxuriant, it is not only a common materia medica, but also a wild vegetable that is used both for medicine and food, and it is the preferred ingredient for people's health.
Wormwood, known as the "king of herbs", has been known for its rich nutritional value and medicinal properties since ancient times. It contains volatile oil, volatile acid, bitters, resin, vitamin C and other components, which has the effects of dissipating cold in temperature, dispelling wind and channeling, invigorating blood and relieving pain.
It is rumored that there is a 98-year-old Chinese medicine doctor, although he is over 90 years old, his body is still very strong, his ears and eyes are bright, and he is full of energy. He is often visited by people who ask him for the secret of his longevity. The old Chinese medicine doctor said that in addition to regular work and rest and good mentality, there is also the habit of insisting on eating wormwood every day. And one of the secrets of mugwort health he shared is to drink mugwort leaf tea every day. So, how to make mugwort, and what are the health preservation methods of wormwood?
1. Homemade mugwort leaf tea
1. Prepare wormwood: First, choose fresh wormwood, wash it and dry it. Ensuring the quality and freshness of wormwood is essential for making mugwort leaf tea.
2. Steam wormwood: Put the prepared wormwood in a pot, cover and steam over high heat for 3 minutes. Steaming can "kill" wormwood, keep the fried tea leaves green, and can also make wormwood softer, which is convenient for subsequent processing.
3. Stir-fry mugwort leaves: Take out the steamed wormwood, pluck the leaves, rub them slightly, heat the wok and put the wormwood in the wok. Reduce the heat to the lowest and stir-fry while stirring until the moisture in the mugwort leaves is completely dried and the leaves shrink together, then turn off the heat and let cool.
4. Brew mugwort leaf tea: After letting the fried mugwort leaves cool, put them in a crisper and seal them for preservation. Take an appropriate amount of mugwort leaves and put them in a cup, and then add a few cleaned wolfberries. Pour in boiling water, brew for 1 minute, and enjoy the delicious mugwort leaf tea.
2. Wormwood can not only be used to soak in water, but also has a variety of other uses:
1. Soak your feet in medicated baths: Soak your feet in hot water or medicated baths can help invigorate blood and dispel dampness, relieve fatigue and promote metabolism.
2. Boiled eggs: Put an appropriate amount of wormwood into boiling water, then add eggs, cook until cooked through, turn off the heat, take out the eggs, remove the shells, put them back into the pot, let them cool naturally, and soak them to taste. In this way, the aroma of wormwood will be absorbed by the eggs, adding a unique flavor, and at the same time has a certain health care effect on the human body.
3. Make mugwort glutinous rice cakes: After blanching the mugwort, take it out and let it cool, put it in a food processor, add an appropriate amount of water, squeeze out the mugwort juice, mix it with glutinous rice flour, make it into glutinous rice cake, and steam it in a pot. Mugwort glutinous rice cake not only tastes sweet, but also has the effect of health care.
4. Mugwort leaf fumigation sterilization and mosquito control: close the doors and windows, transfer the wormwood into the brazier, and ignite the wormwood, the smoke generated by the wormwood combustion chamber has the effect of sterilization and mosquito repellent, and can be used for indoor mosquito repellent and disinfection.
In summary, wormwood is not only an ingredient with rich nutritional and medicinal properties, but also has a variety of uses. In our daily lives, we can enjoy the health benefits of wormwood by consuming wormwood tea, soaking in foot medicated baths, etc.
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