Unconsciously, the sweltering summer ended, and the breath of autumn was officially unveiled. Especially after the white dew, even friends in the south felt a hint of autumn coolness.
Autumn dry evil order, dry mouth, dry throat, dry skin and other problems are autumn regulars, and for the dry skin itching caused by dryness, it is even more intolerable. How can this be done? ------------------------
Jade bamboo is also known as "wēi ruí", because of its shape like bamboo and color like jade. Chinese medicine believes that it is a good product for nourishing yin and nourishing qi and blood, and folk often use it as a soup.
The "hydration artifact" is the jade bamboo
The use of jade bamboo in China has a long history, as early as the "Shennong Materia Medica" has relevant records, and it is listed as the top product. The Materia Medica says, "The Lord is wise, flesh-and-blood, and strong." Li Shizhen, a pharmacist of the Ming Dynasty, believes that it "uses ginseng and qi, which is not cold or dry, and has great merit." Miao Xiyong, a famous physician of the Qing Dynasty, also praised Yuzhu for its "mellow nature and gentle smell, so it can be used for a long time and not poorly." That is to say, jade bamboo is soft and edible, long in the yin, long to take it does not hurt the spleen and stomach, so it is most suitable for people with high work pressure and nervous personality in autumn diet therapy.
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Yuzhu Zhigan
Yuzhu's ability to "lock water" is very strong, and it is said in the Materia Medica that it is "extremely difficult to dry, that is, dry and soft, and it is very easy to flourish by moving roots and planting".
Ordinary plant rhizomes, dug out and exposed to the sun in hot and dry weather, can easily become dry and hard. But the jade bamboo is different, it needs to be dried while rubbing to dry through, and after drying, pick up a bite and break it, it is still sticky and soft.
According to the clinical summary of its characteristics, TCM did find that Yuzhu has a strong ability to "lock in water and moisturize". Therefore, for the dull, dry itching, desquamation and other problems caused by dryness, drinking jade bamboo water often will have a certain "beauty" effect.
Recipe: Jade bamboo mulberry leaf tea
Ingredients: 20 grams of dried jade bamboo tablets, 15 grams of dried mulberry leaves, rock sugar to taste.
Method: Wash the jade bamboo and mulberry leaves into the pot, add about 1000 ml of water, boil on high heat and reduce the heat to 10 to 15 minutes (do not have to cook for a long time), filter the tea residue and add rock sugar to taste, drink as tea.
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Yuzhu Cure Pharynx
Yuzhu Ganrun can nourish the lungs and yin, and the slight cold can clear the lung heat, which is suitable for dry cough and less phlegm, coughing up blood, hoarseness and other symptoms of yin deficiency and heat.
Mei Lanfang, a famous Peking opera master, is very good at drinking dendrobium jade bamboo water, and he believes that boiling water with dendrobium and jade bamboo can protect the throat and make the voice round and beautiful.
Recipe: Jade bamboo nourishes the lungs of pears
Ingredients: 10 grams of jade bamboo, 1 duck pear, rock sugar to taste.
Method: Wash the duck pear, cut the tip into a lid shape, dig out the pear core in the middle and put in the jade bamboo and rock sugar, cover the pear and put it into the cup, add the appropriate amount of water, put the cup into the pot, and simmer in the water.
This soup has the effect of nourishing yin and dryness, nourishing lungs and expectorant, beautifying muscles, especially suitable for people with yin deficiency and dry heat, dry lungs and cough.
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Yuzhu supplements the deficiency
Jade bamboo is flat, sweet, complementary but not greasy, no evil drawbacks, is a commonly used medicinal material for dietary therapy or medicinal diet, with ginseng edible, the effect complements each other.
As the "New Edition of Materia Medica" said: "Huanrui to supplement the yin, must be ginseng to supplement the yang, then the yin and yang have the magic of synergy, and the function of the harvest is really strange." Ginseng gets Ginseng and Strength, and Huan Rui gets Ginseng and Drum Courage also. "Therefore, for women who are seriously ill or postpartum, jade bamboo is a good choice."
Recipe: Jade bamboo ginseng chicken
Ingredients: 50 grams of jade bamboo, 30 grams of ginseng, 1 chicken.
Directions: Wash and chop the chicken into large pieces. Place the washed and soaked bamboo in a saucepan with chicken nuggets and ginseng slices and add 4 bowls of water.
This product can nourish yin and replenish qi, suitable for people with both qi and yin deficiency, such as postpartum women, those who have just recovered from serious illnesses or patients after surgery.
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Yuzhu beauty
Yuzhu has the name "female wilt" in the ancient Materia Medica, that is, it has the meaning of "female tonic". The Shennong Materia Medica records that it "took a long time to remove black spots, good color, and moisturizing".
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a palace woman who was abused in the palace, her skin was rough like fish scales, and after being humiliated, she fled to the deep mountains, and collected jade and bamboo for food for many years, and for a long time, her skin was as white as jade, soft and smooth.
Modern medical research has also found that yuzhu is rich in vitamin A substances and mucus. Among them, vitamin A has the effect of making the skin soft and delicate and smooth, and the skin without vitamin A becomes dry and rough. And mucus also has the effect of smoothing the skin. Therefore, for friends with beauty needs, you may wish to try Yuzhu Oh ~ ~
Recipe: Pork hands stewed with jade bamboo
Ingredients: 2 pig hands, 30 grams of jade bamboo, salt, monosodium glutamate, ham juice, salad oil.
Method: Wash the pig's hands, blanch them with boiling water; put a little salad oil and ham juice in the pot, boil and put them into the pig's hands, after the pig's hands are colored, add the appropriate amount of water, jade bamboo, salt and monosodium glutamate, simmer for 3 to 4 hours, take out the plate; the remaining soup of the boiling pig's hands is evenly drizzled on the pig's hands.
Pigs contain a large amount of colloids and collagen, under the action of zinc enzymes, can provide the hyaluronic acid required by skin cells, and can be used in conjunction with jade bamboo to enhance the effect of beauty and skin care.
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Yuzhu Xiaozheng fang
Modern research has found that the suzuran glycosides and suzulin contained in yuzhu have a cardiotonic effect, and the decoctions and tinctures have a certain hypotensive effect, which has a certain inhibitory effect on high blood sugar, and the decoction can be used topically to treat subcutaneous bleeding and macules. Therefore, it can be used for heart failure, hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases.
In addition, it can also be used as a common medicine for stroke fever, limited mobility, headache and low back pain.
Checklist
Coronary heart disease: use 12 grams of jade bamboo daily, decoction instead of tea.
Hypoglycemic: 12 grams of jade bamboo, 9 grams of raw land, 15 grams of goji berries, decoction, 1 dose per day.
Peripheral nerve paralysis: 10 grams each of jade bamboo, mai men dong, dendrobium, decoction, 1 dose per day until the disease is cured.
After the fever, the body is weak, the mouth is dry and the throat is dry: 12 grams each of jade bamboo, wheat dong, sand ginseng, raw land, and fried in water.
Lung heat and dry cough: 9 grams each of jade bamboo and mai dong, fried in water.
Chest tightness palpitations and shortness of breath: 10 grams each of jade bamboo, salvia, Liao schisandra, fried in water.
Note: Please use the above prescription under the guidance of a physician.
Source: Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine, CCTV Health Road, China Traditional Chinese Medicine News
Editor: Tang Xinyi