Chinese medicine believes that "spring and summer nourish the yang, autumn and winter nourish the yin", so as to maintain strong vitality and energy, alleviate a variety of common physical problems. In autumn, these three foods help to "nourish the yin" and can be called the "three treasures".
The first fruit of autumn - autumn pear
According to the "Materia Medica", pears are "the heat of the six intestines of the living, and the yin of the five viscera of the ripe". That is to say, the effect of eating raw pears is very good, and after the pears are cooked, the cold is reduced, and the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing is better.
Natural nectar drink
After cleaning the sydney pear, hollow out the middle, add a red date, a little rock sugar, a few emblica seeds, a small amount of white fungus, and steam it in a pot for about 35 minutes.
In autumn, nourishing the lungs requires the province of added acid, and the slight acid in the intake of emblica seeds can help astringent lung qi. Combined with white fungus and Sydney pear, it can better nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach, moisten the intestines and laxatives, and is very suitable for people with mouth and tongue sores, sore throats and middle-aged and elderly people.
The first meat of autumn - duck
Qing Dynasty physician Wang Mengying once said that duck meat "nourishes the yin of the five internal organs, clears the heat of vain labor, replenishes blood and water, and nourishes the stomach and vitality", so compared with pigs, beef and mutton, it is more appropriate to eat duck meat at the moment.
3 good duck eaters – lilies, ginger and taro
Lily has the effect of clearing fire, moisturizing lungs and calming the spirit, and is paired with duck meat, which is more conducive to clearing heat and nourishing yin;
Ginger is slightly warm, and with duck meat can neutralize its coldness, which is more friendly for people who are cold in their spleen and stomach and prone to diarrhea;
The dietary fiber and potassium content of taro are very high, and it is eaten in conjunction with duck meat, which has a certain protective effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
It should be noted that the fat content of duck skin is relatively high, and people who want to control weight are best not to eat this part; the purine content of duck meat is relatively high, and people with high uric acid and gout patients should eat less appropriately, and people who are in the acute attack of gout are best not to eat.
The first dish in autumn - lotus root
Lotus lotus a treasure, autumn lotus is the most tonic, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, raw lotus can be thirst quenched, cool blood and stop bleeding, clear heat and remove annoyance, scatter stasis and eliminate stasis, very suitable for people who are upset and red, insomnia and dreams, constipation, easy to nosebleed people to eat; cooked lotus root is more focused on nourishing yin and stomach, healthy spleen and qi, nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, antidiarrhea and spermation, suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood daily consumption.
Glass crisp lotus roll
After washing the lotus root, cut into thin slices, put the chopped chicken feathers and the diced carrots in the meat paste, stir well to make the filling, use the lotus slices to pick up the filling, steam for 3 minutes, and finally drizzle with the sauce to eat.
However, the starch content of lotus root is relatively high, which can be eaten as a staple food of grain, and can be used to replace some rice and steamed buns when everyone eats, so as not to consume calories excessively, resulting in obesity.