Department of Endocrinology, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Lu Lu
In the blink of an eye 2021 has passed the halfway point, the heat wave rolling three volt days as promised, it is the most consuming and righteous summer heat, at this time health must pay attention to replenishment, then what to rely on to make up? The first is the good medicine astragalus. #Astragalus ##三伏天 #
Astragalus, a perennial herb, is about 50 to 100 cm tall. The main root is thick and gray-white; the stem is upright, multi-branched, with fine edges, and is produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places.
More than 2,000 years ago, the prophet has found the effect of astragalus, which has the functions of water detoxification, conditioning qi and blood, muscle and beauty; and astragalus is stronger than ginseng, and it is the most commonly used qi tonic. It can also expand blood vessels, lower blood pressure, often eat astragalus, not only to prevent high blood pressure and cerebrovascular diseases, but also to help people enhance disease resistance and prevent colds. Quietly tell you who love beauty that astragalus not only has a weight loss effect for people who are fat; for people who love acne, eating astragalus can also detoxify and nourish the face.
Astragalus, it is best to choose a light side. The easiest thing to get started is to drink astragalus porridge. Astragalus porridge is not a modern delicacy that only exists today. Bai Juyi's "Zhaiju" wrote: "The incense is relative, and the meat is not tasted for a long time." A few spoonfuls of porridge with yellow qi and a soup with red arrows. "Astragalus is astragalus, and red arrows are tianma." This type of plant is pure Chinese medicinal herbs in our modern eyes, but in ancient times, they were the finishing touch in daily recipes. Since the Tang Dynasty, this astragalus porridge has been indispensable on the table of the literati and inkers, which reflects the principle of the same origin of medicine and food.
You know, astragalus can't be eaten directly! So how to make this qi nourishment porridge?
1
Add 30 grams of astragalus to 300 grams of water, soak for half an hour, bring the water to a boil, simmer for 30 minutes and decant the broth.
2
Add 300 grams of water and bring to a boil for another 15 minutes to decant the broth again.
3
Repeat the action of "2" again.
4
Remove the astragalus residue from the pot, mix the soup from the previous three boils, add 100 grams of rice, and cook the porridge.
Drinking astragalus porridge in the morning can exert its role in lifting qi to the strongest and keep the day full of vitality.
If you are an office worker, a student party, feel that cooking porridge is very troublesome, you can cook more astragalus water in advance, drink directly, but this can not add rice, but also lose the effect of stomach and spleen. It is recommended that you extend the soaking time appropriately, and the effect of replenishing the gas and fixing the table will be better.