What are the health-preserving effects of common Chinese medicines?

　　Many friends think that Chinese medicine can only be taken when you are sick, but there are many medicinal materials in Chinese medicine that have the same origin as medicine and food. These medicinal materials also have the effect of maintaining health and fitness. Let’s learn about it below.

　　5 common Chinese medicines have health-preserving effects

　　1. Chenpi

　　[Efficacy] Regulates stagnation, smoothes Qi and eliminates phlegm, and unblocks the five internal organs.

　　[Health Preservation Method] Tangerine peel is a traditional Chinese medicine and a condiment for soup. You can add some tangerine peel to greasy soups and bean soups, which can dissolve qi and stagnation.

　　[Note] The tangerine peel must be soaked and pulped, and the white layer must be scraped off, so that the sweet flavor will be good, otherwise the soup will be a bit astringent.

　　2. Eucommia ulmoides

　　[Efficacy] It has the functions of tonifying the waist, strengthening the kidneys, and strengthening the kidneys.

　　[Health Preservation Method] Here I recommend a peanut, eucommia, and oxtail soup to everyone. This soup has the effects of nourishing blood, nourishing the kidneys, and strengthening muscles and bones. Wash and soak peanuts (60 grams); put Eucommia ulmoides (20 grams) in a pot, sprinkle with light salt water, fry over low heat until dry; wash the oxtail, put it in boiling water and boil for 10 minutes, then wash. Put it into a clay pot with the ginger, add about 12 bowls of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for about 3 hours.

　　[Note] Eucommia ulmoides should be dusted first, put in a pot, splash in a little salt water, and stir-fry until dry. Because Chinese medicine says that "saltiness enters the kidneys", it means that salty medicines or foods are most likely to act on the kidneys. Moderate saltiness can nourish the kidneys, but excessive saltiness can damage the kidneys.

　　3. Tianqi

　　[Efficacy] Tianqi is a kind of ginseng, which has a nourishing effect. Moreover, Tianqi is originally a traditional Chinese medicine, which has the pharmacological properties of activating tendons, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

　　[Health Preservation Method] Because society is now aging, and the prevalence of coronary heart disease is also getting younger, so we often make soup with Tianqi, which can be used to treat coronary heart disease.

　　[Note] When purchasing Panax notoginseng, the best ones are those that are large, solid, slippery, and have no branches or claws. The best way to deal with Tianqi is to fry it in chicken oil over low heat until it is slightly yellow, and then crush it with a hammer after cooling. This can change its properties as a bruise medicine and enhance the nourishing effect of Tianqi.

　　4. Huaiyam

　　[Efficacy] Huaiyam has been used as a health food in China for at least two thousand years. It benefits qi and nourishes yin, nourishes the spleen, lungs and kidneys, strengthens essence and stops vaginal discharge.

　　[Health Preservation Method] Fresh yam is a daily food of Cantonese people. It can be made into soup, stir-fry, and eaten as a vegetable. Among them, they are most used to make soups, such as Codonopsis Huaishan Pork Tendon Soup, Tongji Xiangluo Huaishan Soup, Huaishan Round Meat Stewed Pork Knuckles, etc., which are all favorite soups among Cantonese people.

　　[Note] When purchasing yam, it is best to choose raw and dried yam. This type of yam is pink-yellow in color and appears dryer.

　　5. Poria

　　[Efficacy] Poria cocos is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of dehumidification, detoxification, and joint relief. The weather in Guangdong is hot all year round, so Guangdong people usually use Poria cocos to clear away heat, detoxify and remove dampness.

　　[Health Preservation Method] Cooking Turtle Soup with Smilax Poria can clear away heat and detoxify. Here is another Poria and chestnut porridge: 15 grams of Poria, 25 grams of chestnuts, 10 jujubes, and 100 grams of japonica rice. Add water to boil chestnuts, jujubes and japonica rice first; grind Poria cocos into powder, add slowly when the rice is half cooked, stir well, and cook until the chestnuts are cooked through.

　　These medicinal materials also belong to the category of "medicine and food of the same origin"”

　　ginger

　　When it comes to common medicines, of course ginger is the first one. Ginger is pungent in taste and warm in nature, and has the effects of sweating, relieving the surface, warming the lungs and relieving vomiting, warming the lungs and relieving coughs.

　　For example, if a family member catches a cold in the rain and sneezes repeatedly, we don't need to give him any western medicine to treat a cold. Just cut a few slices of ginger, add some brown sugar and boil water for him to drink, and he will become lively and energetic immediately after keeping it.

　　Ginger also has another effect that many people don’t know, which is its ability to relieve vomiting. For most cases of vomiting, especially pregnancy vomiting, a cup of ginger juice (or boiled ginger water) can "relieve" people, which is both effective and safe. However, it should be noted that ginger is relatively warm and should not be used by people with yin deficiency and internal heat constitution.

　　Barley

　　Also called barley rice, barley rice, and barley kernel, it has a sweet, light taste, slightly cold nature, and has the functions of diuretic and dampness, strengthening the spleen, clearing away heat and draining pus.

　　The Lingnan area is relatively humid, so you can use it to make soup to help remove dampness. It should be noted that although barley has the effect of strengthening the spleen, it is cold after all, so people with yang deficiency who are usually afraid of cold should not take it for a long time.

　　donkey hide gelatin

　　It is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and has the functions of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.

　　After surgery (trauma), heavy bleeding, or even after menstruation, eating some donkey hide gelatin can replenish your blood immediately. In addition, donkey-hide gelatin has a good hemostatic effect on various types of bleeding, especially menorrhagia and metrorrhagia in women. Donkey-hide gelatin is sticky and greasy, and people with weak spleen and stomach may feel indigestion after taking it.

　　honeysuckle

　　It is sweet in taste, cold in nature, and has good heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.

　　Honeysuckle and chrysanthemum are somewhat similar in nature and flavor, but it has better detoxification effects. For swollen and sore throat, heat-induced diarrhea and dysentery, you can drink honeysuckle decoction in water instead of tea. The symptoms will be greatly improved in just one day.

　　In midsummer, the heat rash all over the child's body is very pitiful. Boil honeysuckle into a thick potion and repeatedly scrub the areas where the prickly heat appears. After a day, you can see that the prickly heat has subsided. In addition to prickly heat, honeysuckle water is also effective for other carbuncles, sores, boils, etc.

　　Grain and malt

　　Both are sweet in taste and mild in nature, and both have the effect of digestion and neutralization. They have good curative effects on food stagnation and indigestion, so they are often used together.

　　For children with indigestion, boiling water with grain sprouts and malt instead of tea can quickly solve the problem, and on the other hand, it will not harm the child's body, so why not do it. Grain sprouts and malt also have the function of returning milk. When women are weaning, they can be boiled in water and taken. There is no need for "troublesome" hormones to reduce lactation.