Why are the five flavors so important?
The five tastes of food, which are pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, are called the five flavors. The five flavors of diet are suitable for use, and they are beneficial to the human bodyExcessive preference can lead to disease.
The pungent taste can invigorate the blood and qi;Sweet contains sugar bodies and active ingredients, replenishes qi and blood, relieves pain and relieves pain;The sour taste contains organic acid, which has the effect of astringency and astringency;The bitter taste contains alkaloids, which can clear away heat and prevent dampness;Because it contains sodium, potassium, calcium, iodine and other inorganic substances, the salty taste can nourish yin and yang.
01 Spicy fruits and vegetables
Xin into the lungs, generally will have the effect of sweating, regulating qi, dispelling wind and cold, relaxing muscles and invigorating blood.
Spicy**: Mainly produced by spicy ingredients such as capsaicin.
Spicy fruits and vegetables: ginger, green onions, garlic, coriander, peppers, leeks, etc.
Precautions: Excessive spicy food can also hurt the liver and eyes, lead to excessive lung qi, irritate the gastric mucosa and cause abdominal pain.
02 Sweet fruits and vegetables
Sweet into the spleen, generally has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, replenishing calories, relieving fatigue, regulating stomach and detoxifying
Sweet**: Produced by sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, etc.
Sweet vegetables and fruits: lotus root, water chestnut, pumpkin, taro, carrot, sweet potato, sugar cane, persimmon banana, lychee, jujube, fig, longan, etc.
Precautions: Sweet foods contain excessive amounts of sugar, which can easily lead to obesity. Diabetic and obese people should appropriately control the amount of sweet food.
03 Sour fruits and vegetables
Acid enters the liver, and sour food has the effects of sweating, astringency, urine contraction, asthma and diarrhea.
Sour**: Produced by organic acids such as acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, etc.
Sour fruits and vegetables: tomatoes, purslanes, oranges, olives, apricots, loquats, mountains, pomegranates, black plums, grapes, etc.
Precautions: Sour food can increase the acidity and secretion of gastric acid, promote appetite and digestive function, and inhibit the growth of intestinal bacteria, but excessive consumption of sour food can also cause digestive disorders.
Bitter fruits and vegetables
Bitter food has the functions of clearing heat, expelling fire, drying dampness, reducing qi and detoxifying.
Bitterness**: Produced by organic and inorganic alkali ions.
Bitter fruits and vegetables: bitter gourd, bitter herbs, asparagus, lotus seeds, lilies, kohlrabi, bitter almonds, etc.
Precautions: Bitter food is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and purging fire, drying and dampness, and is not suitable for those with weak physique, cold pain in the hospital, diarrhea, the elderly and children.
Salty fruits and vegetables
Salty into the kidney, it has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and moistening dryness, nourishing kidney and laxative, killing insects and reducing inflammation, inducing vomiting and stopping diarrhea.
Salty**: Produced by ingredients such as sodium chloride.
Salty fruits and vegetables: kelp, seaweed, vegetables, etc.
Precautions: Excessive intake of salty foods such as salt can cause high blood pressure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and edema.
06 Shennong Kiaw Drink Be your health bosom friend
There are countless kinds of diseases in the world, and there is only one kind of health, when people are troubled by illness and begin to want to return to health as soon as possible, they will set their sights on health and wellness. Nowadays, when people go shopping or live in their daily lives, they must hold milk tea or drinks in their hands, so which flavor of vegetables, fruits or drinks do you like the most?
This little girl is not only a lover of spicy taste, but also especially likes sweet and sour.
It is made of fresh Shennongjia wild kiwifruit after 100 days of double fermentation, the taste is sweet and sour, and the color is golden and translucent. Not only has excellent taste and taste, but also has a variety of effects such as supplementing vitamins, cellulose and biological enzymes, promoting metabolism, enhancing physical fitness, beautifying and nourishing the skin, and relieving hangover and protecting the liver. After double-round fermentation technology, it can eliminate and transform harmful ingredients, increase and improve beneficial substances to the human body. It tastes sweet and sour, refreshing, and even has the fragrance of kiwi fruit surrounding the body, as if you are in the arms of Shennongjia.