Know one ingredient every day: red dates
Red jujube, also known as jujube, dried jujube, beautiful jujube, good jujube, etc., is the dried and ripe fruit of the rhamnoaceae plant jujube. Jujube has been cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years, and has been listed as one of the "five fruits" (peach, plum, plum, apricot, jujube) since ancient times, and is the traditional food and medicine of the Chinese nation. The main production areas of jujube are Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Sichuan and other places, among which the jujube in Xinxiang, Henan Province is the most famous, known as the "king of jujube".
The TCM attributes of jujube are as follows:
Processing: Jujubes are generally processed by methods such as drying or frying to remove moisture and increase the storage time and medicinal efficacy. Sometimes honey frying or steaming is also used to make candied dates, sugar dates, etc. Sexual taste: sweet, warm. Return to the meridians: return to the spleen and stomach meridians. Efficacy: Nourish the spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and invigorate, regulate health and health, and detoxify. Indications: stomach deficiency and lack of food, weak spleen, loose stools, insufficient qi, blood and fluid, disharmony between camp and health, palpitations, and irritability of women. Contraindications: Those with damp phlegm, stagnation, dental disease, and insect disease should not eat. The heart is ruffian, and those who are full of vomiting should not be avoided. Eating too much and moving the wind, the spleen is sick. Pediatric chancre is not suitable for eating, and people suffering from phlegm and fever are not suitable for eating. Those with stomach pain and breathlessness, rounds, abdominal pain and all insects are sick, and they should be avoided. It is contraindicated for children and postpartum and before and after fever, summer and humidity diseases, jaundice and swelling. "This Sutra": The main henchman is evil, nourishes the spleen in peace, and helps the twelve classics. Calm the stomach qi, pass the nine orifices, replenish the less qi, less jin liquid, the body is insufficient, the body is frightened, the limbs are heavy, and a hundred medicines. "Materia Medica": Aconitum poison. "Don't Record": Nourish the qi, strengthen, remove boredom, heal the heart and hang down, and the intestines are secluded. "Medicine Pair": Kill aconite, Tianxiong poison. Meng Xu: The main tonic liquid, wash the heart and abdomen evil qi, and a hundred medicines and poisons, pass the nine orifices, replenish the lack of qi, cook and replenish the stomach and intestines, the first in the fat and benefit the qi, children suffer from autumn dysentery, and insect jujube food, good. "Rihuazi Materia Medica": moisten the heart and lungs, stop coughing. Replenish the five organs, treat deficiency and strain, and remove gastrointestinal ringworm. "Pearl Sac": Warm the stomach. Li Gao: Warmth is used to replenish the deficiency of the spleen meridian, and is willing to slow down the yin and blood, and yin and yang, adjust the camp and guard, and produce jin liquid. "The Meaning of Medicine": Nourishing blood and liver. "Materia Medica": Nourishing the body and invigorating qi, nourishing the kidneys and warming the stomach, and curing yin deficiency. "Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicinal Plants": treatment of allergic purpura, anemia and hypertension. The nutritional properties of jujube are as follows:
1.Jujube is rich in carbohydrates, mainly glucose, fructose, sucrose, etc., which can provide the energy needed by the human body, enhance physical strength, and resist fatigue.
2.Jujube contains a variety of vitamins, especially the high content of vitamin C, which can promote metabolism, antioxidant, prevent melanin, whiten the skin, and anti-aging.
3.Jujube contains a variety of amino acids, 8 of which are essential for the human body, which can participate in the body's protein synthesis, enhance immunity, promote wound healing, and protect the liver.
4.Jujube contains a variety of minerals, such as calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, etc., which can maintain the body's acid-base balance, regulate the function of nerves and muscles, promote hematopoiesis, prevent and treat anemia, and enhance the health of bones and teeth.
5.Jujube contains a variety of active substances, such as triterpenoids, cyclic adenosine monophosphate, flavonoids, polysaccharides, etc., which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, lower blood sugar, protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, and delay aging.
Jujube diet diet recipe point** can be enlarged.
1.Replenish qi and blood: 10 red dates, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of astragalus, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening.
2.Moisten the lungs and relieve cough: 10 red dates, 10 grams of almonds, appropriate amount of honey, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening.
3.Calm the nerves and help sleep: 10 red dates, 100 grams of glutinous rice, 10 grams of sour jujube kernels, boiled porridge, add an appropriate amount of sugar, 1 dose a day, take before bedtime.
4.Beauty and beauty: 10 red dates, 10 longan, 30 grams of peanut kernels, boiled soup, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, 1 dose per day, take at any time.
5.Prevention and treatment of colds: 10 red dates, 3 slices of ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening.
These dietary remedies are derived from the ancient "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Jin Kui Yaolu", etc., and are also time-tested and confirmed by modern research. Jujube can be eaten in a variety of ways, either directly or as an adjunct for cooking, or brewed into tea, its mild nature is suitable for most people, and it is a good choice for daily health.