Insomnia is mostly due to liver fire, and it is recommended to eat more of these three dishes to moisturize the lungs and clear the liver fire
Sleep is essential for human health, and there is a close relationship between diet and sleep. In today's fast-paced life, insomnia has become one of the most common problems for many people. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that"Insomnia, the main liver is hot", that is, insomnia may be related to the exuberance of liver fire. Therefore, through a reasonable diet, it can play a role in moistening the lungs, clearing the liver and fire, calming the nerves, and helping sleep, so that we can sleep until dawn. Below, the author introduces three vegetables that can help improve insomnia, and attaches the corresponding gourmet recipes.
i.Shepherd Scholarship.
Shepherd's cabbage, also known as shepherd's cabbage, is a very popular wild vegetable! Pursed cabbage is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuresis and swelling, and has a certain auxiliary effect on moistening the lungs and liver, and helping sleep.
Recommended recipe: Egg cake with shepherd's purse and mixed vegetables.
Ingredients: 100 g chili pepper, 50 g corn flour, 50 g wheat flour, 30 g oatmeal, 1 egg, water, salt, leeks, cooking oil.
Detailed method: 1Wash and blanch the melon, remove it to cool, squeeze out the water, chop it and set aside.
2) Place the crushed capers, corn flour, flour and oats in a bowl, add 2 eggs, water to taste, a pinch of salt and chopped leeks and stir until a dough is formed.
3) Heat an appropriate amount of cooking oil in a frying pan, pour an appropriate amount of batter with a spoon, spread it in a thin round cake mold, and fry it on low heat until golden brown on both sides. This shepherd's multigrain omelet is not only simple to make, but also fragrant and nutritious, making it a good choice for breakfast.
ii - Chrysanthemums.
Artemisia chrysanthemum is called"Emperor dish"It is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, which has the effect of clearing the liver and eyes, moisturizing yin and dryness, and has a certain help in improving insomnia.
Recommended recipe: Chrysanthemum pork ball soup.
Ingredients: 200 grams of chrysanthemum, 150 grams of ground pork, appropriate amount of green onion, ginger, salt, light soy sauce and sesame oil.
Practice the steps. 1) Wash the chrysanthemum, drain the water, chop and set aside, wash the pork, cut into chunks and grind into minced pieces.
2) Put the minced pork and partially chopped corn into a bowl, add an appropriate amount of chopped green onion and minced ginger, add an appropriate amount of salt, light soy sauce and sesame oil, mix well to form a filling, and then knead the corn into balls.
3.Boil water in a pot, put the meatballs in a pot of boiling water, add the rest of the chopped chrysanthemums, cook over high heat until the meatballs float, turn off the heat, add two drops of sesame oil, and serve. Chrysanthemum pork ball soup is fragrant and delicious, nutritious and helps you sleep.
iii.Spinach is rich in iron and folic acid, which has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing the liver, nourishing blood and nourishing the skin, and has a certain effect on relieving insomnia.
Recipe suggestion: cold spinach vermicelli.
Ingredients: 200 grams of spinach, 50 grams of longkou vermicelli, garlic, salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chili oil (optional).
The steps are as follows. 1) Wash the spinach, blanch it until it is no longer raw, remove it, put it in a basin of cold water to cool and then take it out, squeeze out the water, cut it into sections for later use, soak the longkou vermicelli in boiling water until soft and set aside, peel the garlic and cut it into small pieces.
2) Put the spinach, garlic and soaked longkou vermicelli in a bowl, add salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and chili oil, and mix well with chopsticks. This cold spinach vermicelli salad is refreshing and appetizing, and it also helps to promote sleep.
By reasonably adjusting our daily diet and eating more of the above three vegetables that moisturize the lungs and liver, we can improve the insomnia caused by the exuberance of the liver, so that we can sleep until dawn and live a healthier life.