Lotus seeds, according to the "Materia Medica" records, have the function of "tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing the heart and benefiting qi". Compendium of Materia Medica also holds that lotus seeds have the functions of "nourishing the heart and kidney, thickening the stomach and intestines, consolidating essence and qi, forcing confinement, tonifying deficiency, benefiting the eyes and ears, and dispelling cold and dampness".
Lean pork, Chinese medicine believes that the main parts of pigs are beneficial. Lean pork is rich in animal protein. If it is eaten with lily and lotus seeds, the effect will be better.
Practice: Choose about half a catty of lean pork, then add 30g of lotus seed, 30g of lily and appropriate amount of water, stew in water and season. (Special note: Boiling means putting a lid on a container such as a bowl for holding food and steaming it in a steamer. )
Function: Stewed lean meat with lotus seeds and lilies is actually a nutritional collocation. Besides moistening dryness and nourishing lung, it can also treat neurasthenia, palpitation and insomnia. It can also be used as a tonic for the weak after illness. In short, it is a good dish that can be eaten often.
In addition, you can also choose 60 ~100g of lotus seeds and lilies, add appropriate amount of sugar and water, and cook them in sugar water, which not only tastes sweet and delicious, but also has high nutritional value, and also has the above effects.
Recipe 4: rock sugar tremella soup
Raw materials: tremella, also known as tremella, tremella. Tremella is sweet, light and flat, and enters the lungs and stomach. Contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, inorganic salt, etc.
Function: nourishing yin and moistening lung, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production. Rock sugar, sweet in taste, flat in nature, enters the spleen and lung meridians. Tonifying the middle energizer, invigorating qi, regulating stomach and moistening lung, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.
Practice: Choose10 ~12g tremella, rinse it several times first, then put it in a bowl and soak it in cold boiled water (excluding tremella). Soak for about 1 hour, at which time the tremella swells, and then pick out the impurities. Then put tremella and appropriate amount of rock sugar into a bowl, add appropriate amount of cold water, and stew together for 2 to 3 hours.
Function: It has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening lung, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It can be used to treat dry cough in autumn and winter, and can also be used as a tonic for the weak.