Onion and Red Date Soup

Ingredients: Take half an onion, 10 red dates, and 10 grams of gelatin (ground into powder).

Method: Cut the onion into long slices, put it in the pot with the washed red dates, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for 30 minutes, add donkey hide gelatin powder and mix thoroughly, it is ready to eat, drink soup, eat dates with onion.

Efficacy: Onions contain prostaglandin A, which can reduce peripheral vascular resistance and blood viscosity, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure and lipids, refreshing the brain, and relieving stress.

Red dates invigorate the spleen, nourish qi and blood; donkey-hide gelatin nourishes blood, moisturizes dryness and nourishes yin. The three are used in combination. They have the effect of replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and lowering blood pressure. They are suitable for patients with hypertension accompanied by dizziness, dizziness, and activity. Or symptoms such as pale complexion, insomnia, dreaminess, and heart palpitations may occur after exertion. Onions can also prevent thrombosis, so regular onion consumption is very beneficial to the body.

Note: Onions have a pungent smell and are highly irritating to the eyes and sweat glands. People with eye diseases and underarm odor should eat with caution. People with itchy skin, dryness and heat in the lungs and stomach, and excessive sweating should avoid eating. It is not advisable to eat too much onions at one time. It is advisable to retain a certain spiciness when cooking and not to heat them for too long. In addition, onions cannot be eaten with honey to avoid damage to vision; nor can they be eaten with fish, shrimp, and kelp to avoid the formation of calcium oxalate, which may cause stones.

Tangerine peel, hawthorn and Uncaria tea

Ingredients: 10 grams each of tangerine peel, hawthorn and Uncaria, 5 grams of oolong tea.

Method: Brew with boiling water instead of tea.

Efficacy: Tangerine peel has the effects of strengthening the spleen, regulating qi, resolving phlegm and lowering blood pressure. It is one of the precious raw materials of medicine and food; hawthorn has a slow and long-lasting antihypertensive effect, and can expand peripheral blood vessels and regulate blood pressure. It has the function of the central nervous system and can significantly reduce blood lipids; Uncaria clears heat, calms the liver, calms wind and calms convulsions. In addition to treating high blood pressure, it also has a good soothing effect and is helpful in relieving the anxiety of patients with high blood pressure.

This tea has the effects of reducing phlegm, lowering lipids, lowering blood pressure and losing weight, and is especially suitable for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity.

Note: If the decoction time of Uncaria exceeds 20 minutes, its antihypertensive active ingredients will be destroyed, so brewing it with boiling water instead of tea is a good choice. As for the dosage of Uncaria, if If the daily dose is 20 grams and still has unsatisfactory blood pressure lowering effect, you can increase it appropriately, but you must consult a licensed traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. At the same time, hawthorn should not be eaten with seafood, ginseng, and lemon.