Fried lotus root with green beans
This dish, which often appears in small restaurants in the south of the Yangtze River, is called "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond".
Just fry it in hot olive oil. Excellent taste and simple preparation.
Principle of nourishing stomach
Green beans not only resist cancer, but also contain unsaturated fatty acids and soybean phospholipids, which can protect the elasticity of blood vessels. The dietary fiber contained in it can help gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote digestion.
Lotus root: Autumn is a good time for fresh lotus root to go on the market. Besides containing a lot of carbohydrates, it is also rich in protein and various vitamins and minerals. There is a folk saying that "tender lotus root is not as good as cure too much". However, if you want lotus root to be a good tonic for nourishing stomach, nourishing yin, strengthening spleen and benefiting qi, you must cook it before eating it. Cooked lotus root changes from cold to warm, although it loses the function of removing blood stasis and clearing heat, it becomes beneficial to the spleen and stomach, and has the effects of nourishing stomach and yin, nourishing blood and stopping diarrhea.
Pumpkin ham
This dish is simple and easy to cook. Just slice the pumpkin and steam it with ham. Convenient and easy to learn, but it is a good dish for nourishing the stomach.
Principle of nourishing stomach
Pumpkin: detoxification and stomach protection
Because it is widely rumored that eating pumpkin has the effect of losing weight and beautifying, there has been a pumpkin fever in recent years. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Pumpkin is warm, sweet, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians", which can tonify the middle warmer, replenish qi, diminish inflammation, sterilize and relieve pain. Its rich pectin can "adsorb" bacteria and toxic substances, including heavy metals and lead, and play a detoxification role. At the same time, pectin can protect the stomach from irritation and reduce ulcers. Pumpkins can be used for cooking, which can nourish and warm the stomach.