Bailianrong moon cake is one of the main varieties of Cantonese-style moon cakes. In addition to the unique thin crust of Cantonese-style moon cakes, its stuffing is made of lotus seeds. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus seeds are sweet and flat in taste, and have the effects of tonifying spleen and stopping diarrhea, tonifying kidney and solidifying essence, nourishing heart and calming nerves.
Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that lotus seeds have many functions such as sedation, heart strengthening and anti-aging. For people who often have diarrhea due to the deterioration of large intestine function, lotus seeds can strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and absorb water; But for people with diarrhea due to intestinal inflammation, lotus seed soup has no effect. At the rich banquets in ancient and modern times, there are all lotus seeds that "enjoy the fragrance and taste of crops, which is the fruit of the spleen".
2, bean paste moon cake
Bean paste moon cake is one of the main varieties of Soviet-style moon cakes, and the filling is mainly red bean paste, which has the functions of nourishing and enriching blood, warming stomach and benefiting spleen, expelling cysts and diminishing inflammation. Su-style moon cakes originated in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and its surrounding areas, and their main characteristics are that the crust is crispy and the sweetness is generally higher than other kinds of moon cakes.
3, jujube paste moon cakes
Jujube paste stuffing is mainly made of jujube steamed with sugar and peeled. Jujube is the most common medicine and food homologous prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, which is sweet and warm. It is mainly used for the treatment of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, blood deficiency and sallow, blood deficiency, insomnia and dreaminess. Drinking jujube water as usual can improve the pale face and cold hands and feet for women with anemia caused by excessive menstrual blood.
However, during menstruation, some women often have wet symptoms such as swollen eyes or swollen feet. At this time, it is not suitable to eat jujube paste moon cakes. Eating more is easy to produce phlegm and dampness, which leads to water accumulation in the body and aggravates edema symptoms.
At the same time, women who are hot and dry eat jujube paste moon cakes during menstruation, which may also lead to excessive menstrual blood and harm their health. In addition, jujube paste moon cakes contain a large amount of sugar, which is not suitable for diabetics to take supplements, so as to avoid the increase of blood sugar and worsen the condition.