Grains generally refer to grain foods, including cereals and beans. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that most bean foods are sweet and flat, and have the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach. But some of them have their own characteristics, such as: glutinous rice is sweet and warm, which has the functions of warming spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and astringing sweat; Mung beans are sweet and cold, and have the functions of clearing away heat and summer heat, diuresis and detoxification. Here are some grains that are eaten daily:

[Wheat] is sweet and cool. It is the traditional staple food of northerners. Wheat porridge can clear away heat, relieve annoyance, promote fluid production, quench thirst, nourish heart and sweat; When wheat is made into pasta, it can nourish heart qi, liver blood, spleen and stomach, increase strength, strengthen bones and muscles and harmonize the five internal organs.

[Barley] is sweet and cool. Its efficacy is similar to that of wheat, but it tends to strengthen spleen and replenish qi. Can be decocted in soup, boiled in porridge or ground into powder.

[Glutinous rice] has a sweet taste. Has that effect of invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, warming stomach, relieving diarrhea and astringe sweat. You can cook porridge, steamed rice, stew or make wine. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold can often eat, which is helpful to relieve spleen deficiency and diarrhea, spontaneous sweating and fatigue.

[Millet] is sweet, salty and slightly cold. Has that effect of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and kidney, and relieving vexation and diuresis. It is especially suitable for people with thin body, early recovery from illness or women after childbirth. Millet porridge, after boiling for a few times, is covered with a layer of cream oil, which is rice oil. It has a sweet taste, benefits qi and nourishes yin, and is rich in nutrition.

[Corn] Hong Kong is known as corn. Sweet and flat in nature. Tonifying the middle energizer, invigorating the stomach, removing dampness and diuresis. It can be cooked or made into pasta. Grinding and boiling porridge can be used as a tonic for physical weakness after illness, and also as a health food for middle-aged and elderly people. Corn decoction can strengthen the stomach, remove dampness and diuresis, and can be used for unhealthy spleen and stomach, diet reduction or diarrhea.

Coix seed is also called Coix seed. Sexual taste is sweet and slightly cold. Has that effect of invigorating spleen, eliminate dampness, harmonizing middle energizer, clearing heat and expel pus. Cooking porridge with coix seed can tonify the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and stop diarrhea, and prevent defecation, upset and thirst, and swelling due to dampness. Stir-fried coix seed can be used for diarrhea with spleen deficiency and dampness. When raw coix seed is taken in water, it tends to clear away damp-heat and reduce swelling. Coix seed wine can help dispel wind and remove dampness and benefit joints.

[Soybean] has a sweet taste. The effects are invigorating spleen and qi, clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Cooking soybeans or grinding them into soybean milk and boiling them can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, nourish blood and calm the heart, enhance physical fitness and supplement nutrition; For emaciation, fatigue, milk retention and so on. Raw soybeans are ground and eaten, which can clear away damp heat.

[Black beans] are sweet and flat in nature. Has the effects of nourishing yin and kidney, nourishing blood and blackening hair, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Black beans are rich in nutrition, and cooking can nourish yin and kidney, nourish blood and soften the liver, improve eyesight and blacken hair; Regular consumption can enhance physical fitness and delay aging. Black bean cooked food can also remove stomach heat, regulate spleen and stomach, and promote defecation. .

[adzuki bean] has a sweet taste. Eating red bean porridge has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation and detoxifying.

[Mung bean] is sweet and cold in nature. Has that effect of clearing away heat, relieve vexation, relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production, induce diuresis, relieving swelling, invigorating middle warmer, benefiting qi, and detoxicating. Mung beans can be used as porridge rice, fried food and cooked food. Mung bean soup can dispel summer heat, promote fluid production, clear away heat and vexation, induce diuresis and reduce swelling. It is a good health drink commonly used in summer.

Vegetable article

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that vegetables have the functions of assisting digestion and supplementing nutrition. Some vegetables are pungent and warm, such as garlic and ginger, which can warm the stomach and drive away the cold; There are also some vegetables that are sweet and cold, such as celery and lotus root, which help to clear the heat toxicity of gastrointestinal tract. Here are some vegetables for daily consumption:

[Cabbage]: Chinese cabbage produced in the south. Sweet and slightly cold in nature. It can clear lung and stomach heat, help digestion, and facilitate defecation. However, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat more.

[Mustard]: The taste is pungent and warm. It can strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach to help digestion, and also has the functions of eliminating phlegm and benefiting qi, dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome. Can be used for treating stomach cold, anorexia, cough due to cold phlegm, and relieving exogenous wind-cold.

[Spinach]: Sweet and cool. It can clear the stomach, promote fluid production to quench thirst, nourish the liver and improve eyesight.

[Radish]: Sweet and cool. It can clear away heat and promote fluid production, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and help digestion, especially the food stagnation caused by eating pasta, which can play the role of digestion and stagnation. Carrots, on the other hand, are sweet and flat in taste, and tend to moisten the lungs, promote fluid production and nourish the liver and improve eyesight.

[Leek]: The taste is pungent and warm. It has the effects of tonifying kidney, supporting yang, warming middle warmer, stimulating appetite, promoting qi circulation and removing blood stasis.

[Wax gourd]: The taste is sweet and slightly cold. It can clear away heat and toxic materials, quench thirst and relieve annoyance, and facilitate urination. It is an ideal melon and vegetable for summer heat. In addition to melon meat as soup, winter melon peel boiled water instead of tea also has a good effect of relieving summer heat and diuresis, and can be used for summer heat and polydipsia.

[Luffa]: Sweet and cool. It can clear away heat and phlegm, cool blood and detoxify. It is especially suitable for body heat, polydipsia and cough due to lung heat.

[Bitter gourd]: The taste is bitter but cold. It has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Known as damp heat and liver fire, it is best to eat.

[Mushroom]: Hong Kong is commonly known as mushroom. Sweet and flat in nature. Has that effect of invigorating spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and tonifying kidney. It is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and poor appetite. Long-term eating can enhance physical fitness.

[Auricularia auricula]: Including black and white auricularia auricula (namely tremella). Sweet and flat in nature. Has that effect of invigorating qi, nourish brain, moistening lung, promoting fluid production, nourishing yin, nourish stomach, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It can be used for cough due to lung dryness due to yin deficiency and dry throat and thirst due to stomach yin deficiency. Auricularia auricula is a good product for nourishing yin and tonifying kidney; White fungus is good at nourishing yin and moistening lung, benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, and can be stewed with rock sugar.

Fruit article

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fruit can supplement the deficiency of staple food and provide nutrients needed by human body. Most fruits, such as Sydney, sugarcane and olive, have the functions of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and clearing away heat. Some fruits, such as litchi, longan and chestnut, are sweet and warm, which have the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, strengthening spleen and tonifying kidney. Here are some fruits that you eat every day:

[Apple]: Sweet and cool. It has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting appetite, promoting digestion, moistening lung, resolving phlegm and stopping cough, and apple peel also has the effect of stopping diarrhea. Those with lung dryness and cough can be supplemented with rock sugar stew.

[Sydney]: Sexual taste is sweet and slightly sour and cold. It has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can relieve lung dryness and cough.

[Papaya]: Papaya, which is eaten as fruit in the south, tastes sweet and flat, and has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and promoting milk circulation. It is best for lactating mothers, and it is also suitable for people with lung deficiency and cough.

[Persimmon]: The taste is sweet and slightly cold. It can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, promote fluid production and quench thirst. The dried persimmon is sweet and flat, which can moisten the heart and lungs and benefit the stomach and intestines. The white powder cream on persimmon is called persimmon cream, which is sweet and cool in nature, can clear away heat and moisten dryness, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and can relieve lung heat, dry cough and sore throat.

[Orange]: Sweet and sour. It can moisten lung, promote fluid production, regulate qi and stimulate appetite. Orange peel, named Chenpi, is pungent and warm in nature, and can regulate qi, strengthen spleen, regulate stomach, stop vomiting, and eliminate dampness and phlegm. In addition, oranges and pomelos are similar to oranges. Oranges are good at moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, while pomelos are good at digestion and stomach.

[Longan]: Sweet and slightly warm in nature. Has effect in invigorating heart and spleen, promote fluid production, moistening dryness, calming heart and tranquilizing mind. Can be used for palpitation and insomnia caused by deficiency of both heart and spleen and insufficient blood gas.

[Water chestnut]: Also known as horseshoe. Sweet and cold in nature. It can clear lung and stomach heat, eliminate phlegm, relieve sore throat, promote fluid production, quench thirst, eliminate upset, and promote urination. It is especially suitable for people with lung heat and cough, upset and thirsty.

[Grape]: It tastes sour and sweet. Benefiting qi and blood, nourishing liver and kidney, awakening spleen and stomach, and promoting urination. It is a nourishing fruit.

[Watermelon]: Sweet and cold in nature. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote fluid production to quench thirst, and promote urination, which is a good fruit for eating in summer.

[Sugarcane]: Sweet and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving annoyance, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production. The bamboo cane water boiled together with Rhizoma Imperatae can clear away heat, induce diuresis, nourish stomach and promote fluid production.