In an instant, the Great Summer Festival arrives, and its arrival heralds the arrival of the hottest day of the year. People in different areas have different methods of cooling off, and their customs of cooling off are also different in order to survive the hot weather. Why do Cantonese people "eat fairy grass" during the Great Summer Festival? Are there any moral benefits to this? The arrival of the seventh lunar month heralds the start of the hot summer heat. Why do Cantonese people "eat fairy grass" during the Great Summer Festival? What are its implications and benefits?
In many areas of Guangdong, there is a custom of "eating fairy grass". Narcissus, also known as prickly pear and prickly pear, is a woody plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is an important plant resource with dual uses for food and medicine. Because of its wonderful relieving effect, it is called "fairy grass". After the stems and leaves are dried, they can be made into Shaoxiancao, which is called Liangpi in Guangdong and is a summer-relieving dessert.
The grass jelly itself can also be used as medicine. Folk saying: Eating grass jelly during the mild summer heat in June is a vivid representation of youth. Shao Xian Cao is one of Taiwan's famous snacks, including cold dishes and cold dishes. In appearance and taste, Shaoxiancao is similar to Xiancao jelly, a popular specialty snack in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and it also has the effect of clearing away heat and eliminating internal heat.
In addition to being able to heal, jelly grass also has health care and disease prevention effects, which is what was often called the "TCM health" effect in ancient times. In addition to resisting free radicals caused by the external environment, it can also protect Protect the body from damage, enhance immunity, and reduce the occurrence of cancer.
Herb jelly has the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and quenching. However, those with weak and cold constitutions cannot eat jelly grass in summer. If you like to eat jelly grass in winter, you can add some peanut kernels, red beans, and pinto beans. This is good for Zhonghe Xiancao can help.
In addition, there is no need to eat grass jelly when you have a stomachache or an empty stomach. Although grass jelly has many benefits, the daily dosage should be around 750-1240g to avoid low temperatures. This kind of food is not suitable for pregnant mothers. The origin of burning jelly
There is also a legend about burning jelly.
Legend has it that in ancient times, ten suns were blazing in the sky, drying up rivers, cracking the ground, and withering the stock market makers' vines. Hou Yi, who was brave and good at fighting, shot down nine suns at once. In order to reward the brave Hou Yi, the Queen Mother of Lingshan gave him the elixir to become an immortal. Therefore, his wife secretly took the elixir and gave it to her. His wife became an elixir. Regarding this incident, Hou Yi looked up to the sky and lamented.
The suffering Hou Yi ordered his soldiers to find a thousand virgins to go to the Immortal Island to collect fairy grass. Such people were frightened and alienated their soldiers. Hou Yi was so uneasy that he couldn't get up. He looked up to the sky and screamed to death. After a while, a kind of grass grew on Hou Yi's tomb, and it quickly multiplied. This kind of grass can reduce the temperature and relieve heat, purify the heart and eliminate fire. People call it fairy grass.
It turns out that Hou Yi suffered from the burning of internal fire before his death. After his death, his life was like waking up from a dream. To understand the path of life, he must rely on a kind of refreshing that is indifferent to the hot environment. Therefore, he The desire to find fairy grass in his heart turned from fantasy to reality, and he used his own sacrifice to put an end to the disaster.
There is also another legend: a long time ago, because transportation was inconvenient, everyone relied on two legs to travel. When the weather was hot, it was very easy to suffer from heat stroke. A medical fairy made this kind of medicine with a unique fragrance. Green plants are given to everyone. After eating, they feel relaxed and happy, and foam at the mouth. Therefore, people think that this kind of grass has miraculous effects and is a gift from the gods, so it is called "immortal grass".