Winter bamboo shoots are sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature, and belong to stomach and lung meridians; It has the effects of nourishing yin, cooling blood, regulating middle warmer, moistening intestine, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, quenching thirst, relieving restlessness, clearing away heat and benefiting qi, promoting diaphragmatic function, relaxing bowels, detoxicating, penetrating rash, nourishing liver, improving eyesight and promoting digestion. Winter bamboo shoots are also low in fat, sugar and fiber. Eating them often can promote intestinal peristalsis, eliminate food accumulation and reduce the absorption and accumulation of fat in gastrointestinal tract. However, because winter bamboo shoots contain more oxalic acid, patients with stones and gout should eat less.

dried mushrooms (picked in winter)

Also known as Lentinus edodes, with low calorie and high protein content, it can provide various vitamins needed by human body and promote the absorption of calcium in the body. Regular consumption of Lentinus edodes also has a good effect on enhancing immunity and preventing colds. It is especially beneficial to prevent diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, and the dietary fiber contained in it helps the human body to excrete excess cholesterol.

wax gourd

Wax gourd is rich in vitamin B family, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat and has the effect of losing weight and lowering blood fat. Wax gourd is low in sodium and high in potassium, and contains vitamin C, which can induce diuresis to reduce swelling, lower blood pressure and blood sugar. It is an ideal food for patients with nephritis edema, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Diuretic, detumescence, clearing away heat and toxic materials have good auxiliary effects on coronary heart disease, edema and abdominal distension. Winter melon should be cooked with duck, ham, dried mushrooms, kelp and other foods, and its therapeutic effect is better.

Winter jujube

Winter jujube contains many trace elements such as vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium, sodium, iron and copper, which is very beneficial for improving capillaries, maintaining the elasticity of blood vessel walls and resisting arteriosclerosis. It also contains rutin, which is an effective drug for treating hypertension and is of great help to the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, hypertension and atherosclerosis. However, patients with flatulence and diabetes should not eat more. Patients with gastritis and gastric ulcer should be peeled when eating raw dates.