Electronic gelatin
Ejiao is a rubber block made from donkey skin after depilation. Sweet, flat. Enter lung, liver and kidney meridians. Has the effects of nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.
Identification of Ejiao
(1) Look at the appearance
Authentic Ejiao is brown or brown-black, with flat appearance, smooth and shiny surface and translucent edge. Fake Ejiao is usually dark, dull, uneven and even concave.
2 break it by hand.
Authentic Ejiao is brittle and hard, does not bend when breaking, is easy to break, and has no air holes in its cross section; False donkey-hide gelatin is not brittle, easy to bend, not easy to break, sticky in cross section, and sometimes has small holes. Smell the taste
Authentic Ejiao has a faint soybean oil fragrance and feels fragrant and slightly sweet; The fake donkey-hide gelatin has a strong smell.
In addition, there is a little trick. After mashing Ejiao, put it into a cup and add some boiling water. Then cover it and leave it for a few minutes before opening it. The genuine liquid is clear, while the fake donkey-hide gelatin is turbid and even emulsion-like. Note: Ejiao is a Chinese herbal medicine with the same origin of medicine and food, but it is not suitable for everyone. People with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion and gastrointestinal discomfort, people with internal heat and women in physiological period are not suitable for taking Ejiao.
Ejiao lotus seed porridge
Ingredients: lotus seed 30g, Geely powder 10g, glutinous rice 10g. Practice: put the lotus seeds in a bowl, soak them in boiling water for a while, and remove them for later use; Wash glutinous rice, put it in a pot, add water to boil, add donkey-hide gelatin and lotus seeds, and make glutinous rice porridge, namely donkey-hide gelatin lotus seed porridge, according to the usual method.
ginseng
When it comes to tonic, the first medicine we think of is ginseng. Many people think that ginseng is a tonic for people who are particularly weak. In fact, if taken correctly, it is usually edible. Note: Ginseng is good, but don't eat more. Eating too much is easy to get angry, dry mouth, swollen gums and even aphtha. And pregnant women and children are not suitable for eating.
Identification of ginseng
Wild ginseng is called wild ginseng, and cultivated ginseng is called garden ginseng. Wild ginseng is valuable because of its good quality and low yield. Its lateral roots are few and slender, and the branching angle is large. The value of garden ginseng is lower than that of wild ginseng. The transverse stripes of the epidermis of the main root are thick and shallow, showing white, and its lateral roots are many and short, with small branching angle.
In addition, ginseng can also be divided into fresh ginseng and dried ginseng. Fresh ginseng completely retains the essence of ginseng, and the ginsenoside content is higher than that of dry ginseng, which is more peaceful and not suitable for getting angry. Dry ginseng has deep skin texture, complete roots, cylindrical ginseng, full body and slender roots. Everyone should pay attention to the distinction when buying.
Edible method
① Chewing method
Sliced ginseng can be chewed for a while, which is refreshing, sweet and delicious! ② tea making method
Slice ginseng, put it in a cup, pour it into boiling water, 5-8 tablets each time, then cover the cup and soak for 5 minutes as tea. Until the taste of ginseng disappears, then chew the ginseng slices and swallow them. If necessary, you can add red dates and honey to soak together, which tastes better.
③ Soaking wine method
Soaking Ginseng Radix in 50-60% Chinese liquor, and sealing and storing. After 4-5 weeks, open the lid and drink. Don't drink too much at a time. If necessary, you can add nourishing things such as Lycium barbarum and Ganoderma lucidum according to your actual situation. ④ Stewing method
Ginseng can be used as a variety of ingredients: ginseng porridge, ginseng tea, ginseng soup and so on. You can not only taste delicious ginseng, but also nourish your body and improve your resistance.
The nest of edible swift
Bird's nest is often seen on TV and has always been a luxury food enjoyed by nobles in ancient palaces. What's that? In the west, bird's nest is an edible bird's nest. But it is not ready-to-eat and must be processed. Bird's nest can be divided into "house swallow" and "cave swallow" according to different nesting sites. In China, bird's nest has the reputation of "Oriental Treasure". Materia Medica records from the heart: "Bird's nest can nourish lung yin, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and can be used to clear lung. It is a holy medicine for conditioning deficiency, consumption and tuberculosis. All diseases can not be cleared because of lung deficiency, so it can be cured. "
Identification of bird's nest
look
Bird's nest should be a filiform structure, not a bird's nest composed of a block structure. Don't be too greedy to buy bird's nest. If you buy a catty of bird's nest, the color is white, it must be bleached bird's nest. Wen'er
The real dried bird's nest does not have a strong smell, but has the taste of "ammonia". Only when fully soaked, the stewed bird's nest will have the fragrance of protein. Pay attention to the taste of protein, not the taste of fruits, coconuts, etc. Sangla
Take a small piece of bird's nest and soak it in water. When it is soft, pull it with silk strips, which has poor elasticity. If it is pulled, it is a fake. Rubbing with your fingers, things that can be rubbed into paste and have no elasticity are fakes.
Edible method
① Soak the bird's nest in clear water for about 6 hours, and change the water for 2-3 times. After soaking and swelling, gently remove feathers and impurities with tweezers, and then filter out cold water for later use.
② Pour the soaked bird's nest into a stewing lamp and cook for 20-30 minutes. After the bird's nest is cooked, it should be poured out of the stew pot in time, and the cooked taste should be lubricated. Add rock sugar to taste when eating.
Note: children, thyroid nodules, breast nodules, uterine fibroids, men with enlarged prostate, it is best not to take bird's nest.
dendrobium
Identification of Dendrobium
If you choose fresh Dendrobium candidum, it is best to choose 5-year-old Dendrobium candidum, which has a long growth cycle, many effective components, sweet and sticky taste when chewing, and little or no residue; The key points for identifying the authenticity of fresh Dendrobium candidum are as follows:
Appearance ※
1. Fresh Dendrobium candidum with or without leaves has long stems, narrow nodes, iron green and jade texture inside. 2. After crushing, it has strong viscosity and colloid, and its length is about 10cm. Taste ※
The stem is thick and firm, easy to break, bright green in cross section, dense and rich in gum texture, with a faint grassy flavor, sticky, slightly sweet, not sour, fresh and refreshing, less residue, more gum and no irritating taste.
Medicinal Diet for Nourishing Lung, Nourishing Stomach and Moistening Dryness —— Stewed Dendrobium in Winter
Ingredients: squab, Dendrobium, Polygonatum odoratum, ginger and dried tangerine peel.
Method: Wash tangerine peel and soak it in warm water for 5 minutes. Pigeons are washed, chopped and blanched for later use. Put Dendrobium nobile, Polygonatum odoratum, squab, ginger and dried tangerine peel into a saucepan, pour warm water and stew for 1.5 hours. Season and serve.
Efficacy: Pigeons tonify qi and blood, detoxify and promote fluid production, Dendrobium nourishes stomach yin and Polygonatum odoratum nourishes lung yin. Together, it is a good tonic in winter, and pigeons can also promote muscle growth, which is especially suitable for people who have had surgery and promote wound growth and healing.
Although some traditional Chinese medicines have nourishing effects, they must be chosen according to their own physique. For example, ginseng is good, but it can't be overdone, otherwise it will lead to thirst, and it should be done step by step.