There are many beauty foods, five of which have remarkable beauty effects, namely: green peas, red cherries, yellow millet, white radish and black sesame.
Tender pea
Pea is light in taste and has the function of invigorating qi. It can be used to treat proctoptosis, chronic diarrhea and uterine prolapse. Some women have long-term uterine prolapse, poor complexion, qi deficiency and weakness. Eating peas can be cured.
In terms of beauty, the main function of peas is to remove black spots, that is, to remove black spots and stains on the face and make the face bright and moist. This is mainly related to its provitamin A: provitamin A can be converted into vitamin A in the body, and vitamin A can moisturize the skin. In life, green peas are most suitable for women who have a bad complexion due to qi deficiency, or have black spots and chloasma on their faces, or have dry facial skin.
There are many ways to eat peas. You can cook porridge with rice; Can be cooked to make bean stuffing, and then made into pea cakes and snacks; It can be processed into vermicelli or ground into flour to eat. Fresh peas are round and beautiful, and are often used as side dishes. The nutritional value of pea seedlings is basically the same as that of peas, and it is tender and fragrant, which is most suitable for making soup and cooking.
It should be noted that eating more peas will lead to bloating, generally 50 grams per day is appropriate.
red cherry
We often call the girl's rosy lips little cherry mouth, because fresh and tender cherries always give people a wonderful feeling! Chinese medicine believes that cherry is sweet and warm, and has the function of nourishing qi and blood. Regular consumption can nourish the skin color and make the complexion rosy and smooth. From a nutritional point of view, the iron content of cherries ranks first among fruits, which is 20 ~ 30 times higher than that of apples and pears. The content of vitamin A is also 4 ~ 5 times higher than that of apples and grapes. Therefore, eating cherries can effectively increase the content of hemoglobin in the blood, and achieve the effect of enriching blood and caring skin.
It should be noted that you can eat cherries often, but you should eat less every time. Eating too much will make people sick and vomit, make people feel weak and fever, and induce ulcers.
Yellow millet
Yellow rice, also known as millet, is one of the earliest dual-purpose foods. Millet is warm and has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach. It is especially suitable for the constitution of deficiency-cold parturient, is beneficial to the recovery of physical strength and blood gas, and is also a good tonic for the elderly after illness.
The prescription "Banxia Xiexin Decoction" for insomnia in Huangdi Neijing is that about 25g of Banxia is wrapped in cloth and cooked with yellow rice, which is said to have the quick effect of "covering the cup and lying down". In many provinces in northwest China, women like to cook porridge with millet and red dates after giving birth. Xiaomi porridge is rich in nutrition and has the reputation of "Daishen Soup". Millet is rich in vitamins and minerals, among which the content of vitamin B 1 can reach several times that of rice.
white radish
White radish is a common vegetable with cold nature, which has the effects of promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and can be used to treat or assist in the treatment of many diseases. Compendium of Materia Medica calls it "the most beneficial vegetable". White radish eliminates phlegm and relieves cough, and spreads lung qi. Not only has the efficacy of whitening and moistening skin, but also can promote digestion and defecation, thus preventing the accumulation of toxins in the body and preventing and treating acne. Its function of strengthening the spleen also contributes to the absorption of nutrition and indirectly nourishes blood gas.
From the beauty point of view, white radish can mainly make the body lighter, invigorate qi and make people white and clean. Pharmacological research shows that white radish is rich in vitamin C. Regular consumption can inhibit the formation of melanin and reduce the deposition of skin pigment. On the other hand, if the intestine is blocked, the Escherichia coli in the intestine will decompose protein to produce toxic ammonia substances, which will have adverse effects on the human body and accelerate the aging of the body after being absorbed into the blood. White radish moistens the intestines to relieve constipation, which can resist this unfavorable factor, thus achieving the effect of nourishing blood and beautifying.
semen sesami nigrum
Black sesame belongs to black five kinds of food, which can tonify kidney and resist aging. Its nature is sweet, and its functions can be summarized into three aspects: first, it nourishes liver and kidney, and has a certain curative effect on dizziness, tinnitus and deafness and soreness of waist and knees caused by liver and kidney deficiency; Second, nourishing essence and blood, which is effective for alopecia, gray hair, dry hair and poor complexion caused by insufficient essence and blood; The third is to moisten the intestines, which is suitable for people who often have dry stools.
In terms of beauty, black sesame seeds can moisturize the skin, improve skin color, resist wrinkles and aging, and moisten the intestines to relieve constipation. Regular consumption of black sesame paste will make the skin smooth and wrinkle-free, and the skin color will be ruddy and fair. Black sesame contains egg yolk, choline, muscle sugar and so on. It can prevent people from getting fat, so it helps to lose weight.
Green peas, red cherries, yellow millet, white radish and black sesame should be green, red, yellow, white and black respectively. Blue soothes the liver, red nourishes the heart, yellow strengthens the spleen, white moistens the lungs and black tonifies the kidney.