Turtle paste has high medicinal value, and it is a sacred object for beauty and fat reduction (that is, meat dumping) (because it contains Poria cocos, which will be discussed later). It is dark in color, tastes a little bitter and a little cool (like mint). Personally, it is even better to mix it with one or two spoonfuls of honey.
Guiling ointment mainly takes chick and Smilax glabra as main raw materials. Chickpea is a valuable Chinese medicine, which can clear away heat and detoxify; Smilax glabra can remove moisture. In addition to these two main drugs, the efficacy of Radix Rehmanniae, Herba Taraxaci and Flos Lonicerae is enhanced. Guiling ointment has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing toxic substances, promoting granulation, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, and caring skin. Its character is mild, neither cold nor dry, and it is suitable for men, women and children. However, according to some data, the real turtle paste should be made of money turtle, and only the belly deck in front of the turtle's chest and abdomen is used, because it is soft and contains much gum, and it is easy to boil into paste. The old money turtle board is the best, which can nourish yin and subdue yang, and eliminate bone heat, dizziness and tinnitus caused by deficiency fire. I don't know which statement is authentic. Anyway, Guiling ointment can clear away heat and remove dampness, so yin beauty is it.
As for the immortal hairpin, to be honest, I have never heard of it before (forgive my ignorance). The following is the "immortal hairpin" I transferred from other places. It is a cool drink and can also temporarily satisfy my hunger. It is made of "fairy grass". It is the custom of Hakkas to eat "XianrenZan" in the lunar calendar. It is said that eating "XianrenZan" on this day will not cause prickly heat throughout the summer. "XianrenZan" has the function of cooling down and relieving summer heat, and it has no disadvantages of suffering from cold. Adding honey to "XianrenZan" and sprinkling some banana dew will make the food sweet and refreshing.
Fairy grass records in China Medical Dictionary: "Beautiful stems and leaves, fragrant and fragrant, and juice is taken in summer, which condenses into ice", which has the effect of "beautifying face and curing hunger". According to experts' research, eating XianrenZan often has the effects of quenching thirst, relieving summer heat and promoting fluid production, and has certain curative effects on hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, heatstroke, cold and diabetes.
Fairy grass is a labiatae herb, with a height of 1 meter. The whole plant is pulled up and dried in the sun to be black. There are artificial plants among the people in mountainous areas, which are sold as mountain products. Fairy grass can be preserved for a long time, and the longer the time, the better the effect.
The method of making immortal hairpin is exquisite in craftsmanship. It is well done. It is soft and slippery and can only be picked up by hand. It is so flexible that it needs to be cut with a knife (or bamboo knife) and has a chewing head at the entrance. (Fresh grass can also be boiled, and the made immortal hairpin is grass green. )
Because non-rice products are called Xiancao jelly in Taiwan Province, not hairpin; In the early days, it was only eaten in Hakka areas; In particular, Kansai, Hsinchu, the largest plant producing area, is a necessary drink for reducing internal heat when women are pregnant in summer because of its cool and annealing health care.
Adding ice is called grass ice, adding honey is called grass honey, and eating a bowl of grass jelly in winter is a great pleasure! (I didn't know it was grass jelly until I saw it here. I wish I had told you earlier ~)