First, Sydney
Food Description: Common fruits are named because their meat is as white as snow. Contains trace elements such as malic acid, citric acid, vitamin B 1, B2, C, carotene, etc.
Principle of moistening lung: white enters the lung, so white food has a maintenance effect on the lung. Sydney is rich in water and slightly cold, which can promote fluid production, moisten dryness, clear away heat and resolve phlegm.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: can be eaten directly.
Qingfei pear: hollow out the inside of Sydney, put it into a pot of Fritillaria, rock sugar, etc. to cook or steam it, and add honey after cooling slightly.
Crystal sugar Sydney soup: first peel off the skin of Sydney, grind it into a velvet shape with utensils or cut it into several pieces, add a little crystal sugar, and steam it with water for half an hour. This is also a very delicious dessert.
Second, tremella
Food Description: Fungi belong to Tremella of Tremellaceae, which has the reputation of "the highest among fungi". Flat, sweet, light and non-toxic. It is not only a valuable nutritional tonic, but also a tonic for strengthening the body.
Principle of moistening lung: As a white food, tremella is more moist, which is more suitable for people with cold body or bad stomach than Sydney, and has the function of benefiting qi and clearing intestines.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: Tremella porridge: first soak tremella, remove the roots and chop it up. After boiling rice porridge, add it and cook for about 20 minutes. It is best to be in a semi-melted sticky state. It can also be stewed with Sydney into tremella Sydney soup.
Third, honey
Food Description: The nectar collected by bees from the flowers of flowering plants is the honey brewed in the hive. Besides glucose and fructose, honey also contains various vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
Principle of moistening lung: The glucose and fructose in honey are most easily absorbed by human body, and it also contains many inorganic salts, organic acids and trace elements similar to human serum concentration. It is sweet and flat in nature, enters the spleen, lungs and intestines, and has the effects of nourishing, moistening dryness and detoxifying, and is often used to treat lung dryness and cough.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★☆.
Dietotherapy usage: warm and cold water can clear away heat. When you get up every morning, pour a spoon of 1 2, rinse it with warm and cold water, and drink it on an empty stomach, which can not only moisten the lungs, but also detoxify and beautify the face.
Fourth, yam
Food Description: Perennial herb with cylindrical root, containing a lot of starch and protein, as well as vitamins, fats, choline and other components, as well as iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other indispensable inorganic salts and trace elements.
The principle of moistening lung: Mucin, a mixture containing polysaccharide and protein, has special health-care effects on human body, and can nourish spleen and stomach, lung and kidney.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: yam and barley porridge. 50 grams of Coicis Semen for invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness and 50 grams of yam for nourishing lung and nourishing essence are cooked and drunk every day, which has the function of nourishing lung for both men and women, but they balance the coldness of Coicis Semen and the stickiness of yam.
V. Lily
Food Description: Perennial herbaceous bulbous plants are rich in nutrition. Besides starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1.B2.C and other nutrients, they also contain some special nutrients, such as colchicine and other alkaloids.
Principle of moistening lung: These alkaloids not only have good nutritional and nourishing functions, but also have the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, moistening the lung and relieving cough, tonifying the middle energizer and benefiting qi, which is very beneficial to people who are weak after illness and is very suitable for eating in dry winter.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: Pay attention to choosing fresh lilies instead of dried ones, which has the best effect of clearing lung heat.
Lily porridge: Take 60 grams of lily and 60 grams of japonica rice. First, wash the lily and japonica rice separately, put them in a pot, add some water and simmer with low fire. When lily and japonica rice are ripe, add 6 grams of sugar and serve. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people who are weak, upset, insomnia, low fever and irritability. In addition, adding tremella into lily porridge has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening lung.
Stir-fry lily: take 60g of lily and 60g of fillet, stir with salt, egg white and wet starch, stir-fry in oil pan until cooked, and add seasoning. It has the functions of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and tonifying five internal organs, and has the effect of stimulating appetite for people with poor appetite and decreased appetite.
Lily soup: Wash lily with proper amount of water, boil it in a pot, add a small amount of sugar, and eat it with soup, which can be used as a good diet for tuberculosis patients.
Lily steaming: mix fresh lily100g with appropriate amount of honey, and eat after steaming to treat cough due to lung heat.
Sixth, soybean milk
Food Description: It is made by soaking soybeans, grinding, filtering and boiling. Nutrition is very rich, and soybean milk made from different kinds of beans has corresponding unique benefits.
The principle of moistening lung: it is rich in plant protein and phospholipids, and also contains vitamins B 1, B2, nicotinic acid, iron, calcium and other minerals. Besides being easy to absorb, the contained methionine can also prevent smooth muscle spasm of bronchitis, thus relieving bronchitis and reducing the burden on the lung.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: Be sure to boil at 100℃ before drinking to prevent poisoning. Don't drink on an empty stomach, don't put it in a thermos, don't drink too much at a time, and don't take it with medicine.
Seven, white radish
Food Description: Root vegetables, Cruciferae Raphanus plants. Both raw and cooked food can be used, which is slightly spicy. Contains glucose, sucrose, fructose, vitamin C, radish glycoside, etc.
The principle of moistening lung: there is a folk saying that "winter radish competes with ginseng". Mustard oil, amylase and crude fiber in white radish have the functions of promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that it is sweet and cool, enters the lung and stomach meridians, can eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and treat lung flaccidity and hematemesis.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★☆.
Dietotherapy method: stewed radish soup with milk soup: after adding water to onion and ginger, put the slightly fried radish pieces and milk into the same stew, and put salt after rotting, which is both nourishing and clearing the lungs. You can also cook a small row of radish soup at ordinary times.
Eight, grapefruit
Food Description: The ripe fruit of Rutaceae pomelo contains sugar, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin P, carotene, potassium, phosphorus and citric acid.
Principle of moistening lung: sweet and cold in nature, rich in vitamin C and insulin-like components, which can strengthen stomach, moisten lung, enrich blood, clear intestine and facilitate defecation.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★☆.
Dietotherapy Usage: Eat directly or make into citron tea. Grapefruit is cold, so you can't overdo it when you eat it directly, just 2 to 3 pieces. Citron tea is made by slowly stewing grapefruit peel mixed with grapefruit meat, which can strengthen spleen and promote digestion, dispel cold and dampness. After cooling, add rock sugar, store it in the refrigerator, and take it twice a day with warm and cold water.
In addition, kumquat is sweet, mild and non-toxic. Enter the lung and stomach meridians. Sweet and moistening lung, appetizing and nourishing food, quenching thirst and promoting fluid production. Oranges have this effect, but the most beneficial thing is the kumquat sold in the fruit stand, which should be included in your daily fruit list.
Nine, lotus root
Food Description: The thick underground stems of lotus are slightly sweet and crisp, which can be eaten raw or cooked. Its roots, roots, leaves, flowers and fruits can nourish and be used as medicine.
Principle of moistening lung: Lotus root enters lung, heart and spleen meridians. Cooked lotus root is sweet, warm and non-toxic. Eating cooked lotus root can nourish the heart and produce blood, strengthen the stomach and spleen, nourish and strengthen the body. Lotus root soup is beneficial to urinating, clearing away heat and moistening the lungs.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★
Dietotherapy: Chestnut Lotus Root Soup: Boil peeled small lotus root pieces and cleaned raw chestnuts in water, then cook them in medium heat for 40 minutes, and then season them after a little cooling. Usually, you can also use lean pork or pork bones and lotus root and add appropriate amount of mung beans to make soup.
X. Grapes
Food Description: Deciduous lianas, one of the oldest plants in the world. It has bright fruit color, delicious juice and rich nutrition. The sugar content of the fruit is 10%~30%, and it contains many trace elements.
Principle of moistening lung: Among them, fruit acid is helpful for digestion, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, and more beneficial elements nourishes liver and kidney, moistens lung essence, reduces fire and clears stomach.
Lung moistening index: ★★★★
Dietotherapy usage: Raw food is the best. Because grape seed and grape skin have better antioxidant effect, it is strongly recommended to "eat whole foods", not to spit skin but also to chew seeds and swallow them.
In addition, the theory of traditional Chinese medicine holds that "the lung governs the fur". If the lung suffers, the facial or skin problems of the human body will no longer be simple, and acne, inflammation and pigmentation may be more lively than in summer. Therefore, the above ten very good lung moistening foods are especially suitable for women who love beauty. But when eating, you should know clearly the efficacy of food. For example, yam is suitable for people with loose stools; White radish is suitable for people with excessive phlegm and cough; Lily can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, and it is better to cook porridge and boil water. At the same time, due to the great differences in individual qualities, when taking it, it is necessary to "choose the right food" according to individual conditions, and avoid eating spicy and salty foods together. It is important for everyone to pay special attention to that fresh fruits and vegetables must be eaten in moderation, and overeating or overeating will also affect your health; The sugar content of fresh fruit is often high, especially for the elderly, diabetics and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.