Traditional Chinese medicine believes that autumn corresponds to lung qi, and the lung is "fine and dirty", which is vulnerable to dryness and evil. Health preservation in autumn should be based on nourishing the lungs. At the same time, sour food can converge and moisten dryness, which is helpful to lower lung qi; However, spicy foods such as ginger, onion and garlic will disperse and clear the lungs, which is not conducive to nourishing yin.

Therefore, in the autumn diet, if you want to be sour and bitter, you might as well eat some dark plum to relieve dry mouth, loss of appetite, upset and insomnia in autumn.

Mume is flat in nature, sour in taste, and enters the liver, spleen, lung and large intestine; Has the effects of astringing lung, astringing intestine, promoting fluid production and relaxing bowels; Mainly used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency or dry cough without phlegm, chronic diarrhea and dysentery, deficiency heat to quench thirst, syncope, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Reminder: People with phlegm-dampness constitution have more phlegm and greasy tongue coating, while people with yang deficiency constitution are prone to cold hands and feet, so they need to eat less dark plums.

It is good to eat ebony directly or soaked in water, but it is recommended to boil water to give full play to its efficacy. It is especially recommended to make drinks, which are delicious and healthy.

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Practice: Wash the ebony meat 10g and ginger 10g, slice the ginger, add 200ml of water for decoction, finally add brown sugar, and take the juice for drinking.

Efficacy: regulating stomach to stop vomiting, promoting fluid production to quench thirst. Indications: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy caused by disharmony between liver and stomach.

Wu Mei hawthorn and tangerine peel beverage

Practice: Wash 40g of ebony, 20g of dried hawthorn, 3g of dried tangerine peel 10g and licorice, add 600ml of water, soak for 40min, boil with strong fire, simmer for 40-60min, and then add rock sugar to taste. Finally, filter the soup residue, let it cool, put it in the refrigerator and drink it while eating.

Efficacy: promoting fluid production to quench thirst, astringing lung qi, relieving restlessness, removing oil and relieving restlessness, stimulating appetite and strengthening spleen. Special reminder: Hawthorn promotes blood circulation, and pregnant women should not take it. Don't put it if you want to drink it.