『Jujube』To replenish qi and nourish blood
The small red jujube, the effect is very strong. It is often found in the prescriptions of Chinese medicine because jujubes have the function of moderating medicinal properties; they can replenish qi and nourish blood, and are a good nutrient.
Chinese herbal medicine books "Ben Jing" recorded that the red dates taste sweet and warm, spleen and stomach meridian, have the function of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, and moderating the medicinal properties. Modern pharmacological research now, jujube can make the blood oxygen content enhancement, nourish the whole body cells, is a kind of medicinal effect moderate strong agent.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the application of jujube can be divided into the following kinds:
1. Strengthening the spleen and stomach: people with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, tiredness and weakness can eat seven jujubes a day or use them together with Codonopsis pilosulae and Atractylodis macrocephala***, which can replenish the middle of the body and strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can achieve the efficacy of increasing the appetite and stopping the diarrhea; jujubes can be used with ginger and half-summers to treat gastritis such as bloating of the stomach, vomiting, etc., which can be caused by dietary indiscretions. The symptoms.
2. Replenish qi and nourish blood: jujube is a good product for nourishment, and jujube is often added to therapeutic diets to replenish the body and nourish qi and blood. Dr. Andy Sun of NTU's Department of Immunology strongly advocates eating more jujubes, yellow jujubes, and goji berries, which can enhance the body's vitality and strengthen the immune system.
3. Nourish blood and tranquilize the mind: women with bipolar disorder, crying, restlessness, etc., with red dates and licorice, wheat with 〈Gan Mai Jujube Soup〉, which can play a role in nourishing the blood and tranquilize the mind and soothe the liver to relieve the effects of depression.
4. Moderating medicinal properties: red dates are often used in medicinal formulas with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong medicines and to protect the vital energy. For example, in "Ten Jujube Soup", jujube is used to alleviate the toxicity of laxative medicines such as Gansui, Dajia, and Wuhua, and to protect the spleen and stomach from being harmed.
Red jujube is a sacred product that replenishes qi and nourishes blood, and at the same time, it is inexpensive, so the public does not need to buy expensive tonic products in the market, and can achieve the effect of health care by making good use of red jujube.
Diabetics should eat less, the sugar content is too high.
Lycium barbarum function: tonifying the kidney and essence, nourishing the liver and eyesight, tonifying the blood and tranquilize the spirit, produce fluids to quench thirst, moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
Cooked earth effect: cooked earth flavor sweet slightly warm quality moist, both blood nourishing yin, but also can replenish the essence of the marrow.
Effects of Astragalus
Astragali is slightly warm in nature and sweet in taste, it can tonify the qi and solidify the epidermis, stop sweating and remove toxins, regenerate muscle, diuretic, and reduce swelling. It is used in the treatment of qi deficiency and weakness, the sinking of qi in the middle, prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, bleeding in the stool and leakage, sweating from the surface, carbuncle and gangrene difficult to be ulcerated, long time ulceration is not convergence, blood deficiency and atrophy, internal heat and thirst, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes and so on. Roasted Astragalus benefits the qi and tonifies the middle, and is used raw to consolidate the surface of sores.
Astragali and ginseng are both good medicine for tonifying qi, but ginseng favors tonifying qi, returning yang to save the reverse, often used in emergency cases such as dehydration, shock, etc., the effect is better. On the other hand, Astragalus is mainly used to replenish the deficiency and is often used for people who have been in poor health for a long time, have weak speech and a thin and feeble pulse. Astragalus has the characteristics of tonic but not greasy, if with ginseng, ginseng and other tonic medicine with better results. Astragalus can be used singly or in combination with other medicines, with peony, licorice, cinnamon sticks, ginger, caramel and other medicines can treat cold spleen and stomach, chronic enteritis, gastritis, diarrhea and other diseases; with the ascending flax, licorice, Angelica sinensis, ginseng, chaihu and other medicines can be used to treat prolapse of the viscera, prolapse of the anus, uterine prolapse and other diseases; with Poria, Cuscuta sinensis, Atractylodis macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, and so on, is a good gynecological medicine; and with the fengfeng, ephedra root, floating wheat is the treatment of gynecology. With Poria, Cuscuta, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Angelica Sinensis, etc., it is a good medicine for gynecology. Because of the astragalus and tonifying diuretic, swelling and other effects, and Poria, Coix Seed, preventive medicine and other drugs when the combination is the treatment of acute and chronic gastritis good medicine. And because of the astragalus with and toxin, muscle function, in the treatment of boils and chronic appendicitis and other diseases are also often choose astragalus treatment. Modern medical research shows that astragalus contains a variety of antibacterial active ingredients, and can enhance the body's immune function, so it can also be used to prevent the occurrence of certain infectious diseases. Whether from Chinese medicine treatment, or modern medical observation, astragalus is a good medicine. Therefore, the folk since ancient times, "winter take astragalus with nourishing strong body food" habit.
Dangshen main function
The root is used as medicine. It has the function of tonifying qi, strengthening the spleen, generating fluids and quenching thirst, and nourishing blood at the same time. It is mostly used for weak spleen and stomach, weak stomach, tiredness and weakness, chronic illness, diarrhea, and thirst and drink. Some people say that it strengthens the spleen without dryness, nourishes the stomach without dampness, moistens the lungs without coldness, nourishes the blood without greasiness, and is an indispensable medicine for treating qi deficiency. According to modern research, Codonopsis pilosula has the effect of increasing red blood cells, raising blood sugar, promoting blood clotting, lowering blood pressure and improving immune function. Therefore, it can be used as a tonic and strong product, which is harmless and can strengthen the body if taken for a long time.
Ginger has the role of detoxification and sterilization, daily we eat eggs or fish and crabs and other aquatic products, usually put on some ginger, ginger juice. The human body in the normal metabolism of physiological functions, will produce a harmful substance oxygen free radicals, prompting the body to cancer and aging.
The ginger in the curcumin into the body, can produce a kind of antioxidant enzyme, it has a very strong against oxygen free radicals, than vitamin E is much stronger. Therefore, eat ginger can anti-aging, the elderly often eat ginger can remove "age spots".
The extract of ginger can stimulate the gastric mucosa, cause vasomotor center and sympathetic reflex excitation, promote blood circulation, invigorate gastric function, to achieve gastric, analgesic, sweating, antipyretic effect. The volatile oil of ginger can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and peristalsis of the intestinal wall, thus helping digestion; the mixture of gingerene and gingerone isolated from ginger has obvious anti-vomiting effect.
Ginger extract has significant inhibition of skin fungi and kill the efficacy of the head vaginal trichomonas, can treat a variety of carbuncle sores. Ginger has the effect of inhibiting the activity of cancer cells and reducing the toxic effects of cancer.