Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is the root cause of various diseases, which can affect the body's qi mechanism, causing diseases to occur from top to bottom, from inside to outside. When there is excessive moisture in the body, symptoms such as dizziness, lack of mental energy, obesity, incomplete bowel movements, and bitter taste may often occur, and even increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is currently summer, which is a good time to dispel dampness. When it comes to dispelling dampness, many people first think of coix seed. coix seed has high nutritional value and also has good dispelling dampness effects. However, before using coix seed to dispel dampness, it is necessary to distinguish one's own constitution. Hot constitution is suitable for using raw coix seed, while cold constitution is suitable for using cooked coix seed. There is also a dispelling dampness soup shared with you today, which not only can dispel dampness but also has the effect of strengthening the spleen. Drinking a bowl of coix seed every day can strengthen the spleen, anti-aging, and eliminate dampness in the body.
【 Soup Recipe Composition 】
500g dragon bones, 100g fresh five finger peaches, 50g fresh Poria cocos, 1 petal of Xinhui aged tangerine peel, and 3 slices of ginger.
Method: First, wash the pork ribs and blanch them with water. Put them into a pot along with five finger peaches, Poria cocos, tangerine peel, and ginger slices. Pour in warm water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Season well.
【 Analysis of Tang Fang 】
Wuzhi Maotao has a mild nature, a sweet and spicy taste, and has the effects of invigorating the spleen and supplementing the lungs, promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, relieving cough and phlegm, promoting diuresis and relieving tendons. It is used for spleen deficiency, bloating, food deficiency and weakness, pulmonary tuberculosis and cough, night sweating, rheumatism and pain, and postpartum lactation. In recent years, the precious plant resource of Wuzhimao has also attracted high attention from pharmaceutical workers. Research on its chemical composition, pharmacological activity, and other aspects has been continuously deepened, and it has been confirmed that psoralen is one of the main active ingredients of Wuzhimao, which has antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulant, tumor suppressive, immune regulatory and other effects.
Tufu Ling has a sweet and light taste, and a mild nature. It has the effects of detoxification, dehumidification, and joint opening, as well as various pharmacological effects such as resisting pathogenic microorganisms, anti-inflammatory, regulating the immune system, protecting the myocardium, and antagonizing the formation of blood clots.
Chenpi has a warm nature; Bitter and pungent in taste; Return to the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi, strengthening the spleen, and eliminating dampness and phlegm. It also has functions such as tonifying the spleen, promoting digestion, secreting digestive juices, increasing appetite, and resisting allergies.
[Health benefits]
Wuzhi Mao Tao Fu Ling Chen Pi Bao Long Gu Tang is a nutritious soup that Cantonese people like to cook. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, tonifying the lungs, diuresis, dispelling dampness, and enhancing immunity. Five finger peaches can nourish qi without making fire, replenish qi without lifting qi, support the right without obstructing evil, and have the effects of dispelling dampness and promoting qi, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, dispelling phlegm and relieving asthma. They are suitable for constitutions with excessive dampness and deficiency, especially those with deficiency that are not replenished. Paired with soil Poria cocos for light penetration and diuresis, dried tangerine peel for gasification and dampness, ginger has a more prominent effect on warming the stomach, and is most suitable for drinking in rainy weather recently.