Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is the root cause of various diseases, which can affect the body's qi system and cause diseases to occur from top to bottom, from inside to outside. When there is excessive dampness in the body, symptoms such as dizziness, lack of energy, obesity, irregular bowel movements, bitter mouth, and even an increased risk of developing the three highs and cardiovascular diseases may occur. It is currently summer, which is a good time to dispel dampness. When it comes to dampness, many people first think of Job's tears. Job's tears have high nutritional value and good dampness dispelling effects, but before using Job's tears to dispel dampness, it is necessary to distinguish one's own constitution. For hot constitution, raw Job's tears are suitable, while for cold constitution, cooked Job's tears are suitable. Also, today I am sharing with you this dampness dispelling soup, which not only has the effect of dispelling dampness but also has the effect of strengthening the spleen. Drinking a bowl every day can invigorate the spleen, resist aging, and eliminate dampness in the body.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
500g dragon bone, 100g fresh five finger peach, 50g fresh Poria cocos, 1 piece of Xinhui aged tangerine peel, and 3 slices of ginger.
Method: First, wash and blanch the pork ribs, then add them to a pot along with five finger peaches, Poria cocos, tangerine peel, and ginger slices. Pour in warm water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Season and serve.
Analysis of Soup Formula
Wuzhi Mao Tao has a flat nature, sweet and spicy taste, and has the effects of invigorating the spleen and tonifying the lungs, promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, stopping cough and phlegm, promoting dampness and relaxing tendons. It is used for conditions such as spleen deficiency and edema, lack of appetite and weakness, tuberculosis and cough, night sweats, rheumatism and pain, and postpartum absence of milk. In recent years, the precious plant resource of five finger peach 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 five finger peach, with antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulant, tumor inhibiting, immune regulating and other effects.
Poria cocos has a sweet and light taste, and a mild nature. It has detoxifying, dehumidifying, and joint promoting effects, as well as various pharmacological effects such as anti pathogenic microorganisms, anti-inflammatory, regulating the immune system, protecting the heart muscle, and antagonizing the formation of blood clots.
Chenpi has a warm nature; Taste bitter and spicy; Return to the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi, strengthening spleen, drying dampness, and resolving phlegm. It also has the functions of tonifying the spleen, promoting digestion, enhancing the secretion of digestive juices, increasing appetite, and anti allergy.
【 Health benefits 】
Wuzhi Maotao Fuling Chenpi Stewed Dragon Bone Soup is a nutritious soup that Guangdong people like to boil. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen, tonifying the lungs, diuresis, dispelling dampness, and enhancing immunity. The Five Finger Peach nourishes qi without making fire, replenishes qi without lifting qi, supports the body without hindering evil, and has the effects of dispelling dampness and promoting qi circulation, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, dispelling phlegm and relieving asthma. It is suitable for constitution with excessive dampness and deficiency, especially for constitution with deficiency without supplementation. Paired with Poria cocos for light permeability and moisture retention, Chenpi for gasification and moisture retention, and ginger for warmth and stomach benefits, it is most suitable for drinking in recent rainy weather.