How Much Do You Know About The Five Great Ginseng in Food, Each Of Which Has So Many Benefits?

1. Ginseng - Radish

Radish has been known as the "little ginseng" in Chinese folklore since ancient times, and there is a saying that "when radish enters the city, doctors close the door". It has the effects of dissipating food and stagnation, eliminating bloating, detoxifying heat, and relieving constipation. It is suitable for the treatment of overeating, food stagnation, bloating, and constipation.

In addition, due to its high content of vitamin C, carotene, and crude fiber, white radish is an ideal food for lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, stabilizing blood pressure, and preventing and treating coronary heart disease and gallstones.

Scientific research has also found that white radish can induce the production of interferon in the human body. It can enhance the immune function of the human body, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and play an important role in preventing and treating cancer.

Migraine: White Radish Juice Nose Drops

Wash the white radish thoroughly, cut them into shreds, and then pound them into juice. Let the patient lie on their back, and drip the radish juice into the nostrils on either side to relieve the pain.

Mild cough: white radish juice

Buy a white radish and beat its tail with juice. It has a good cough-relieving effect, especially when coughing with dry lungs, but do not add honey, yogurt, etc.

No appetite: white radish+ginger

Peel and dice the big white radish, add a few slices of ginger, put them into a juicer to make a juice, mix with an appropriate amount of honey, and mix well. Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, such as eating something cold that causes stomach pain, discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, are not suitable for long-term use by people.

Oral ulcer: radish tassel+honey

Take 500 grams of white radish tassels and 1 spoonful of honey (approximately 10-15 milliliters). Put the white radish tassel into a sand pot, add an appropriate amount of water (to submerge the white radish tassel), fry until it boils, and when the temperature is suitable, mix with honey to replace tea. This method is particularly suitable for those with initial oral ulcers and will heal within 1-2 days.

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2. Green ginseng - okra

Okra has high nutritional value and is known as "green ginseng". Okra is rich in trace elements such as zinc and selenium, as well as rich vitamins and dietary fiber, which can enhance the body's resistance and is known as one of the best health vegetables. The mucus in the tender fruit of okra can alleviate symptoms such as fatigue, stomach problems, and constipation; It contains glutathione compounds and has antioxidant effects.

Regular consumption of okra can help digestion and protect the gastric mucosa. At the same time, okra can eliminate fatigue and quickly restore physical strength, and its anti-fatigue test effect is very obvious. It has become the preferred vegetable for athletes in many countries in Africa.

To preserve the nutrients in okra, especially seeds, and mucus, try to keep it intact during cooking. It can be cooked as a whole, or cut in half or into sections, but do not slice or shred, then stir fry or stew.

Fried Eggs with Okra

Beat the eggs well, stir fry the minced garlic in the pot until fragrant, pour in the egg mixture, and stir fry. Add washed and sliced okra, stir fry, add some water, cover the pot, and simmer for about two minutes. Add a small amount of salt to the season and serve.

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3. Ginseng in Water - Euryale Fruit

Euryale is a mature seed of the water lily family plant Euryale, with a color as white as lotus seeds and a fineness as fine as pearls. It is known as the "ginseng in the water". According to ancient medicine books, Euryale is a good food for babies to eat for a long time and for the elderly to eat for a long time.

It has the characteristics of "tonifying but not severe" and "preventing dryness but not greasy", and is mainly used for tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and removing dampness and stopping bleeding. Suitable for enuresis, slippery sperm, as well as chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, vaginal discharge, and other symptoms. However, it is not suitable for people with a dry and hot constitution, qi stagnation, bloating, urinary redness, and constipation.

Insomnia: 250g each of Gorgon fruit, Lily, and Coix seed, wash and pour into a clay pot, add 1500ml of water, and simmer over low heat until soft; Take another pot, use 1000ml of water and 500g of rock sugar to make the honey sauce. Pour it into a pan of sauce, boil it, and add 1/4 teaspoon of osmanthus sauce to take.

Chronic bronchitis: Take 200g of fresh fruit and one old duck. After slaughtering the old duck, remove the hair and internal organs, wash the blood and water, and then put the washed thicket into the duck's belly. Place it in an earthen pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over a high fire, add scallions, ginger, and cooking wine, simmer for 2 hours over low heat, until the duck meat is cooked, and add a little salt and monosodium glutamate for consumption. Discontinue use when catching a cold.

Kidney deficiency urination frequency: take 50g of raw Gorgon Euryale, 20g of golden cherry meat, and 100g of glutinous rice, add water, and cook it slowly into Congee to eat. Once a day. Generally, this medicine can be effective after 1-3 weeks of use.

Colitis: take 30g of Euryale fruit and 100g of japonica rice, add the proper amount of water, and cook Congee thoroughly. It can be taken a long time to strengthen the spleen, stop diarrhea, and eliminate symptoms of prolonged diarrhea and dysentery. Generally, medication can be effective within 1-2 months.

4. Ginseng in Fruit - Mulberry

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There is a saying among the people that "May mulberry competes with ginseng". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mulberry has a sweet and slightly cold taste, and has the function of nourishing yin, tonifying blood, moistening the intestines, and relieving constipation. It is a commonly used nourishing and strengthening medicine in traditional Chinese medicine.

Nutritional research has shown that mulberry contains sugar, tannic acid, malic acid, vitamins, carotenoids, etc., which can supplement the deficiency of gastric juice, enhance the digestive and absorption capacity of the gastrointestinal tract, help digestion, and promote bowel movement. However, it is not advisable to take it for those who have loose stools or diarrhea.

Blood nourishing and eye brightening: mulberry Congee

30 grams of mulberry (double fresh), 100 grams of rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. Clean the mulberry, soak it in water for a while, then put it in the pot with rice, add some water, and cook it as porridge. When it is cooked, add white granulated sugar, and then boil it one or two times, 1-2 doses a day. Suitable for dizziness, decreased vision, memory loss, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, premature whitening of hair, intestinal dryness, and constipation caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

Nourishing Yin and Clearing Heat, Reducing Blood Lipids: Mulberry and Sesame Paste

60 grams of mulberry and black sesame, 30 grams of rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. Wash sesame, mulberry, and rice separately, then mash them together in a jar for later use. In a frying pan, put water in three bowls and bring to a boil. Add white sugar and let the sugar dissolve. After the water boils again, slowly add the mashed three flavors and cook them into a paste. Take one dose daily. Suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, constipation, etc.

5. Desert ginseng - Cistanche deserticola

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Cistanche deserticola grows in the desert and is known as "desert ginseng" because it contains rich nutritional elements. Cistanche deserticola has a sweet and warm taste and has the effects of tonifying kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, moistening intestines, and defecating. The inorganic salts and hydrophilic glial polysaccharides contained in Cistanche deserticola have a laxative effect on promoting intestinal peristalsis and defecation.

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Cistanche deserticola can be purchased from pharmacies. It should be noted that Cistanche deserticola harvested in autumn is not easy to dry due to its high moisture content. It must be marinated in salt before drying, known as "salted barley", which has a high salt content and is not suitable for elderly people with hypertension. Therefore, when choosing Cistanche deserticola, it is best to use the spring "sweet barley". In the case of only salty barley, it is necessary to soak it multiple times with clean water to reduce salt content. Elderly people with yin deficiency and excessive fire, as well as spleen deficiency and diarrhea, should avoid using it.

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Elderly people have a weak physical constitution, fatigue, and decreased sexual function: use 20g of Cistanche deserticola slices, 300g of beef and mutton, add an appropriate amount of water, stew for 1-2 hours, and eat meat and soup several times.

After illness, the body is weak, malaise, and indigestion: 5 grams of cistanche, 100 grams of rice, add some water and cook Congee.

Elderly people with dry stools or constipation: 10g of Cistanche deserticola, boiled twice in water for 30 minutes each time, with an appropriate amount of honey added before taking.