Post Date December, 02 2023
Ginseng in the water "is one of the top grade medicinal herbs recorded in the" Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic ", and is also a commonly used medicinal material for both food and medicine. Because it resembles a chicken head, it is also known as "chicken head rice" and has the reputation of "ginseng in water".
The great literary figure of the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo, also loved to eat fruit thickets. Su Dongpo is still physically strong, with a rosy complexion and quick thinking in his old age. He has a great deal of research on health preservation and has authored books such as "Dongpo Health Preservation Chapter".
One of his ways to maintain his health is to eat the fruit of the thicket, which is quite strange: take one cooked fruit of the thicket, put it in your mouth, slowly chew it until your body is full, rinse it a few times, and slowly swallow it. He uses this method to eat 10 to 30 grains of fruit sauce every day, day after day, year after year, and perseveres.
It is said that Su Dongpo is also very fond of eating "chicken head rice porridge" cooked with the fruit of Gorgon Euryale, and called it "Congee is quick to raise, and Congee is wonderful after sleep". Praise it for its effect of "keeping babies alive while elderly people live longer".
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the taste of Gorgon fruit is sweet, astringent, and smooth. It enters the spleen and kidney meridians and can strengthen the spleen, dispel dampness, strengthen the kidney, and stop diarrhea. It also has the advantages of "tonifying but not severe" and "preventing dryness but not greasy".
Seasonal supplement: Four God Soup
Among the many tonifying and therapeutic formulas that use the fruit of the gorgon, the most famous must be the "Four God Soup".
According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to Jiangnan, the four ministers who were waiting beside him fell ill one after another due to their hard work day and night, as well as their restlessness in the water and soil. Even the imperial doctors were helpless.
So Emperor Qianlong ordered the local magistrate to make a list and seek medical treatment. Shortly after, a monk came to reveal the list and prescribed a prescription after passing the pulse, declaring "Four ministers, everything is done. After taking this prescription, the four ministers recovered immediately. Afterwards, every official on a southern tour used this recipe to stew and cook food to nourish their health. Over time, this convenience was widely spread among the people under the name of 'Four Ministers Soup', and later passed down as' Four Gods Soup '.
The Famous Spleen Strengthening Recipe in Traditional Chinese Medicine
The "Four Immortals" refer to the four "immortals" of yam, lotus seed, thicken fruit, and poria cocos. They gather together and supplement each other. The soup made from them has many benefits for the human body, such as strengthening the spleen, nourishing the appearance, and reducing dryness. It can play a role in tonifying both the spleen and kidney.
So I recommend a delicious and kidney nourishing "Four Gods Corn Sugar Water" to the young masters!
Because chestnut can strengthen the kidney and spleen, it is known as the "kidney fruit". It is also known as the "Ginseng fruit" abroad, which can replenish qi and spleen, strengthen tendons and promote blood circulation.
Four Gods Chestnut Sugar Water
Ingredients: One serving of Four God Soup, 150g of millet meat, 100g of rock sugar, 1000ml of water
Method:
① Soak the ingredients of the Four God Soup in advance for 1-2 hours.
② Pour the ingredients into water, add 1000ml of clean water, and bring to a boil over high heat.
③ Turn to medium heat and continue to cook for 60 minutes, then add rock sugar and continue to cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
